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A review by infairveronaa
Light It Up by Kekla Magoon
5.0
Long story short...
Light It Up might as well be a work of non-fiction. A thirteen-year-old black child is murdered at the hands of a police officer. Does she get justice? Think of how many officers are actually charged and convicted of murdering a black citizen without justifiable cause in America and you'll have your answer.
Long story...
Light It Up is told in varying viewpoints including people in the lives of the victim, Shae Tatum, black leaders of non-profit organizations, black college students, a supposedly "woke" white boy, gang leaders, rookie cop, child of the murdering officer, and more. There is even a witness vignette that I especially enjoyed because it is written in the 2nd person and really made me as a reader feel like I was directly in the story. Definitely added to the intensity of life for me as a black woman living in America. Brought close to tears on more than one occasion.
Magoon is real and tells it like it is. This story dives into the struggles of being black in America and the different types of emotions we all can feel when one of our own is killed yet again. Everyone should read it and even though it's classified as fiction, can be used as an extremely educational tool.
Say their names. #TodayForShae #TomorrowForAll #ShaeTatum #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery #GeorgeFloyd #SandraBland #TrayvonMartin #EmmettTill #SeanBell #WayTooManyMoreNames #BlackLivesMatter
Light It Up might as well be a work of non-fiction. A thirteen-year-old black child is murdered at the hands of a police officer. Does she get justice? Think of how many officers are actually charged and convicted of murdering a black citizen without justifiable cause in America and you'll have your answer.
Long story...
Light It Up is told in varying viewpoints including people in the lives of the victim, Shae Tatum, black leaders of non-profit organizations, black college students, a supposedly "woke" white boy, gang leaders, rookie cop, child of the murdering officer, and more. There is even a witness vignette that I especially enjoyed because it is written in the 2nd person and really made me as a reader feel like I was directly in the story. Definitely added to the intensity of life for me as a black woman living in America. Brought close to tears on more than one occasion.
Magoon is real and tells it like it is. This story dives into the struggles of being black in America and the different types of emotions we all can feel when one of our own is killed yet again. Everyone should read it and even though it's classified as fiction, can be used as an extremely educational tool.
Say their names. #TodayForShae #TomorrowForAll #ShaeTatum #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery #GeorgeFloyd #SandraBland #TrayvonMartin #EmmettTill #SeanBell #WayTooManyMoreNames #BlackLivesMatter