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A review by sunrays118
From #blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
3.0
This book takes a deep look at the issue of freedom in the United States. The author spends about half the time in the late 1960's and the rest looking at the past few years with a substantial amount of attention on the failings of Obama. Despite being a thin book this was a heavy read that required a decent amount of outside research.
I would recommend this book to someone who is serious about wanting deeper information. In particular, some of the research in the book regarding police profiling and the relation to capitalism and slavery is exceptionally compelling and frightening. It is not an easy read, however. The author zig-zags all over concepts and time making it a challenge to follow directly. There is certainly an assumed knowledge barrier as well. Most disappointing is the lack of consideration on how to move forward other than the blanket statement, 'keep fighting to learn to fight.' The only real solution the author presents is to get rid of capitalism. Those missing steps are important and I feel a huge miss in the overall book.
In the end, I would say it is worth reading but not the first book to pick up.
I would recommend this book to someone who is serious about wanting deeper information. In particular, some of the research in the book regarding police profiling and the relation to capitalism and slavery is exceptionally compelling and frightening. It is not an easy read, however. The author zig-zags all over concepts and time making it a challenge to follow directly. There is certainly an assumed knowledge barrier as well. Most disappointing is the lack of consideration on how to move forward other than the blanket statement, 'keep fighting to learn to fight.' The only real solution the author presents is to get rid of capitalism. Those missing steps are important and I feel a huge miss in the overall book.
In the end, I would say it is worth reading but not the first book to pick up.