A review by nothingforpomegranted
When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World by asha bandele, Patrisse Khan-Cullors

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3.75

I listened to this book through the libro.fm Educator ALC program. Overall, it was an engaging memoir with powerful reflections and listener questions. I appreciated Patrisse’s pure love for her family and the stories that she shared. I would have liked to read more about her own vulnerability and individual memories beyond those that demonstrated her responsibilities to her family and her path to creating the Black Lives Matter movement. I knew that I would not agree with everything in this book, and I do not, but I think that it was a mostly personal (rather than political) story, which made it far more engaging and less frustrating. However, there were two moments when Patrisse referenced “occupation in Palestine,” with absolutely no context and no real reason. This was the only political struggle outside of BLM that she referenced with any specificity, and I found that unnecessary and troubling.