{"product_id":"outing-blue-privilege-a-call-for-public-love-because-public-safety-is-not-enough-paperback","title":"Outing Blue Privilege: A Call for Public Love Because Public Safety Is Not Enough - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillie Dwayne Francois III\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e * \"\u003ci\u003eOuting Blue Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e reads policing and prison through the eyes of a criminalized Galilean and the voices of the incarcerated themselves, and it refuses the thin comfort of 'public safety.' . . . A bracing, deeply felt reckoning.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Michelle Alexander, author, \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003ePub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003elic love is protest and policy advocacy. Policy advocacy is a civic prayer that impacts the soul of the nation. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Policing and punishment hover over us as matters of life and death. Our world aches for a species of love strong enough to undo the personal, collective, and structural terror and trauma of policing and punishment. \u003cbr\u003eIn our republic, it's common to grapple with intrigues around public policy, public housing, public safety, and public benefits, but what about public love? In \u003ci\u003eOuting Blue Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e Willie Francois pushes readers into an activism of public love, the embodiment, creation of, and advocacy for common goodness, equity, and justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePOLITICAL SCIENCE \/ Law Enforcement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION \/ Christian Theology \/ Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Activism \u0026amp; Social Justice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillie Dwayne Francois III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOUTING BLUE PRIVILEGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Call for Public Love Because Public Safety Is Not Enough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto credit: Adobe Stock \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-62698-656-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e[ORBIS LOGO]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillie Dwayne Francois III is an associate professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary, NYC, where he directs the master of professional studies program at Sing Sing and Bedford Hills Correctional Facilities. He also serves as senior pastor of Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, NJ, and is second vice president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He holds degrees from Morehouse College, Harvard Divinity School, and Emory University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548641972268,"sku":"9781626986565","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/q7Hx8l3y9v9781626986565.webp?v=1793530289","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/outing-blue-privilege-a-call-for-public-love-because-public-safety-is-not-enough-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}