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Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America Audiobook, by Rita Omokha Play Audiobook Sample

Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America Audiobook

Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America Audiobook, by Rita Omokha Play Audiobook Sample
Release Date: November 19, 2024
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Read By: Imani Jade Powers, Angel Pean, André Santana, Jelani Alladin, Joshua Quinn, Gabby Beans, Brittany Bradford, Arsema Thomas, Eric Lockley, Rita Omokha Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.50 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: November 19, 2024
Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781250366467

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

6

Longest Chapter Length:

71:50 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

41 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

50:18 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

This program features multicast narration.

The story of young Black activists at the helm of fighting injustice over the last century, from the 1920s to the Trayvon generation, and how they transformed America and left an indelible mark on history.


Growing up as a Nigerian immigrant in the South Bronx, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha contended with her Blackness. In 2020, when George Floyd died at the hands of a white police officer, her exploration further developed as she traveled to thirty states attempting to mine contemporary race relations in the United States. During her trip, she encountered audacious young people like 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, who filmed Floyd’s murder, entering a seismic tragedy into the public and historical records, and set off a wave of unprecedented protests across the country. Darnella’s quick thinking and courage in that moment is part of a more significant legacy: that of the young Black people—often only teenagers—who have been at the forefront of fortifying and safeguarding American democracy in the last hundred years.

In Resist, Rita charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the early years of renowned activist Ella Baker and others she inspired, to the first glimpse of allyship in the Bates Seven and a renewed examination of the Black Panther Party, all the way to the current generation of young Black revolutionaries who walked American cities in the wake of the murders of countless Black people. Rita also draws on her own experiences as a Black immigrant living in America, offering a unique and insightful perspective on this ongoing struggle for justice.

Rendered with empathy and care, Resist ties these pivotal stories together—and so many more that are lesser known—into an essential and gripping narrative of resilience and unity, and how young Black activists redefined American history.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

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About the Narrators

James Fouhey is an actor and narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than forty audiobooks across a variety of genres, including science fiction, romance, young adult fiction, and children’s fiction.

Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.

Lauren Fortgang, a graduate of Fordham University’s Theater Program, is an actress, costume designer, and narrator. She has recorded everything from video games to textbooks. Her audiobook narrations have earned AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed her as a finalist for an Audie Award in 2014.