Policing the Black Man, Angela J. Davis
Policing the Black Man, Angela J. Davis
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Policing the Black Man
Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment

Author: Angela J. Davis

Narrator: Robin Miles, Kevin Kenerly

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017

Synopsis

A comprehensive analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation’s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars.Contributing authors include Bryan Stevenson, director of the Equal Justice Initiative, NYU Law professor, and author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Jeremy Travis, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and many others.Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men.The coauthors discuss and explain racial profiling, the power and discretion of police and prosecutors, the role of implicit bias, the racial impact of police and prosecutorial decisions, the disproportionate imprisonment of black men, the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, and the Supreme Court’s failure to provide meaningful remedies for the injustices in the criminal justice system.Policing the Black Man is an enlightening listen for anyone interested in the critical issues of race and justice in America.

About Angela J. Davis

Angela J. Davis, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is Professor of Law at the American University Washington College of Law and author of Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor.

About Robin Miles

Robin Miles began her audiobook narration in 1994.  She's read over 130 titles covering many different genres and has won multiple Earphones awards.  Her many audiobook credits include Augusten Burroughs's Sellevision, Edwidge Danticat's Brother I'm Dying, and Lalita Tademy's Cane River.  Her film and television credits include The Last Days of Disco, Primary Colors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, New York Undercover, National Geographic’s Tales from the Wild, All My Children, and One Life to Live.  She regularly gives seminars to members of SAG and AFTRA actors' unions, and in 2005 she started Narration Arts Workshop in New York City, offering audiobook recording classes and coaching.  She holds a B.A. in Theater Studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.

About Kevin Kenerly

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (is anyone getting notifications) Balikov

For me, it has only been in this age of smart phone video and body cams that I became fully aware of the extent and the depth of questionable police reactions to black men as suspects. This collection of essays shines a light on racism and criminal justice in the USA. Within the past decade, there ar......more

Goodreads review by Raymond

This is an important book for scholars, legal practitioners and the general public who are concerned about issues of racial injustice in America. Policing the Black Man is a collection of essays that covers how Black men are policed from the time they are arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned. The es......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

NOTE: I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. This in no way impacts my review. Policing the Black Man is a collection of essays detailing both the history of racism in the United States' criminal justice system and the issues we face today. These essays were written by......more

Goodreads review by Karen

At first I thought this was written by THE Angela Davis but I looked at the author's photo on the book jacket and realized it was a different Angela Davis. Nonetheless, this collection of essays was an interesting read although nothing I had not read before. But I am well read on this topic. Because......more

Quotes

“Robin Miles and Kevin Kenerly trade off narrating the essays according to each author’s gender. Miles’ matter-of-fact voice is coupled with a skill for timing and emphasis that makes the points being made resonate with the listener. Kenerly’s deep and soft voice…provides a consistent and engaging narration.” AudioFile

“Somewhere among the anger, mourning, and malice that Policing the Black Man documents lies the pursuit of justice. This powerful book demands our fierce attention.” Toni Morrison, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“These writers deconstruct the monolith of racism and the conscious and unconscious deadly intent of the powers that be.” Walter Mosley, New York Times bestselling author

“This book is essential reading for all of us who love the concept of justice in America and seek for its practical applications to live up to its theoretical ideals.” Henry Louis Gates Jr., New York Times bestselling editor

“Davis powerfully shows the American police and justice system are heavily biased against non-white Americans. Policing the Black Man is an indictment of American justice system and police. It is one of the best books on racism in America. This should put every American to shame.” Washington Book Review

“[An] eye-opening assemblage of essays on racism in the American criminal justice system…Relentlessly informative and disturbing.” Publishers Weekly

“An absorbing anthology, scholarly yet approachable.” Kirkus Reviews

“These essays provide much-needed data, analysis, and insights into the disparities throughout US society and its criminal justice system.” Library Journal

“From the Black Codes to capital punishment, specific policies and propaganda have licensed serially violent overreactions to the mere sight and shape of black boys and men. Yet this volume contains hope…The essays in this collection just might lead to the kind of understanding so necessary for the health and safety of all citizens, for trust in the institutions of law enforcement, and for the rehabilitation of justice itself.” Patricia Williams, MacArthur fellow and John L. Dohr Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Awards

  • Library Journal bestseller
  • Electric Literature
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