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 reigni...

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Main Author: Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Obama, Barack > Influence.
Obama, Barack.
Since 1975
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
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.
African Americans > Employment.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Police brutality.
Police misconduct.
Post-racialism.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Social movements.
United States > Race relations.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:270 pages ; 22 cm
Variant Title:
From hashtag Black Lives Matter to Black liberation.
Format: Book
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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.
Call Number:E185.86 .T367 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-256) and index.
ISBN:9781608465620
1608465624