TELL HER STORY
The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever—and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality.
“An excellent study of the 1980s that captures the heart and soul of the social movements that foreshadowed calls to ‘Say her name.’ A timely and necessary book.”
–Marcia Chatelain, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning,
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
How the underground economy helped African American women rise above.
MEET THE AUTHOR
LaShawn Harris is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and former Assistant Editor of the Journal of African American History (JAAH). Her area of expertise includes twentieth century African American and Black Women’s histories.