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Viral Justice

How We Grow the World We Want

Ruha Benjamin

Princeton UP, 2022

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In the age of COVID-19, you may view viruses as a lingering threat. But as contagions kill, so does sexism, classism, racism, ableism and colonialism, writes award-winning author and Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin. She seeks to inspire you to take individualized, small-scale actions to develop new networks of care and support for those in your community. Benjamin calls on readers to work towards building a more inclusive world in which all people can thrive, not merely survive. You can promote “viral justice” by committing to advance the collective good, creating spaces in which everyone feels safe to flourish.

Take-Aways

Create “viral justice” by unlearning dominant narratives and promoting collective healing.
Build support networks to weather the stress and physical damage caused by oppressive systems.
Replace punitive policing with community-centered harm reduction policies.

About the Author

Ruha Benjamin is professor of African-American studies at Princeton University and also authored Race After Technology and People’s Science. She serves as founding director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab, which seeks to innovate how data is created, produced and disseminated.

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