Lowery, Wesley

Interweaving deep historical analysis with gripping first-hand reporting on both victims and perpetrators of violence, Lowery uncovers how this vicious cycle is entering ever more perilous territory and how the United States still might find a route of escape....

A deeply reported book on the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement, offering unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it....

In 2008, Barack Obama’s historic victory was heralded as a turning point for the country. And so it would be—just not in the way that most Americans hoped. The election of the nation’s first Black president fanned long-burning embers of white supremacy....

A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence....