Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

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

32 reviews

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Antisemitism, Child death, Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, War, Transphobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Classism, and Death

46jjsg's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

I had to put this book multiple times, because Davis kept bringing up points that resonated with me. I will say at times that it does get repetitive; however, perhaps this was intentional since repetition reinforces information to be remembered.... I would recommend anyone to read this book once because it's quite short and I really love the multiple topics discussed. There are many instances where I just felt so seen as a person and had always wanted to express but never had a way to put it into words. Free Palestine!! Support BDS!! Only as a collective can we achieve this!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, and War

juleseliasw's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Homophobia, War, Suicide, Xenophobia, Slavery, Genocide, Hate crime, Gun violence, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Murder, Islamophobia, Violence, and Police brutality

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, War, Confinement, and Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty and Ableism

emadisonc's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

“It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.“

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, and War

Minor: Transphobia and Sexual assault

mari1532's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I listened to the audiobook with my audible subscription (while I still had it) although I own a copy of the ebook.

Brief Synopsis: This book is a compilation of speeches and talks given by Dr. Davis covering themes related to collective liberation

Thoughts: I read this book several weeks ago and there hasn't been a day since that I haven't thought about this book in some way. I think that it should be required reading and has directed me to seek out other reading and organizations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Genocide, Colonisation, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racism, War, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Classism, and Torture

booksandteatime's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, War, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Genocide, Racism, Death, Hate crime, and Police brutality

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

This book is incredible - I am going to need my own copy to review and annotate. There were so many different important points that Davis made that I would like to note down, so many quotes that I would like to let mull in my brain, so many connections that are extremely relevant in our current moment - even though most of this text was written around a decade ago. Some key points that resonated with me quite a bit (and that kept coming up) were: the distinction between civil rights and freedom, the idea of what a terrorist is (and the political slant inherent in that word), the way that collectives of black women have long been a force of change in this country, and how to build an international struggle and get people relating to problems that seem abstract and far away. 

If I were only reviewing the text, this would easily be 5 stars. But since I listened to it as an audiobook, I feel like I should point out that the interview section is a bit confusing because it is ALL read by Davis, and sometimes it's difficult to tell when she is reading the interviewer's questions versus her own answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Islamophobia, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Deportation, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Death, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Hate crime

soniajoy98's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Classism, Torture, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, and War