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When They Call You a Terrorist

A Black Lives Matter Memoir

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When They Call You a Terrorist

By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, asha bandele, Angela Davis - introduction
Narrated by: Patrisse Khan-Cullors
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Summary

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.

 Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Discrimination Social justice Memoir

Critic Reviews

"An empowering account of strength, resilience and bravery"
"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"
"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)
"A stunning memoir but also a beautifully articulated letter of protest and outrage. I couldn't recommend it more highly" (Shirley Manson)
"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"
"A powerful, self-critical, and intimate portrait of how organising for social change can look in the 21st century"
"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"
"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)
"A story of perseverance from a woman who found her voice in a world that often tried to shut her out. When They Call You a Terrorist is more than just a reflection on the American criminal justice system. It’s a call to action for readers to change a culture that allows for violence against people of colour"
"This book tells why we all share the responsibility to move those three words from an aspiration into a new reality" (JEFF CHANG)
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Cannot recommend enough! I learned so much from this book and her story. Very well explained

Brilliant

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she writes with passion and honesty about the brutality black people in America face throughout their lives. And about the love, hope and power of collective, grass roots organising and support for change. She is an amazing woman. Truly inspirational

everyone needs to read this

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