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diskofsorrow1989's review against another edition
5.0
simply artistic explanation of black liberation in the latter half of the 20th century and 21sty century.
maevebeck's review
informative
reflective
sad
3.0
the thesis was not giving me much oomph. it did not explain anything that i wasn’t already aware of i guess? not for me but maybe im not smart enough for it. i wish the last chapter were every chapter. didnt feel like she connected the thesis/title until the very end
roseandfell's review
informative
medium-paced
A glancing account of the BLM movement. Not sure who this book is for tbh.
quigonchuy's review against another edition
5.0
Informative read. Analysis on why #BLM erupted during Obama's 2nd term as some people would like to have claimed we live in a post racial society now. Great history from before the Civil Rights Movement to ~2015.
stevia333k's review against another edition
5.0
This book basically answers the question of why young leftists these days have been increasingly ML instead of anarchist. This is a good book. However, this book being published 2016 May, it's somewhat weird considering how we've had uprisings in 2020.
leaton01's review against another edition
4.0
Taylor lays down a nuanced, powerful, and important critique to understanding African-American political and civil movements of the last hundred years. One of her first goals is to contextualize and explain the rise of the Black establishment, Black leaders from post-Civil-War to the present who have bought into the white power structure and while at times, advocate for equity and equality, are just as likely to throw people of color under the bus. Included in this critique is Barack Obama for his often tepid and delay responses to the tragic killings of too many Black lives to list and his disdain for rioters while proclaiming to follow the process (that has repeatedly failed people of color). She uses the construct of the Black establishment to then discuss the rise of a new black radicalism that is consciously intersectional and critical of being absorbed into the Black establishment. Namely, she explores the different strategies, attitudes, and philosophical differences in approach by those involved in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Overall, I really liked Taylor's means of unpacking what is a very layered and complex dynamic. She's teasing out different threads within something that white culture as a whole (and I as a white male have been equally guilty of doing) has largely viewed as monolithic. The one concern I have with this--and it is certainly not Taylor's to account for--is how such a critique can be used to further undermine the struggle. Taylor's critique does not mess words and in the context of what she's speaking about, they make entire sense. It just worries me how such can then be used by those outside to create or perpetuate increasing division. Regardless, the book is a must-read for anyone trying to further understand the struggles of politically active people of color as they deal with internal and external challenges.
nosestuckinabk's review against another edition
4.0
An important entry in the growing catelogue of books about racial/socail justice.
lucasmiller's review against another edition
5.0
Since around 2017 I have read a lot of Taylor's articles, but hadn't made time to read this. I think it s far and away the best introduction to the Movement for Black Lives. I particularly found the chapters on the development of "colorblind politics" and the transition from the Civil Rights Movement to the rise of the CBC and Black electoral politics really informative and compelling. The last chapter makes a reasoned, yet passionate plea for working class solidarity that is not only beautifully written but devastating in its implication and somehow hopeful in the face of cascades disasters. Required reading.