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Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America by Keith Harriston, Patrice Gaines, Michael H. Cottman, Nick Charles, Curtis Bunn
5.0
I so greatly appreciated this book, written by multiple journalists. It covers the protests following George Floyd's murder, policing and prisons, the wealth gap, voting and legislation, racism in the COVID-19 pandemic and health disparities, and more.
One chapter in particular, Church in the Age of the BLM Movement by Nick Charles, was entirely new information for me. But I learned something from every single chapter. It was simultaneously so current and relevant and so well grounded in history.
It is so important that these stories are being documented now, and that they are able to take a longer form than fits into newspaper articles. This is precisely the genre of nonfiction that I prefer to read, and it was particularly well done. I expect to return to this book and review it again multiple times (and even purchased the audiobook to do so).
Thank you to Grand Central for the book. These opinions are my own.
4.5 stars rounded up
One chapter in particular, Church in the Age of the BLM Movement by Nick Charles, was entirely new information for me. But I learned something from every single chapter. It was simultaneously so current and relevant and so well grounded in history.
It is so important that these stories are being documented now, and that they are able to take a longer form than fits into newspaper articles. This is precisely the genre of nonfiction that I prefer to read, and it was particularly well done. I expect to return to this book and review it again multiple times (and even purchased the audiobook to do so).
Thank you to Grand Central for the book. These opinions are my own.
4.5 stars rounded up