WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST (Young Adult Edition) by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bundle - Teen Vogue "‘When They Call You a Terrorist’: Patrisse Cullors’ Advice for Young Activists"

Teen Vogue | October 8, 2020

“Patrisse Khan-Cullors knows what it’s like to be called names. In her book When They Call You a Terrorist, the Black Lives Matter co-founder and executive director recounts how that word was weaponized against her and her fellow organizers. For fighting for Black lives, for speaking up about injustice, Cullors and the BLM movement were labeled ‘terrorists’ by law enforcement officials, politicians and political commentators.

But Cullors isn’t one to step back in the face of adversity. The new young adult edition of When They Call You a Terrorist is a hybrid manifesto for youth organizing and an intimate memoir of Cullors’ coming of age in southern California in the 1980s and 1990s. It tracks how her family’s history with the criminal justice system, addiction and mental health intersected with the rise of tough-on-crime policing policies and widening income inequality. Written in the present tense, the book takes the reader along with Cullors on her journey into adulthood and a changing America.

Here are five major takeaways for how young people can get involved in their communities and find purpose by helping others.”

Follow the link above to read the major takeaways from this young adult book.

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