AUTHOR: Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
PUBLISHED: January 16th, 2018
GENRE: Memoir
PREMISE: One of the leading voices in the Black Lives Matter movement tells her story and uses stories from her life to talk about racism and other important subjects.
MY REVIEW: If you read the title of this book and your first thought is "ugh, ALL lives matter" or some such nonsense....This book will not be for you. Also, honestly, my blog will probably not be for you. So...bye. This is a very niche sort of book. It is probably going to appeal to very specific type of people. Namely activists, those interested in the Black Lives Matter movement, or allies such as myself trying to educate ourselves more etc.
Memoir wise, this is pretty typical stuff. The author shares multiple stories about her family and helps you understand the motivations driving the Black Lives Matter movement. It also sets some records straight on the movement itself and some very common misconceptions people have about it. Seriously guys, it's not a terrorist group. Get the hell over that idea, please.
Memoir wise, it's pretty average. It does however give a lot of insight to helping understand the motivations around the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.
WHO SHOULD READ: those interested, people who are curious about learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement
MY RATING: Four out of Five interesting reads
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