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“A must-read for those interested in understanding how anti-Black policy decisions drive mass incarceration, gentrification, and dire racial inequality in Washington, DC, and throughout our nation."—Derek Hyra, author of Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino CityBefore Gentrification s

Join this exciting line-up of Rebel Speak book events in Los Angeles, including conversations with Angela Davis, Dolores Huerta, Pedro Noguera, and more.

Mark your calendars for the chance to join Maxine Gordon in conversation about her acclaimed biography of late husband, Dexter Gordon:September 8, Sunday, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY – 4 PM: One Breath Rising reading and book eventSeptember 12, Thursday, Piedmont Jazz Alliance, Footnote, Winston-S