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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation /

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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 the new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite...

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Main Author: Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Haymarket Books, [2021]
Edition:Updated edition.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack > Influence.
Black lives matter movement.
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.
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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 the new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.
Physical Description:xv, 301 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1642594555
9781642594553