| Description |
xv, 276 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Black studies & critical thinking ; v. 8
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Black studies & critical thinking ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"What does it mean to be Black in the Obama era? In [this book], young African American scholars and researchers and experienced community activists demonstrate how to encourage dialogue across curricula, disciplines, and communitites with emphases on education, new media, and popular culture"--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
The (new?) "rap on race" : historicizing calls for racial dialogue in the early years of Barack Obama's presidency / Shawn Anthony Christian -- The next chapter of our story : rethinking African American metanarratives in schooling and society / Ebony Elizabeth Thomas -- Double consciousness : the context and consequences of black racial identity in the Obama era / Kafi Damali Kumasi -- Schools of hope : teaching literacy in the Obama era / Jane Bean-Folkes -- Where do we go from -- where? : identifying the ideological bases of low-income, urban black adolescents' views on racism / Alfred W. DeFreece, Jr -- Transformative educational spaces : black youth and education in the 21st century / Shanesha R.F. Brooks-Tatum -- The Obama effect : using a culturally relevant pedagogy at a historically African American university / Karen Keaton Jackson -- "The evidence of things not seen" : faith and persuasion in the Obama era / Zandra L. Jordan -- Hip-hop's president : the genre, his genius, our generation / Jamal R. Burke -- "As if the walls could speak" : imagining postmemories of U.S. slavery in the age of Obama / Khaliah Mangrum -- African Americans and the U.S. prison-industrial complex / Gregory L. Caldwell, Keisha L. Green -- Taking the pulse of our communities : the state of black public health in the Obama era / Nutrena Watts Tate, Jonnie Perryman Hamilton -- Black love as activism : restoring our families and communities / Gloria B. Mills, Marcelle M. Haddix -- Afterword / Zeus Leonardo. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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African Americans -- Race identity -- Political aspects.
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African Americans -- Race identity. |
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Obama, Barack -- Influence.
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Obama, Barack. |
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism. |
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United States. |
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Post-racialism -- United States.
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Post-racialism. |
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United States -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Racism. |
| Added Author |
Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth, 1977-
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Brooks-Tatum, Shanesha R. F.
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| ISBN |
9781433111280 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1433111284 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781433111259 paperback alkaline paper |
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143311125X paperback alkaline paper |
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9781453902103 e-book |
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1453902104 e-book |
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