Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty | 
#wondrouswednesday
1. It‘s been a while because I‘m stingy giving 5 🌟
2. It‘s not an easy read, but it provides an insightful examination on race & gender justice, reproductive rights, and control of one‘s body.
3. Space or a fantasy world
pickOriginally written in 1997, I read the 2017 version that has a new preface. This is not an easy read & requires time to absorb all the information. But an important book to read to understand how this structural denial of reproductive justice of Black women threatens the liberty of all women and all Black people.
Book about reproductive rights for #booked2023
I‘ve owned it forever but haven‘t made the dive into it. But it‘s on my TBR for next month. #reading #reproductivejustice #blackfeministreads2022
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This was a big ass book and a bit outdated but still essential reading for anyone interested or curious about institutional racism and/or reproductive rights. The research is extensive and at times I needed to take a break because it got to be too heavy. #Blitsy #BlackLitsy #ReadDiverseBooks #BIPOCbooks
pickA thorough examination of "reproductive racism," as Angela Davis calls it, in the U.S., from slavery to the present (the present being '97 when this was first published). Covers topics such as eugenics, forced sterilization, inequities in birth control use and availability, inequities in fertility treatments, and welfare.
This is academic reading, dense and full of information, with no narrative. It took me a while to read, but I'm glad I did.
Just realized this is due tomorrow!! Yikes!!! Guess I‘ll be binging tonight... I had planned to read this to participate in Rachel Cargle‘s Loveland Hall lecture but didn‘t get the book in time. It wasn‘t in any of the libraries by me and I had to request it from a university library.
A few weeks ago I listened to a long podcast featuring this author and when I got home I immediately ordered her book. Excited to dig in and learn!
This book was a gift from my friend, Jayatta 🙏🏾. It was waiting for me to return home from holiday travels; along with an inspirational bookmark. #reproductivejustice #blackwomensbodies #blackmotherhood
The passage above is describing the 1970s. Stuff like this makes me furious. And that it still happens to women (particularly black and disabled woman) is even more infuriating.
How dare these men lie to their patients. How dare doctors ignore their patients and assume that they know best. You may have years of medical training behind you, but it doesn't make you superior or even a good person. Arseholes. 😡😡
A day late on the #shelfie for #riotgrams, this is the shelf beside my bed. These are some of the books I'm hoping to read this year. Mind you, War & Peace has been on said shelf for more than two years! 😂 I'm in the slow process of reading Killing the Black Body - the writing is tiny and I find it difficult to read without my reading glasses - which I don't wear in bed. 🤷🏼♀️
