Ritchie spans multiple centuries, nations, issues, and identity lenses to lay bare the effects of violent policing on women of color. She authentically and skillfully centers Black women while seeding the ground for alliances among women of color Most importantly, she introduces us to a generation of fighters we can follow, support, and lift up. What is most disturbing is how little we know about these women and their stories.
From settler colonial atrocities, to the school-to-prison pipeline, to the experiences of transgender women, Ritchie confronts us with a set of realities too vivid to ignore. Invisible No More is an invaluable organizing resource The Rape Documentary. Ritchie has created the opportunity to do more than amplify police violence against Black women and to enable Color of Change and other movement organizations to also identify the intervention points where we can make real change happen in order to create a just and safe society for all Black people, especially cis and trans women and girls.
A crucial and paradigm-shifting book. Andrea Ritchie not only explains with clarity why this policing constitutes systemic and structural violence that is at once racialized and gendered but Cited by: Invisible No More is a vital piece of nonfiction exploring police violence against women of color, which is so often lost and forgotten in discussions of police brutality in the country. Allan S. As any good series, each book could be read as a stand alone, but I strongly recommend starting from the beginning, as the characters become more vibrant, endearing and relatable as they navigate new challenges.
Invisible-No-More Post to. Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, Brand: Beacon Press. Ritchie is a lawyer and activist. Twitter: InvisibleNMBook.
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This video is unavailable. Watch Queue Queue. Meet some amazing people, learn about their journey and be Views:. Yet Invisible No More hardly restricts itself to the past. Indeed, what makes the book so bracing isn't just the central thesis, which might feel already familiar in the era of Black Lives Matter. Rather, the book's central power lies in how it manages to highlight a full history of state violence aimed at women of color, and how indelibly that history informs present-day Author: Brandon Tensley.
Last edited by Nishicage. Invisible no more Andrea J. Invisible no more police violence against black women and women of color by Andrea J. Ritchie Want to read 32 Currently reading Published Written in English Subjects: Violence against, Minority women, African American women, Police-community relations, Police misconduct, Police brutality About the Edition Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement.
Edition Notes Includes bibliographical references pages and index.
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