In the heart of San Francisco, a city emblematic of gentrification's zenith, lies a paradoxical institution: the Robeson Justice Academy. Aimed at serving the vestiges of the city's low-income neighborhoods through a liberatory, social justice-oriented curriculum, the academy embodies both a beacon of hope and a site of contradiction. "Progressive Dystopia" by Savannah Shange delves deep into the heart of this contradiction, presenting a compelling narrative that juxtaposes the academy's noble mission against its unsettling realities. Through a rich tapestry of ethnographic fieldwork and personal insights gleaned from six years of teaching experience, Shange exposes the school's systemic failure to uplift its Black students, despite its majority Latinx population and progressive ethos. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco's rapidly dwindling Black population, now at a mere 3 percent, Shange's work offers a critical examination of the complexities of implementing social justice in spaces inherently structured by antiblackness. "Progressive Dystopia" is not just a critique of a single institution but a broader commentary on the survival of Black communities in spaces that forecast their erasure. With a narrative that is as provocative as it is enlightening, Shange advocates for abolition as the only viable path to true Black freedom, challenging readers to reimagine the foundations of education and community solidarity in the face of systemic inequities. This book is a clarion call to confront the dystopian realities of progressive ambitions, urging a radical rethinking of what it means to truly uplift and unite all students of color.