Angela Y. Davis
Nato: January 26, 1944 – Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Angela Y. Davis is an American philosopher, historian, activist, and author whose work examines race, gender, class, abolition, and the prison-industrial complex. Her notable books include Women, Race, & Class, Are Prisons Obsolete?, and Freedom Is a Constant Struggle. A longtime professor, she has shaped academic and public debates on justice.
Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore
Angela Y. Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on January 26, 1944, and came of age in the violence and discipline of Jim Crow. Raised in a politically engaged Black family in the area known as “Dynamite Hill,” she learned early how racism operated both as law and as daily threat. A scholarship took her to progressive schools in New York, then to Brandeis University, where she studied French and spent time in Europe. Graduate study in Frankfurt, San Diego, and Berlin deepened her engagement with philosophy, Marxism, and critical theory, especially through figures such as Herbert Marcuse. The 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which killed four girls she knew, was among the decisive events that turned intellectual study into political commitment.
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Women, Race and Class (Women's Press Classics)
Angela Y. Davis
A powerful feminist analysis examining the intersections of gender, race, and class in American history and society.
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Angela Y. Davis
A powerful exploration of how blues pioneers Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday shaped black feminist consciousness through music.
Podem abolir les presons?
Angela Y. Davis
Radical vision challenging prison systems: justice reimagined without cages
Women, Race and Class (Women's Press Classics)
Angela Y. Davis
A powerful feminist analysis examining the intersections of gender, race, and class in American history and society.
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Angela Y. Davis
A powerful exploration of how blues pioneers Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday shaped black feminist consciousness through music.
Podem abolir les presons?
Angela Y. Davis
Radical vision challenging prison systems: justice reimagined without cages
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Voci della Community
"Angela Davis deserves credit for the dignity and courage with which she has lived her life"
— SFGate
"Behold the heart and mind of Angela Davis, open, relentless, and on time!"
— June Jordan
"Angela Davis stays on the pulse of what’s important"
— Common
"Angela Davis has stood her ground on every issue important to the health of our people and the planet"
— Alice Walker
"Meet the real Angela Davis: perhaps the leading public intellectual of our era"
— Robin D. G. Kelley
"Angela Y. Davis proves that it's still possible to find a new, refreshing way to discuss race, gender, class, and sexuality"
— Bust Magazine
"As an iconic educator, scholar and leader in the civil rights movement, Angela Davis is an obligatory add to your list of must-read Black authors"
— O, The Oprah Magazine
"Prof. Angela Y. Davis stands in that proud, radical tradition"
— Mumia Abu-Jamal
"Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice"
— Chandra Talpade Mohanty
"If anyone is qualified to make an assessment on the current situation, it is Angela Davis"
— The Guardian
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Creato da alumni della Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
