Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
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Activist, teacher, author and icon of the Black Power movement Angela Davis talks Ferguson, Palestine, and prison abolition.
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.
Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."
Angela Y. Davis is a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, including Women, Race, and Class and Are Prisons Obsolete? She is the subject of the acclaimed documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision." His many books include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
Frank Barat is a human rights activist and author. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and is now the president of the Palestine Legal Action Network. His books include Gaza in Crisis and Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation.
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“I am not so concerned about myself. Everybody has to die sometimes, and all I want is to go with dignity.”
Freedom is a Constant Struggle is a book that has been on my radar for one of the longest times and I am so happy that I took the time to finally pick it up. This collection of interviews and speeches by Angela Y. Davis concerning serious topics was first published in 2015 and sadly these issues are still prevalent in the year, 2023. It highlights the connections between the Black Freedom movement, the occupation of Palestine, the apartheid of South Africa and other injustices that have and are still happening throughout the world.
This was a truly eye-opening read and I recommend it to anyone who is wanting to educate themselves or learn something more about these serious topics. Freedom is something that many still do not have and change will not happen unless we are all willing to bring freedom and justice to all.
This is a series of speeches & talks by one of the last living radical leftists who weren't murdered by the federal government. I really like what she has to say but I want to read more from her. I plan on reading more books from her because this one was pretty disappointing. Lots of interesting stuff, but for being the first book of hers I've read, I wanted more structured substance. My fault. Not hers. I would only recommend this if you've run out of her other material to read. Anyone got any good books of hers you'd recommend?
This is just as relevant now as it was when it came out and that is unfortunate but not surprising.
This book is an overview of the intersectionality of causes, and why it matters. I had hoped it would have even more details about Palestine but, nonetheless I do think this book's messaging is important.
‘nobody is free until we're all free'
