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No Doubt - The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant

5
Author
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages
218 pages
ISBN
978-1489596291
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No Doubt” is the chilling and compelling story of the 2009 murder of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by a BART police officer. It is also the story of the ways in which racism and white privilege infect America’s criminal justice system, media and society, and encourage, perpetuate, and justify the oppression and devaluing of the lives of people of color. A breath-taking read that will break your heart, stimulate your rage, and hopefully motivate you to take action. ~ Jill Nelson, author, Volunteer Slavery, editor, Police Brutality: An Anthology Oscar Grant was murdered for the first time on Jan. 1, 2009; he would be murdered by the media and the courts soon thereafter. No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant by Thandisizwe Chimurenga tells the story of these murders, and names the names of those who aided and abetted these crimes. www.triplemurder.com

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Comment by: Zenzele Bell
5

Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks as though she was at the trial, every step of the way, because she was. Ms. Chimurenga provides a detailed, blow-by-blow account of the actions leading up to, during, and after Oscar Grant's murder, while tying it to the deliberate state-sanctioned violence occurring daily, against all people of color in the United States. She not only states what matters, but why it matters. I highly recommend this book.

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