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Book

Imagine freedom : transforming pain into political and spiritual power

Call Number

  • 305.896 T337 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

Physical Description

v, 297 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"A social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker who has become a powerful and brilliant voice of her generation offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of African descent struggling in the shadows of the American Dream."--

Contents

  • Introduction: A freedom journey
  • Part one. Resilience : Reclamation
  • The lost and stolen ; Trauma
  • Healing rituals
  • Part two. Resistance : Capitalism
  • Awakening from the American dream ; Media
  • Tale of the hunt ; Uprising
  • Moments and movements ; Pan-Africanism
  • Diasporic solidarity
  • Part three. Redemption : Self-determination
  • The real Black excellence ; Love
  • The forgotten revolution ; Faith
  • Decolonizing God
  • Conclusion: A love letter to the African diaspora.

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