The purpose of power - Alicia Garza

A Must-Read Book of 2020 - TIME
'Should be read around the world.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist
'Garza is ferociously smart and laser-focused... her passion is infectious.' Guardian
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Black
Lives Matter began as a hashtag when Alicia Garza wrote what she calls
'a love letter to Black people' on Facebook. But hashtags don't build
movements, she tells us. People do. Interwoven with Garza's experience
of life as a Black woman, The Purpose of Power is the story of
how she responded to the persistent message that Black lives are of less
value than white lives by galvanizing people to create change. It's an
insight into grass roots organizing to deliver basic needs - affordable
housing, workplace protections, access to good education - to those
locked out of the economy by racism. It is an attempt not only to make
sense of where Black Lives Matter came from but also to understand the
possibilities that Black Lives Matter and movements like it hold for our
collective futures. Ultimately, it's an appeal to hearts and minds,
demanding that we think about our privileges and prejudices and ask how
we might contribute to the change we want to see in the world.
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'Alicia
Garza combines immense wisdom with political courage to inspire a new
generation of activists, dreamers and leaders... People like Alicia have
been speaking up for decades. If we want to turn protest into
substantive change, it's about time we finally listened.' David Lammy,
MP

'Insightful, compelling and necessary.' Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy