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A review by booksgurrsandpurrs
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Later, I put the report in my backpack, its pages flat against my spine. At some point, I am not sure when, I grew accustomed to its weight and stopped noticing I was carrying it around.
Part I: Legacy, Lonely in America by Wendy S. Walters, pg 58
The mural's insistence on those rights, which the citizens of our nation don't yet equally enjoy, reminded me that like the High Bridge, the Constitution is just another lofty infrastructure in need of rehabilitation.
Part II: Reckoning, Know Your Rights! by Emily Raboteau, pg 176
You can't tiptoe toward justice. You can't walk up to the door all polite and knock once or twice, hoping someone's home. Justice is a door that, when closed, must be kicked in.
Part III: Jubilee, This Far: Notes on Love and a Revolution by Daniel Jose Older, pg 200
This collection of non-fiction essays, memoir, and poems are curated into three sections; Part I Legacy (focusing on American History), Part II Reckoning (present day issues), and Part III Jubilee (looking towards the future) all tackling race in America. This is truly a juggernaut of a collection that punched me in the gut in the best of ways.
Part I: Legacy, Lonely in America by Wendy S. Walters, pg 58
The mural's insistence on those rights, which the citizens of our nation don't yet equally enjoy, reminded me that like the High Bridge, the Constitution is just another lofty infrastructure in need of rehabilitation.
Part II: Reckoning, Know Your Rights! by Emily Raboteau, pg 176
You can't tiptoe toward justice. You can't walk up to the door all polite and knock once or twice, hoping someone's home. Justice is a door that, when closed, must be kicked in.
Part III: Jubilee, This Far: Notes on Love and a Revolution by Daniel Jose Older, pg 200
This collection of non-fiction essays, memoir, and poems are curated into three sections; Part I Legacy (focusing on American History), Part II Reckoning (present day issues), and Part III Jubilee (looking towards the future) all tackling race in America. This is truly a juggernaut of a collection that punched me in the gut in the best of ways.