Ten Lives, Ten Demands
Life-and-Death Stories, and a Black Activist’s Blueprint for Racial Justice
Life-and-Death Stories, and a Black Activist's Blueprint for Racial Justice
Life-and-Death Stories, and a Black Activist's Blueprint for Racial Justice
By Solomon Jones
By Solomon Jones
By Solomon Jones
By Solomon Jones
By Solomon Jones
By Solomon Jones
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Praise
“Jones is a naturally compelling writer . . . A persuasive, neatly packaged Black Lives Matter primer.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A brisk and impassioned call for America to ‘right the wrongs of a past that is littered with laws meant to subjugate African Americans.’ This cri de coeur rings loud and true.”
—Publishers Weekly
Table Of Contents
PREFACE
Black in the System
1
George Floyd
Why We Demand Reparations
2
Michael Brown
The Case for Consent Decrees
3
Hassan Bennett
The Case for Compensation
4
Breonna Taylor
The Case for Body Cameras
4
Eric Garner
The Case for Public Records
6
Alton Sterling
The Case for Changing Federal Law
7
Tamir Rice
The Case for Independent Prosecutors
8
Trayvon Martin
The Case for Stand-Your-Ground Laws
9
Deborah Danner
The Case for Defunding the Police
10
Sandra Bland
The Case for Ending Racial Profiling
EPILOGUE
Acknowledgments
Notes
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