A pioneering scholar offers this new account of what systemic racism actually is, how it works and how we can fight back, revealing how hard-to-see systemic connections function to disproportionately contain, exploit and punish Black people and showing us how to create a more just America for us all.

Caught up in the system: metaracism and the stories that hide it -- The devil is in the details: systemic containment, punishment, and extraction -- No chance encounter: Trayvon Martin -- Stealing education: Kelley Williams-Bolar -- Manner of walking along roadway: Michael Brown -- How we break free: leverage points for change.