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Overview
- Will the black vote control the 2020 election?
- Do black lives really matter?
- After the Obama presidency, are black people better off?
- Are stereotypical images of people of color changing in Hollywood?
- How is "Black Girl Magic" changing the face of black America?
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780316532860 |
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Publisher: | Hachette Books |
Publication date: | 01/14/2020 |
Pages: | 272 |
Sales rank: | 150,192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 What's Going On?: The State of Black America 1
2 Obama: A Reflection 15
3 Trump: Make America Hate Again 35
4 Stay Woke…And Stay Active: The New Black Voting Muscle 51
5 IT's The General's War…But The Soldier's Blood: The Changing Face of Black Leadership 69
6 "Somethings Make Change…Other Things Just Make Noise.": Activism Today 95
7 Stand Up, Black Men, Stand Up!: Black Men Struggling in America-and How to Help Them 125
8 Black Girl Magic: Empowering Black Women Today 141
9 "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste": Correcting Our Miseducation 153
10 "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems?": The Economics of Being Black and Buying Black 175
11 The Madea Dilemma: Black Representation in Entertainment and the Media 201
12 Am I Black Enough For Ya?: Defining Blackness 223
13 Conclusion: The New Narrative 237
Acknowledgments 243
About the Author 245
About the Contributors 249