| Description |
1 online resource (122 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
New threats to freedom series
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New threats to freedom series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The civil rights distraction -- The limits of politics -- False black power -- Keeping up with the leftists: new observations for variations on the theme / J. McWhorter -- Black America: changing rhetoric into remedies / G.C. Loury -- A response to McWhorter and Loury. |
| Summary |
"Black civil rights leaders have long supported ethnic identity politics and prioritized the integration of political institutions, and seldom has that strategy been questioned. In False Black Power?, Jason L. Riley takes an honest, factual look at why increased black political power has not paid off in the ways that civil rights leadership has promised. Recent decades have witnessed a proliferation of black elected officials, culminating in the historic presidency of Barack Obama. However, racial gaps in employment, income, homeownership, academic achievement, and other measures not only continue but in some cases have even widened. While other racial and ethnic groups in America have made economic advancement a priority, the focus on political capital for blacks has been a disadvantage, blocking them from the fiscal capital that helped power upward mobility among other groups. Riley explains why the political strategy of civil rights leaders has left so many blacks behind. The key to black economic advancement today is overcoming cultural handicaps, not attaining more political power. The book closes with thoughtful responses from key thought leaders Glenn Loury and John McWhorter"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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African Americans -- Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- 21st century.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
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African American politicians -- United States -- 21st century.
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African American political activists -- United States -- 21st century.
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African American politicians. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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African American political activists. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Riley, Jason (Jason L.). False black power? West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, [2017] 1599475189 (OCoLC)966871654 |
| ISBN |
9781599475196 (electronic book) |
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1599475197 (electronic book) |
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9781599475189 (paperback) |
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1599475189 (paperback) |
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