Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

9 reviews

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Colonisation, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

souplover2001's review against another edition

informative

4.0

wish i had a physical copy so i cld mark down some notes. did not know it was a series of essays from different speeches or talks rather than a single narrative so some points did repeat, but v informative nonetheless !! feminism and abolition from chapter 8 was a highlight for me as well <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Racism, Islamophobia, and Transphobia

mniziolek's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Police brutality

gilnean's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, War, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death

woolgatherer's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

What a powerful collection of essays/transcribed speeches that explore intersectional topics that, as Dr. Davis aptly states, demonstrate how the struggle for freedom and justice is multifaceted. Time and time again, I’m always in awe of how eloquent Dr. Davis is when she weaves different issues together to show how interconnected everything is. It’s not an easy task by any means, but Dr. Davis is one of the few scholars/activists out there who does a phenomenal job with this, in my opinion. Furthermore, it’s done in such a fashion that isn’t unnecessarily esoteric.

Something that struck me about this collection was how many of these issues we often discuss—feminism, racism, colonialism, and so on—can all be tied to the prison-industrial complex and the need to abolish prisons. As someone who is still learning more about the prison abolition movement, this was really eye-opening and felt like a great starting point to ease into other books that place more focus on the movement. Dr. Davis’ words throughout this collection left a profound impact and I feel encouraged to learn more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual assault and Slavery

otherworlds's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Colonisation and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Suicide

junefish's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Islamophobia

Minor: Slavery

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

sydneyerin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality