Smoke kings a novel

"Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets 62 years after Emmett Till. When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after these senseless d...

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Main Author: Mayfield, Jahmal (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn : Melville House, 2024.
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Summary:"Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets 62 years after Emmett Till. When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after these senseless deaths. Instead, he leads 3 grief-stricken friends on a mission of retribution, kidnapping the descendants of long-ago perpetrators of hate crimes, confronting the targets with their racist lineages, and forcing them to pay reparations to a community fund. For 3 of the group members, the results mean justice; for Nate--pure revenge. Not all targets go quietly into the night, though, and Nate and his friends{u2019} world spirals out of control when they confront the wrong man. Now the leader of a white supremacist group is hot on their tail as is a jaded lawman with some disturbingly racist views of his own. As the 4 vigilantes fight to thwart their ruthless pursuers, they{u2019}re forced to accept an age-old truth: 'Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.'" --publisher's website
Physical Description:390 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9781685891114
168589111X
Author Notes:Jahmal Mayfield was born in Virginia but currently resides in New Jersey. In addition to writing crime fiction, he serves as the director of a nonprofit program that provides employment support to people with disabilities. SMOKE KINGS was inspired by Kimberly Jones' passionate viral video, " How can we win? "