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A review by elizabethlk
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu-Jamal
4.0
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? is a vital read for anyone who isn't really sure they have a great picture of the history of police brutality and white supremacy. This is a great introduction, through brief essays, to actual events of brutality and historical references that give a starting point of how those brutal actions came to be accepted reality.
I want to learn more after reading this, and I want to read more of Mumia Abu-Jamal's work, but I think this is a really solid starting point. I am personally 25 years old, white, and Canadian, so many of the incidents in this book are not things I remember (and some I would never have heard of). I know I didn't take notice of anything in this vein until Trayvon Martin. I've tried to stay informed since the, but it always feels so woefully inadequate. This is the kind of book that sets a person in the right direction.
I want to learn more after reading this, and I want to read more of Mumia Abu-Jamal's work, but I think this is a really solid starting point. I am personally 25 years old, white, and Canadian, so many of the incidents in this book are not things I remember (and some I would never have heard of). I know I didn't take notice of anything in this vein until Trayvon Martin. I've tried to stay informed since the, but it always feels so woefully inadequate. This is the kind of book that sets a person in the right direction.