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1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Summary |
"The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation."-- Provided by publisher. |
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The author of Race for Profit carries out "[a] searching examination of the social, political and economic dimensions of the prevailing racial order" (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). In this winner of the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize for an Especially Notable Book, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor "not only exposes the canard of color-blindness but reveals how structural racism and class oppression are joined at the hip" (Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams). The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against black people and punctured the illusion of a post-racial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and the persistence of structural inequality, such as mass incarceration and black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for black liberation. "This brilliant book is the best analysis we have of the #BlackLivesMatter moment of the long struggle for freedom in America. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor has emerged as the most sophisticated and courageous radical intellectual of her generation." --Dr. Cornel West, author of Race Matters "A must read for everyone who is serious about the ongoing praxis of freedom." --Barbara Ransby, author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement "[A] penetrating, vital analysis of race and class at this critical moment in America's racial history." --Gary Younge, author of The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-256) and index. |
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Introduction : Black awakening in Obama's America -- A culture of racism -- From civil rights to colorblind -- Black faces in high places -- The double standard of justice -- Barack Obama : the end of an illusion -- Black Lives Matter : a movement, not a moment -- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Obama, Barack -- Influence.
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Black lives matter movement.
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Racism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
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Racism in criminal justice administration -- United States.
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Social movements -- United States -- 21st century.
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African Americans -- Employment -- History.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- 21st century.
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Police brutality -- United States.
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Police misconduct -- United States.
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Race discrimination -- United States.
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Post-racialism -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Obama, Barack. (OCoLC)fst00348231
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Black lives matter movement. (OCoLC)fst01940193
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00799575
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799698
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration. (OCoLC)fst00895034
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Racial profiling in law enforcement. (OCoLC)fst01086589
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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Social movements. (OCoLC)fst01122657
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African Americans -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst00799610
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Police brutality. (OCoLC)fst01068571
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Police misconduct. (OCoLC)fst01068618
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Post-racialism. (OCoLC)fst01747455
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Race discrimination. (OCoLC)fst01086465
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Machtmissbrauch (DE-588)4168426-6
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2000-2099
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Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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From hashtag Black Lives Matter to Black liberation |
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From hashtag BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation |
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From Black Lives Matter to Black liberation |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta. From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation. Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2016] 9781608465620 (DLC) 2016417645 (OCoLC)907653029 |
| ISBN |
9781608465637 (electronic book) |
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1608465632 (electronic book) |
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9781608465620 (pbk.) |
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1608465624 (pbk.) |
