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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Catalog Data

Author:
Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta  Search this
Subject:
Obama, Barack Influence  Search this
Physical description:
270 pages ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2016
21st century
Contents:
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
Summary:
"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"--Front flap.
Topic:
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Racism  Search this
Racial profiling in law enforcement  Search this
Discrimination in criminal justice administration  Search this
Social movements  Search this
African Americans--Employment--History  Search this
African Americans--Civil rights  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Police misconduct  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Post-racialism  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1061286