BLACK RISING is a novel by Author Kevin Barron about Marcus Brooks, Zarida Johnson, and Lisa Banks who are operatives of an organization called The Black Liberation Organization. The military wing of the BLO, in which they belong to, has set out to enforce their own version of justice against those individuals and organizations who have gotten away with injustices against Black people. In the midst of their operations Marcus, Zarida and Lisa are entangled in a romantic conflict that could jeopardize their relationships and the mission. All the while the BLO and its operatives are being pursued by a persistent NYPD detective named Lt. Hacker along with other law enforcement officials.