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cgcpoems's review against another edition
4.0
I came to this book with the intention of wanting to learn more about not only BLM, but the way it intersects & interacts with what's already happened in our history; I was not disappointed. Taylor made very compelling arguments and statements, had many sources to back those up, & gave a full picture of racism in America (particularly in today's world, after the events of Ferguson). I'd recommend this to anybody that's serious about learning what BLM stands for, & how significant it really is.
autumntree07's review against another edition
5.0
This was an absolute great read! I recommend this book for anyone who is wanting to understand the present issues of race in America with clear research and connections to history.
jamiecoughlin's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly thorough analysis of our current moment (published in 2016), how we got here, why this movement is happening now, and where it can (and must) go from here. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is the truth.
deveyway's review against another edition
challenging
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emotional
informative
inspiring
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medium-paced
5.0
indalauryn's review against another edition
5.0
Very thorough look at social and freedom movements throughout the centuries and their culmination to the Ferguson uprisings. Taylor provides a timeline around these movements, why they occur, and why they ultimately struggle to become more than moments when they are quelled by state forces without any real long-time substantial change. Definitely one for the curriculum.
davidgilani's review against another edition
4.0
This book covers something about race that I haven't read in any other on the topic. It's the way it breaks down the idea that there is one homogenous black community. How there are very good reasons why some black people are not as liberal as others - as they have their own interests beyond the hopes of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. It's also great to have a book that articulates why President Obama in the US was so ineffective in making positive changes for black americans - and not in a partisan way, but just in highlighting all the ways in which he felt like he needed to moderate his work on racial issues.
neurotypically's review against another edition
4.0
this was a very well structured historical and contemporary sketch of black struggle in the us.
the author talked about institutional racism and flaws and drew a line from there across intersectionality to economics.
with many quotes, the book has been interesting, understandable, shocking, aggrevating and eye-opening.
it's definitely been worth a read even if it has loads of depressing contents and doesn't exactly end on a good note.
(white person's perspective here)
the author talked about institutional racism and flaws and drew a line from there across intersectionality to economics.
with many quotes, the book has been interesting, understandable, shocking, aggrevating and eye-opening.
it's definitely been worth a read even if it has loads of depressing contents and doesn't exactly end on a good note.
(white person's perspective here)
lucca_cassandra's review against another edition
4.0
As someone whose public education of Black America following the 60s was full of holes, this book gives a really concise history from the 60s up until 2016 through a leftist/anti-capitalist lens. She covers phenomena like the false colorblind approach to policy of the Nixon years, the growing distance between the civil rights elite and the modern crop of activists, and the fact that Black Women are the driving force of this current moment.