Rise Up!: How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy - Hardcover

Fleming, Crystal Marie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250226384 ISBN 13: 9781250226389

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2021

Synopsis

This urgent book explores the roots of racism and its legacy in modern day, all while empowering young people with actionable ways they can help foster a better world and become antiracists.

Why are white supremacists still openly marching in the United States? Why are undocumented children of color separated from their families and housed in cages? Where did racism come from? Why hasn’t it already disappeared? And what can young people do about it?

Rise Up! breaks down the origins of racial injustice and its continued impact today, connecting dots between the past and present. By including contemporary examples ripped from headlines and actionable ways young people can help create a more inclusive world, sociologist Crystal Marie Fleming shares the knowledge and values that unite all antiracists: compassion, solidarity, respect, and courage in the face of adversity. Perfect for fans of Stamped: Remix, This Book is Antiracist, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy, and The Black Friend.

Praise for Rise Up!

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2021
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021
A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner for 2021

* "A clear and damning appraisal of the United States’ long-standing relationship with White supremacy―with actionable advice for readers to do better." ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "A standout . . . sure to inspire young people to act." ―Booklist, starred review

"Rise Up! is the invigorating, thought-provoking, eye-opening, and essential book about fighting white supremacy that I wish I had when I was a teen. Crystal M. Fleming writes about tough subjects with authority and compassion, and inspires with a roadmap for how we can change the world for the better." ―Malinda Lo, author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Crystal M. Fleming is an award-winning sociologist and writer. She is Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Stony Brook University. Crystal completed her Ph.D. at Harvard University and publishes scholarly research on racial oppression and anti-racism. She is the author of an academic book on race and white supremacy in France, as well as the critically acclaimed How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide. Her work appears in Newsweek, The Root, Huffington Post, and more. Follow her on Twitter!

Reviews

Gr 6 Up—In her YA debut, Fleming brings readers through the history of resistance to white supremacy, inspiring and educating young activists on how to take up the fight along the way. Each chapter's topic—policing, immigration, pop culture, and sports—is explored with a lens toward examining the roots of racism and how it manifests. Throughout, Fleming highlights exemplars of antiracist activism, both around the word and in the United States, though with a focus on the latter. The final chapter centers the book's main aim: empowering readers to actively join in dismantling the oppressive systems, and offering directives on and examples of how to begin. The author's voice is engaging and the narrative is deeply informative; her choice of subjects makes for a notably intersectional set of represented experiences. Extensive end notes and an index make this a valuable research and classroom text. VERDICT A first purchase that will build up and inspire young activists.—Darla Salva Cruz, Suffolk Cooperative Lib. Syst., Bellport, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250226384
• ISBN 13: 9781250226389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256