Metaracism : how systemic racism devastates Black lives--and how we break free / Tricia Rose.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Basic Books,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
v, 277 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-263) and index.
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.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.