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āExcellent and provocative . . . a gateway [to] urgent debates.āāKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time ā¢ Marie Claire ā¢ Kirkus Reviews
In 2013, Alicia Garza wrote what she called āa love letter to Black peopleā on Facebook, in the aftermath ofĀ theĀ acquittalĀ ofĀ theĀ man who murdered seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin. Garza wrote:Ā
Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.
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WithĀ theĀ speed and networking capacitiesĀ ofĀ social media, #BlackLivesMatter becameĀ theĀ hashtag heard āroundĀ theĀ world. But Garza knew evenĀ then that hashtags donāt start movementsāpeople do.Ā
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Long before #BlackLivesMatter became a rallying cry for this generation, Garza had spentĀ theĀ better partĀ ofĀ two decades learning and unlearning some hard lessons about organizing.Ā TheĀ lessons sheĀ offers are different fromĀ the ārules for radicalsā that animated earlier generationsĀ ofĀ activists, and diverge fromĀ theĀ charismatic, patriarchal modelĀ ofĀ theĀ American civil rights movement. She reflects instead on how making room amongstĀ theĀ woke for those who are still awakening can inspire and activate more people to fight forĀ theĀ world we all deserve.Ā
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This isĀ theĀ storyĀ ofĀ one womanās lessons through yearsĀ ofĀ bringing people together to create change. MostĀ ofĀ all, it is a new paradigm for change for a new generationĀ ofĀ changemakers, fromĀ theĀ mind and heart behind oneĀ ofĀ the most important movementsĀ ofĀ our time.
This book title, The Purpose of Power (How We Come Together When We Fall Apart) - 9780525509707, ISBN: 9780525509707, by Alicia Garza, published by Random House Publishing Group (September 7, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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