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Killing the Black Body
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty | Dorothy E. Roberts
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A powerful, thought-provoking indictment of America's continuing assault on the reproductive rights of black women ranges from the era of slavery to the welfare reform acts of the 1990s that penalize women on welfare for having babies. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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wanderinglynn
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#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

Eggs Thanks for playing 🥳 1y
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bnp
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BookmarkTavern Cute! Thanks for sharing! 1y
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wanderinglynn
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Originally 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

Cinfhen Sounds like a tough read. Well done 2y
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TheBookbabeblog84
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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

Lesliereads 🖐🏾 Same. 2y
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This was a big ass book and a bit outdated but still essential reading for anyone interested or curious about institutional racism and/or reproductive rights.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

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A 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.

readordierachel This would be my pick for your #litfortunecookie @KVanRead 4y
KVanRead Those both sound really good and definitely fit the cookie 😊 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Stacking! And I bet there will be chapters that could be added when we finally learn all that transpired at the boarder. 4y
Reggie Is Margaret Sanger discussed in here? (edited) 4y
readordierachel @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes, absolutely. I'm sure much could be added to cover 1997 to now. 4y
readordierachel @Reggie She certainly is. I knew she was problematic, but I did not know the extent of it. 4y
Reggie @readordierachel funny story I I had never heard of her until I read this vampire story set in 70‘s New York earlier this year. It was one of those casual references that had me go down a rabbit hole. Weird huh? 4y
readordierachel How funny. Which book/story was it? I'm intrigued by a vampire story that would mention her. 4y
readordierachel @Reggie forgot the tag 🙃👆 4y
Reggie I kid you not it‘s less than a paragraph. 4y
Reggie But it was still a good vampire story. 4y
batsy This sounds like a must read! 4y
readordierachel @batsy Definitely is! 4y
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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.

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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!

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Lesliereads
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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

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So. Much. Rage.

ReadingSusan Absolutely horrific 😡😡😡 8y
Smrloomis ‼️‼️‼️ 8y
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mischa
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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. 😡😡

Weaponxgirl That's so scary and horrific. Even worse to think it's within living memory. Have you read the immortal life of henrietta lacks? It went into some of these types of things 8y
mischa @Weaponxgirl I have! Another book that bought the rage. 8y
Weaponxgirl @mischa yup, it was also a interesting read being from the uk. If someone took a part of a tumour from me and saved lives with it but made money on it, it wouldn't have quite the same implications. I know I will get free healthcare here, so I found the fact that her family couldn't afford it extra distressing. I do love a good rage book 8y
mischa @Weaponxgirl yes, the implications would be somewhat different here in Australia too, at least for a white woman like myself. Rage books are good but hard to read. I can only read a little at a time. 8y
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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. 🤷🏼‍♀️