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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir

by Angela Davis (Foreword), Asha Bandele (Author), PatrisseKhan-Cullors (Author), Angela Davis (Foreword), asha bandele (Author), Patrisse Khan-Cullors (Author)

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Synopsis

Following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, three women - Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors - came together to form an active response to the systemic racism causing the deaths of so many African-Americans. They simply said: Black Lives Matter; and for that, they were labelled terrorists. In this empowering account of survival, strength and resilience, Patrisse Khan-Cullors and award-winning author and journalist asha bandele recount the personal story that led Patrisse to become a founder of Black Lives Matter, seeking to end the culture that declares Black life expendable. Like the era-defining movement she helped create, this rallying cry demands you do not look away. With foreword by Angela Davis.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 25 Jan 2018
ISBN 10: 1786893029
ISBN 13: 9781786893024

Media Reviews
An empowering account of strength, resilience and bravery * * Elle magazine * *
Tackling the whole gamut (racism, economics, freedom, sexuality, mental health, familial love, sisterhood and beyond), this is the portrait of modern America we should all be buying * * Emerald Street * *
Khan-Cullors is careful to hold herself to account . . . This humility, alongside her exceptional commitment to social justice, provides the greatest cause for optimism in this harrowing and yet uplifting account -- Musa Okwonga * * New Statesman * *
A stunning memoir but also a beautifully articulated letter of protest and outrage. I couldn't recommend it more highly -- Shirley Manson * * Independent * *
There are some who believe it is possible to infuse empathy into the heart of America. This is Patrisse Khan-Cullors' magnificent accomplishment with When They Call You a Terrorist . . . Her concise narrative is as unapologetic as the famous hashtag she coined, and offers at once cadenced poetry, intellectual analysis, determined polemic and imagery as unflinching as photography * * Times Literary Supplement * *
A powerful, self-critical, and intimate portrait of how organising for social change can look in the 21st century * * gal-dem * *
Not only a memoir, but a vital piece of education and an emphatic call to arms to fight against police brutality, institutionalized racism and anti-blackness at all costs * * The List * *
Khan-Cullors and bandele write wonderfully together, so synchronous that it is often difficult to separate their voices . . . When They Call You A Terrorist marks a fascinating entry point into a complicated subject that will inspire its readers to continue the fight against injustice and inequality * * The Student * *
Patrisse Khan-Cullors is a leading visionary and activist, feminist, civil rights leader who has literally changed the trajectory of politics and resistance in America -- EVE ENSLER
This book tells why we all share the responsibility to move those three words from an aspiration into a new reality -- JEFF CHANG
Author Bio
Patrisse Khan-Cullors is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter, she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, popular public speaker, and an NAACP History Maker. asha bandele, author of the bestselling memoir, The Prisoner's Wife, has been honoured for her work in journalism, fiction, poetry, and activism. A mother and a former senior editor at Essence magazine, asha serves as a senior director at the Drug Policy Alliance.