Not Guilty: Twelve Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060185384 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is editor-in-chief of The Crisis—the magazine of the NAACP—and former editor at and frequent contributor to the Washington Post, and his writing has appeared on Salon and in Essence, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He divides his time between Maryland and Illinois with his wife and five children.. Jabari Asim is the author of the critically acclaimed The N Word
As Asim, a poet, critic, playwright, and senior editor of the Washington Post Book World, writes, "it is as easy to see us as angry as it is to assume we are criminal-minded." Rather than a unanimous jury for the American legal system and its means of enforcement, these essays work as an instrument for taking apart the myths of "monolithic black experience and the singular black perspective" on civil society. But these frank attempts at personal reckoning with recent incarnations of liberty and justice are as good a start as any. From Publishers Weekly If these 12 men are angry, they pointedly refuse to let anger be the sole motivational force of their reflections here, solicited in the wake of the New York police's mistaken shooting of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed black man. Bestselling novelist E. Christopher Cooper is an attorney, associate professor
American society, past and present, has a contentious relationship with black men. Incidents involving Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, Rodney King, Abner Louima, and the New Jersey State Police all highlight this problem. The contributors -- poets, journalists, lawyers, writers, and professors -- are as varied as the contents of their essays. The greatest evidence of this hostility is the use of racial profiling by law enforcement. Each presents an honest, personal, and erudite examination on life as a black man in America.. Not Guilty is an anthology of twelve original essays by some of America's most influential young black male writers and critics dealing with how they see this country and how this country sees them. With the Diallo case as a springboard for exploration, essays range from discussions on encounters with police to hesitatin
"Agreeance" according to soulonice. I agree with the previous review. It's a decent piece for the fact you get contributions from a variety of brothers on some topics. It's a piece I finished somewhat quick, and you should be able to recognize a few of the authors in the book.. Must Reaad This book offers tragic, but much needed insight into the lives of 12 different Black males from 12 different walks of life. This is an important read for anyone interested in racism and fighting back. Each man writes an essay about his experience, that should be made clear because someone rated it down simply because it was an "essay book" It's a book that needs t. Brian Gilmore said Outstanding Book. Relevant even more today. Get it. Outstanding Book. Relevant even more today. Get it. Read it. Share it. What you see today this book wrote about 15 years ago.