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Politics. Sociology. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. HTML:A manifesto from one of America's most influential activists which disrupts political, economic, and social norms by reimagining the Black Radical Tradition. Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, the US civil rights movement, and LGBTQ rights and feminist movements, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist. This book provides a vision for how social justice movements can become sharper and more effective through principled struggle, healing justice, and leadership development. It also offers a flexible model of what deeply effective organizing can be, anchored in the Chicago model of activism, which features long-term commitment, cultural sensitivity, creative strategizing, and multiple cross-group alliances. And Unapologetic provides a clear framework for activists committed to building transformative power, encouraging young people to see themselves as visionaries and leaders.… (more)
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Perhaps first and foremost this is a manual for activists. While Carruthers' uses a black, queer,
This is also a wonderful memoir-type of read, though that is not its main purpose. Carruthers is an intelligent and dynamic person who readily admits errors and missteps. She knows by doing so both she and those around her will be better. By doing so in this book, she broadens the number of people "around her" and thus helps all of us to be better.
Any questions I had while reading were ones based on my ignorance of certain ideas. They were not intended to be covered in this book so it certainly doesn't count against it. In fact, it is a positive about the book that it generated substantive questions in my mind that I can now know to go find answers for. Any book that generates questions AND the desire to find the answers is a powerful addition to my life.
I would definitely recommend this to both activists and those wondering whether to be (or how to be) activists. The lessons included not only pertain to organizational and group dynamics but will also serve to enrich your personal life as well.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing.