Police violence and race relations are important topics, and the passion and energy of the creator help this example of street journalism rise above his unpolished art and writing. I do wish he hadn't inserted himself into the narrative quite so much, as he was mostly a bystander who watched the action on the news. I would rather that space had been devoted to more details about the riots and their aftermath.

I find it odd that this book seems to consist of a brand new cover literally glued over the cover of some publisher overstock from an edition released five years ago. The book was originally called [b:Mark Twain Was Right: The 2001 Cincinnatti Riots|13595329|Mark Twain Was Right The 2001 Cincinnatti Riots|Dan P. Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344727968s/13595329.jpg|19183879], and the author previously presented himself as [a:Dan P. Moore|5814441|Dan P. Moore|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. The old ISBN printed on the old back cover is 978-1-934620-21-2. I can see the publisher's desire to revive interest in the book by tying it into the Black Lives Matter movement, but the slipshod nature of the reissue comes off as a bit cynical and cheap. ( )