Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073C3B1P6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. Placing stories of individual women - such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hal - in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, it documents the evolution of movements centering women's experiences of policing and demands a radical rethinking of our visions of safety - and the means we devote to achieving it.
Very Good, Timely Book Kim L This is a very good timely book about police violence against women of color. Many of the stories told in Ritchie's book never made the news. She points out that often, there aren't even police records since many stops which lead to violence aren't arrested and go unrecorded. She also makes it a point to point out that violence can include emotional abuse and sexual harassment-things that many don't often consider violence. My wish is that everyone who cares about issues of racism, justice and police brutality will read this book-black, white, gay, straight, trans or cisgender-these issues rea. "Intelligent, courageous and timely" according to Malvin. “Invisible No More” by Andrea J. Ritchie is a highly intelligent, courageous and timely discussion of gendered police violence in America. Ms. Ritchie is an attorney, activist and educator on behalf of women’s rights. This excellent book deserves to be read by everyone struggling for a more just, inclusive and peaceful society.More than anything else, Ms. Ritchie helps us understand that policing is rooted in a history of colonial domination over women, gender non-conforming and non-white peoples. Ms. Ritchie knowledgeably discusses a range of policing issues including the po. "Principally a collection of anecdotes about the abuse of women of color by law enforcement policies and practices." according to Worddancer Redux. I wanted to like this book more than I did. Certainly the book is timely. Evidently we are entering an era where there will be less oversight and enforcement of civil rights violations, less interest in overseeing the behavior of law enforcement officiers, and less willingness to call out the blatant abuses that are business as usual in at least some jurisdictions. I think, then, it is important to call attention to how the institutions and practices of law enforcement unduly burden, and in many cases frankly victimize, Black women and women of color, and to learn about fsubstantive and action