State of Emergency, Tamika D. Mallory
State of Emergency, Tamika D. Mallory
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State of Emergency
How We Win in the Country We Built

Author: Tamika D. Mallory

Narrator: Tamika D. Mallory

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

Social justice leader Tamika D. Mallory states her case for action and reveals “the power we all have to win transformative change” (Marc Lamont Hill, New York Times bestselling author) in this searing indictment of America’s historical, deadly, and continuing assault on Black and brown lives.

Drawn from a lifetime of frontline culture-shifting advocacy, organizing, and fighting for equal justice, State of Emergency makes Mallory’s demand for change and shares the keys to effective activism both for those new to and long-committed to the defense of Black lives.

From Minneapolis to Louisville, to Portland, Kenosha, and Washington, DC, America’s reckoning with its unmet promises on race and class is at a boiling point not seen since the 1960s. While conversations around pathways to progress take place on social media and cable TV, history tells us that meaningful change only comes with radical legislation and boots-on-the-ground activism. Here, Mallory shares her unique personal experience building coalitions, speaking truth to power, and winning over hearts and minds in the struggle for shared prosperity and safety.

Forward-looking, steeped in history, and rich with stories from life on the margins of American life, State of Emergency effortlessly gives us the tools we “need to fight injustice and find a pathway towards true freedom” (Marie Claire).

About Tamika D. Mallory

Tamika D. Mallory is a trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, globally recognized civil rights activist, cofounder of Until Freedom and the historic Women’s March, and author of I Lived to Tell the Story and State of Emergency. She served as the youngest ever executive director of the National Action Network. Her speech in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota—entitled “State of Emergency”—was dubbed “the speech of a generation” by ABC News. Mallory is an expert in the areas of gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and grassroots organizing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

I am a huge fan of the author but this book fell flat on many areas. I will say that this was very sentimental and inspiring to advocate for social change and race reconcilliation in America. Cardi B Forward was a nice touch to this book, it made it became more alive and more relatable. However outs......more

Goodreads review by Doga102

For those commenting it seems surface level, proves it did what it intend to do. This book encourages you to do the research. To learn more for yourself, so you can choose what route you want to take with the knowledge you read. Stop looking for books to justify your feelings and read to challenge a......more

Goodreads review by Andre

This is a sort of a primer for activism, an activism for beginners if you will. Not that Ms. Mallory is a beginner in this work, she has been at it for awhile now, but the book doesn’t contain the depth of her years. She imbues the text with helpful bits of history to help one understand how we arri......more

Goodreads review by Cayla

While I agreed with and understood most of the information presented, it wasn’t any new information and it didn’t present with much depth. I could feel the passion and energy in the pages. My favorite part was the letter exchange between Cardi B and Angela Davis. All other parts of the book were oka......more