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Book

Metaracism : how systemic racism devastates Black lives--and how we break free

Call Number

  • 305.896 R7978 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Basic Books, 2024.

Physical Description

v, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

A pioneering scholar offers this new account of what systemic racism actually is, how it works and how we can fight back, revealing how hard-to-see systemic connections function to disproportionately contain, exploit and punish Black people and showing us how to create a more just America for us all.

Contents

  • Caught up in the system: metaracism and the stories that hide it
  • The devil is in the details: systemic containment, punishment, and extraction
  • No chance encounter: Trayvon Martin
  • Stealing education: Kelley Williams-Bolar
  • Manner of walking along roadway: Michael Brown
  • How we break free: leverage points for change.

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