Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

“Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care” is a 2022 nonfiction book co-authored by Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes, published by Haymarket Books. It is not a narrative with a traditional plot but a dynamic collection of dialogues, essays, interviews, social media posts, and reflections spanning from 2015 to 2022. The book captures the authors’ conversations and individual writings on radical activism amid crises like the murders of Black people by police, the COVID-19 pandemic, and global solidarity movements. Kaba, a renowned Black feminist abolitionist, organizer, and author (known for works like We Do This ‘Til We Free Us), and Hayes, a journalist, organizer, and artist focused on Indigenous rights and anti-capitalist struggle, weave personal stories with political analysis to inspire readers to embrace radicalization as a response to despair.