FEBRUARY 2020 - AudioFile
Jeanette Illidge and Vallea Woodbury lead a talented cast in narrating this collection of essays and interviews about the varied and creative ways that Black people in America are fighting white supremacy. The diverse voices of the narrators reflect the many perspectives captured in the audiobook. Artists, writers, entrepreneurs, parents, faith leaders, students, and activists of all kinds discuss organizing for racial justice from just about every angle from direct political action to interpersonal relationships. The liveliness of the full-cast recording emphasizes the collective nature of the work. Though the subject matter is serious, the chorus of voices is joyful. Listeners will find inspiration not only in these stories of resistance and resilience, but also in the life these talented narrators breathe into the words. L.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
05/20/2019
“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. (Mar.)
From the Publisher
"A timely and important work to support, educate, nourish, and sustain us all in resisting the lethal effects of white supremacy."—Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor Law, Columbia Law School and University of California, Los Angeles
"How We Fight White Supremacy is a brilliant, beautiful, and politically urgent text. This carefully curated collection masterfully explores the nuances, contours, and contradictions of a world in which Whiteness continues to define our social reality. Moving beyond rigid analysis or self-indulgent storytelling, this book offers us an impressive range of academic, political, and personal takes on White supremacy. More importantly, the book gives us permission to dream, think, organize, and struggle for a world outside of it."—Marc Lamont Hill, author of Nobody: Casualties of America's War on The Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond
"How We Fight White Supremacy is the primer America needs right now! White supremacy is hardly new, but each generation needs to be reminded of the strategies of resistance and resilience that have made African American struggle so powerful and effective. Every American who cares about protecting the future of our country against the inhumanity of racist oppression should read this book today!"—Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestselling author of What Truth Sounds Like
FEBRUARY 2020 - AudioFile
Jeanette Illidge and Vallea Woodbury lead a talented cast in narrating this collection of essays and interviews about the varied and creative ways that Black people in America are fighting white supremacy. The diverse voices of the narrators reflect the many perspectives captured in the audiobook. Artists, writers, entrepreneurs, parents, faith leaders, students, and activists of all kinds discuss organizing for racial justice from just about every angle from direct political action to interpersonal relationships. The liveliness of the full-cast recording emphasizes the collective nature of the work. Though the subject matter is serious, the chorus of voices is joyful. Listeners will find inspiration not only in these stories of resistance and resilience, but also in the life these talented narrators breathe into the words. L.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
