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THE PURPOSE OF POWER - ALICIA GARZA KARTONIERT ...

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 _______________ 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.
_______________ '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

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