Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

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A manifesto from one of America’s most influential activists which disrupts political, economic, and social norms by reimagining the Black Radical Tradition. Drawing on Black intellectual and grassroots organizing traditions, including the Haitian Revolution, the US civil rights movement, and LGBTQ rights and feminist movements, Unapologetic challenges all of us engaged in the social justice struggle to make the movement for Black liberation more radical, more queer, and more feminist. This book provides a vision for how social justice movements can become sharper and more effective through principled struggle, healing justice, and leadership development. It also offers a flexible model of what deeply effective organizing can be, anchored in the Chicago model of activism, which features long-term commitment, cultural sensitivity, creative strategizing, and multiple cross-group alliances. And Unapologetic provides a clear framework for activists committed to building transformative power, encouraging young people to see themselves as visionaries and leaders. Title Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Author’s Note......Page 9 Preface......Page 12 CHAPTER 1: All of Us or None of Us......Page 16 CHAPTER 2: Reviving the Black Radical Imagination......Page 29 CHAPTER 3: The Case for Reimagining the Black Radical Tradition......Page 47 CHAPTER 4: Three Commitments......Page 61 CHAPTER 5: Five Questions......Page 78 CHAPTER 6: The Chicago Model......Page 96 Conclusion: The Mandate......Page 113 Acknowledgments......Page 117 Notes......Page 120 Index......Page 127 Copyright......Page 139