How We Fight White Supremacy
A Field Guide to Black Resistance
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Publisher Description
This celebration of Black resistance, from protests to art to sermons to joy, offers a blueprint for the fight for freedom and justice -- and ideas for how each of us can contribute
Many of us are facing unprecedented attacks on our democracy, our privacy, and our hard-won civil rights. If you're Black in the US, this is not new. As Colorlines editors Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin show, Black Americans subvert and resist life-threatening forces as a matter of course. In these pages, leading organizers, artists, journalists, comedians, and filmmakers offer wisdom on how they fight White supremacy. It's a must-read for anyone new to resistance work, and for the next generation of leaders building a better future.
Featuring contributions from:
Ta-Nehisi CoatesTarana BurkeHarry BelafonteAdrienne Maree brownAlicia GarzaPatrisse Khan-CullorsReverend Dr. Valerie BridgemanKiese LaymonJamilah Lemieux Robin DG KelleyDamon YoungMichael ArceneauxHanif Abdurraqib
Dr. Yaba Blay
Diamond Stingily
Amanda Seales Imani Perry
Denene Millner
Kierna Mayo
John Jennings
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Tongo Eisen-Martin
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"There are millions of ways to land blows" against white supremacy, according to Colorlines editors Solomon and Rankin, and in this sharp yet celebratory "multidisciplinary... showcase for some of our most powerful thinkers and doers," they provide readers with a blueprint for protest. The themed chapters ("Laugh to Keep from Crying," "Someday We'll All Be Free") knit together interviews, comics and art, essays, brief profiles of organizers, poems, and quotations. Those featured include organizers such as Alicia Garza and Tarana Burke, comedians, filmmakers, pastors, children, and such writers as Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kiese Laymon, Jamilah Lemieux, and Damon Young. Contributors' ways of resisting white supremacy are varied, from directing their money toward black-owned businesses and devoting their lives to helping other black people (via, for example, therapy and advocacy) to using their creative careers to draw attention to white supremacy's manifestations and counter it with positive portrayals of black people. A number of entries discuss the internal, psychological work of countering white supremacy, including adrienne maree brown's moving meditation on self- and romantic love, "Touching White Supremacy, Touching Beyond It (Strategy: Intimacy)." This dynamic collection will inspire, energize, and entertain readers. Photos.
