{"product_id":"birth-of-a-movement-black-lives-matter-and-the-catholic-church-paperback","title":"Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlga M. Segura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful and necessary contribution to the Church's reckoning with racism.\"-- \u003cb\u003eNational Catholic Reporter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Those who erroneously believe that the BLM movement and Church teachings are in conflict need not look any further than the pages of this book to see the myriad ways the two intersect. In f\u003c\/i\u003eact, by embracing the values of BLM, Catholicism can begin to embody the values it preaches but often fails to practice.\"\u003cb\u003e--From the Foreword \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirth of a Movement \u003c\/i\u003epresents a radical call to dignity and equality for all people. It examines the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, the church's involvement with slavery, including the decision by Georgetown University to make amends for its past actions, and the Catholic Church's response to the recent deaths of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In relating the story of the Black Lives Matter movement through a Christian lens, readers--Catholic and others--will gain insights and a deeper understanding of the movement and why it can help the church, and the country, move closer to racial equality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlga M. Segura\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Black immigrant who arrived from the Dominican Republic in the early 1990s. A graduate of Fordham University she is currently a freelance writer and opinion editor at the \u003cem\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e. Previously she was an associate editor at America Media, where she wrote articles on race and culture. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian, Sojourners, ZORA, The Revealer, Shondaland, Latino Rebels\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779155296319,"sku":"9781626984202","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/birth-of-a-movement-black-lives-matter-and-the-catholic-church-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}