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Redefining Black Power

Reflections on the State of Black America

Various Authors
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Pages
208
Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
City Lights Publishers

About

The Obama presidency represented a major milestone in African American history. The very presence of a black First Family had a profound cultural impact, but did the Obama White House actually addressed any of the ongoing issues faced by Black America? Did communities of color organized sufficiently to voice their concerns? How could lessons learned from past freedom struggles guide the organizing that's needed to meet today's opportunities and challenges? To explore these questions in depth, international journalist Joanne Griffith traveled the country to interview black intellectuals, activists, authors, and educators, including former advisor to former President Obama, Van Jones; civil rights advocate and litigator, Michelle Alexander; economist, Julianne Malveaux; and friend and speech writer for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Vincent Harding. The result was a wide-ranging exploration of the hot-button issues facing America today, from economics, education and the law, to the cultural impact of mass media. Timely and rich in personal wisdom, Redefining Black Power connects the dots between past freedom struggles and the future of black civic and cultural life in the United States.

Related Subjects

  • Social Classes & Economic Disparity
  • Social Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Civil Rights
  • Political Science
  • 21st Century
  • United States
  • History
  • African American & Black Studies
  • Cultural & Ethnic Studies

Reviews

"Redefining Black Power was an important, historical rumination on race, class, power and politics in the Age of Obama. The conversations…are thoughtful, probing, nuanced insights into the state of African American political power at this historic moment. The book raises challenging questions, but rather than offer definitive answers, it provokes the reader to personally define Black Power and ins
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
"Joanne Griffith is a superb journalist! She writes, speaks, and interviews with great skill, sincerity, and sensitivity to those she covers. Joanne has made it in a tough journalism world -- one where the white males, working for wealthy news organizations, have the advantages. Her writings and insights are a lesson to all. She reflects President Obama's spirited call of fired up, ready to go!"
Connie Lawn, Senior White House Correspondent
"International broadcast journalist Griffith draws on the archives of radio interviews with black intellectuals to offer a perspective on how the election of the nation's first black president has changed notions of black power and ideas of a multicultural democracy...Griffith provides context for each excerpted interview, adding to the texture of the analysis of changing perspectives on contempor
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