When They Call You a Terrorist : A Black Lives Matter Memoir (CD-Audio)

from streamsong

The author is one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement. She vividly recounts her childhood, where black teenagers and men in her neighborhood were routinely questioned and harassed by police. She also describes how her father was in and out of prison, destabilizing the family. The f...

from Nancyjcbs

This was such an incredible, important book. Patrisse Cullors is one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement. This memoir explains how her life's experiences led to this role. She grew up in a poor area of Los Angeles where laws made it incredibly difficult for Blacks in this countr...

from Othemts

This memoir depicts Patrisse Khan-Cullors life growing up in a poor neighborhood in Los Angeles, where her family and community were under constant surveillance and harassment from the police.  Her father was in and out of prison and her mentally ill brother was also imprisoned and tortured by th...

from Noeshia

I'm not seeing this book on the lists of anti-racist books to read, but I feel like it is a good addition. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, which gave that extra little bit to paint the story. This isn't just a book about her forming BLM, but a book about the life that brought her...

from willszal

Although, like any book, there are critiques I could offer, I won't go there this time; this book demands respect. Khan-Cullors tells her story, the story of an average black woman in America. Her brother is imprisoned, facing a life-sentence for mental health challenges, and he is refused treatm...