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A note from Kim -- Part I: Raising a backtalker -- Race warrior girl at three -- Resistance starts at home -- "Happy talk" -- The making of a militant -- Show them what they're dealing with -- Killing them with kindness -- Ministry of song and hope -- Harbingers -- Cloudy skies -- Newark-bound -- Revelations -- On becoming a girl ... a Black girl -- Et tu, mommy -- Life, disembodied -- The shadow of your smile -- Honorable discharge -- Wilberforce -- The sleepover -- The world changes -- A Raisin in the sun -- The incredible hulk -- "Urban renewal" -- Speaking the truth to power -- A budding backtalker goes to Washington -- Moving on -- Part II: Becoming a backtalker -- Great awakenings -- The BFH -- "Ain't no stopping us now" -- Welcome to Harvard Law -- A law professor of color -- Showdown at the Ames Moot Court Competition -- Prof. Jim Jones -- The personal becomes political -- Tom, Jerry, and the making of critical race theory -- Part III: Being a backtalker -- A grave intersectional failure -- "Go, O.J., go!" -- Seen, but not heard -- On being my mother's daughter -- Why "we" can't wait -- #SayHerName
"One of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas."--