Race and Resistance: African-Americans in the Twenty-First Century (Race and Resistance, 3) - Softcover

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9780896086524: Race and Resistance: African-Americans in the Twenty-First Century (Race and Resistance, 3)

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ISBN 10: 0896086526 ISBN 13: 9780896086524

Publisher: South End Press, 2002

In Race and Resistance: African-Americans in the Twenty-First Century, leading African-American scholars and activists discuss the state of Black America today and the prospects for achieving full civil rights and equality.

This broad, inclusive anthology makes a vital contribution to our understanding of racism and how it can be overcome. Contributors include Abdul Akalimat on "e-black studies;" Dan Aldridge on spirituality and activism; Amiri Baraka on wisdom and cultural expression; Cathy Cohen on the continuing impact of AIDS in the African-American community; Ron Daniels on race and globalization; Angela Davis on the anti-enforcement violence movement; Joy James on black feminism; Johnita Scott on the history of the reparations movement in the U.S.; Charles Simmons on environmental justice; and Alice Tait on the media.

Herb Boyd is national editor of The Black World Today, a popular internet news publication. He is also the author of Autobiography of a People; Brotherman: The Odyseey of Black Men in America; Black Panthers for Beginners; and African History for Beginners. He teaches at the College of New Rochelle.

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Herb Boyd is national editor of The Black World Today, a popular internet news publication. He is the author of Autobiography of a People (Doubleday, FEB 2000); Brotherman: The Odyseey of Black Men in America (Ballantine, 1996); and Black Panthers for Beginners and African History for Beginners (Writers & Readers, 1995 & 1991). He teaches at the College of New Rochelle.

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Eighteen leading African American scholars and activists, including Amiri Baraka, Angela Davis, Ron Daniels, and bell hooks, discuss the state of black America today and the prospects for achieving full equality. Topics range from hip-hop to reparations to the labor movement.
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