An Unspeakable Hope Audiobook Libro.fm

A powerful and insightful Cyntoia BrownLong author of Free Cyntoia memoir in the vein of Just Mercy and The Sum of Us that upends our understanding about the future of policing in the United States and explores how we can begin healing from systemic injustice

In 2012 nineteenyearold Leon Ford was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer during a racially charged traffic stop stemming from a case of mistaken identity When he woke up in the hospital he was faced with two lifechanging realities he was a new father and he was paralyzed from the waist down Leon found the only way to move forward was to let go of his bitterness and learn to practice forgiveness

Now in this memoir and manifesto Leon illustrates how this harrowing experience has inspired a deep reckoning with the issues his community is facing not only with police brutality but also an epidemic of street violence toxic masculinity and its impact on Black fatherhood and the lack of disability rights and mental health access in disenfranchised communities In the wake of countless similar shootings across the country Leon details how he turned towards social activism dedicating himself to bridging the gap between the police and the communities they are supposed to serve

With a voice filled with healing triumph and resilience Shaka Senghor bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs Ford offers fresh counterintuitive ways we can effect social change Leon shows us how together we can move away from retribution and towards transformative justice in order to end police brutality and heal as a country As he once said Lead with love Start compassionate conversations even with individuals and systems that have caused you pain I know from experience that you can make your pain purposeful