1/ Four years ago I wrote on #BlackLivesMatter by putting its ideals into conversation with our greatest thinkers: #IdaBWells #MartinLutherKingJr
#FrederickDouglass #AnnaJuliaCooper #AudreLorde #JamesBaldwin #Langston Hughes #ZoraNealeHurston https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32335745-the-making-of-black-lives-matter

2/ My ambition was to honor our cherished tradition of black intellectual work and approach the movement by putting its ideals into conversation with some of our greatest thinkers and writers

3/ Chapter 1 sets the stage with Douglass and Wells grappling with what it means for blacks to find a meaningful place in a young #democratic nation founded on #4racialbondage and murder

4/ Chapter 2 explores the power of the #HarlemRenaissance to authorize #blackartists to try and expand white #imagination and possibilities for black inclusion even in the midst of #JimCrow

5/ Chapter 3 pairs Cooper and Lorde in exploring black feminism and contrasting their views on #blackfeminism even as they both resist white and black #patriarchy

6/ Chapter 4 explores the mid 20th century #CivilRights struggle through the writings and ideas of King and Baldein and the centrality of love in their work despite thenvast amount if #hate they experienced

7/ I wrote the book with a great sense of urgency, feeling we needed to expand the conversation to what our moral grounding was. We have a rich history that was propelling the movement and I wanted to bring that out for bit #academic and non-academic readers

8/ When Inwrote it I hoped it wouldnt be needed for long. Yet America proves resistant to #racialjustice. The movement continues and the struggle is ongoing. So I offer this book as a very small contribution to our journey. Black lives matter. Always.