{"product_id":"ten-lives-ten-demands-black-activist-blueprint-for-racial-justice-solomon-jones","title":"Ten Lives Ten Demands Black Activist Blueprint for Racial Justice by Solomon Jones","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eTen Lives, Ten Demands: Life-And-Death Stories, and a Black Activist's Blueprint for Racial Justice by Solomon Jones — Hardcover, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTold through the powerful stories of Black lives that were ravaged by racism, this manifesto holds 10 demands to rectify racial injustice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through his perspective as an activist, acclaimed commentator Solomon Jones tells the stories of real people whose lives and deaths pushed the Black Lives Matter movement forward. He explains how each act of violence was incited by specific instances of structural racism, and details concrete and actionable strategies to address crimes committed by our “justice” system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories and strategies are a critical resource for social justice activists looking to further their anti-racist education. These 10 demands form an actionable plan that is necessary to repair our racist past, change the racist present, and bring justice to the future:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   1. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGeorge Floyd:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pay financial reparations to Black communities that have been damaged by legalized racism.\u003cbr\u003e   2. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMichael Brown:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Use consent decrees to reform police departments that demonstrate a “pattern or practice” of racism and police brutality.\u003cbr\u003e   3. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHassan Bennett:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Offer compensation for all those who are wrongfully imprisoned.\u003cbr\u003e   4. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBreonna Taylor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Require functioning body cameras and ban no-knock warrants.\u003cbr\u003e   5. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEric Garner:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e All police disciplinary and dismissal records must be made public.\u003cbr\u003e   6. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlton Sterling:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Change federal law to allow prosecution of flagrant lawbreakers within police departments.\u003cbr\u003e   7. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTamir Rice:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Use independent prosecutors to eliminate prosecutorial conflicts of interest.\u003cbr\u003e   8. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTrayvon Martin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eliminate stand-your-ground laws.\u003cbr\u003e   9. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDeborah Danner:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Defund the police and move funds to trained social workers, mental health professionals, and conflict resolution specialists.\u003cbr\u003e   10. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSandra Bland:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e End racial profiling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearl Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45498250002629,"sku":"OFG41025604","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/7660\/8453\/files\/s-l1600_6838d368-cd09-4669-b2a9-3127245c1b8b.webp?v=1775376820","url":"https:\/\/pearlpress.com.au\/products\/ten-lives-ten-demands-black-activist-blueprint-for-racial-justice-solomon-jones","provider":"Pearl Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}