Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

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

15 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

koreanlinda's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was my first book by Angela Y Davis, and I learned a lot. Because it is a collection of her speeches and interviews, some information is repeated, but it rather helped me remember it. I liked the chapters with speeches much better than the interviews. Her speeches are quite easy to follow.

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in March 2024
Personal essays on DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Slavery, Police brutality, and Racism

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

stargirlmolly's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

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

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

razmo's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, War, Racism, and Transphobia

biobeetle's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

effortlesslybookishbre_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia