From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation / Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

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"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 r...

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Main Author: Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Obama, Barack > Influence.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
Racism > United States > 21st century.
Racial profiling in law enforcement > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Social movements > United States > 21st century.
African Americans > Employment > History.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Police brutality > United States.
Police misconduct > United States.
Race discrimination > United States.
Post-racialism > United States.
Racism.
Social movements.
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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.
Physical Description:270 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-256) and index.
ISBN:9781608465620
1608465624

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