Tag Archives: police brutality
Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop’s Battle for America’s Soul – Michael Fanone and John Shiffman
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “What sort of American tries to overthrow democracy? What kind of man becomes so consumed by a false belief that he drives across the country, storms the Capitol, and assaults police officers?” Those are pressing questions … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction, Our Best
Tagged insurrection, January 6, law enforcement, police brutality, PTSD
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright, Afterward by Malcolm Wright
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…even though his entire body was drenched in what seemed to him a cloud of hot vapor, even though his throat gagged at the reeking odors, he felt that he was safe for the first … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged ethics, police brutality, racism, Religion
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We Are Bridges: A Memoir – Cassandra Lane
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “We are bridges made of blood and water, soil and skin.” Yes, we are bridges: connecting our present to our past and to our future. Cassandra Lane’s great-grandfather was named Burt Bridges. He was lynched … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, family, police brutality, racism, social justice
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The Man Who Lived Underground – Richard Wright, Afterward by Malcolm Wright
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…even though his entire body was drenched in what seemed to him a cloud of hot vapor, even though his throat gagged at the reeking odors, he felt that he was safe for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Lost and almost forgotten, Our Best, Social Justice
Tagged ethics, police brutality, racism, Religion, violence
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Justice Gone – N. Lombardi Jr.
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Justice Gone highlights an event that happens in a small town and what unfolds as a dramatic and wonderfully set story discusses matters that we are facing in the world today. In this psychological thriller, three … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged climate change, homelessness, police brutality, psychological thriller, veterans
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