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Indlæser... Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soulaf Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. read with "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates ( ) This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. A brilliant and challenging work that shows us we have so far to go. Primarily, this work was helpful in realizing how many false victories we think we have along the lines of race and how a real conversation needs to be had in so many areas. Highly, highly recommended. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This is a current events book and analysis on the state of "race" primarily from the 2008 financial crisis up until the aftermath of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson. His critical analysis is spot on, however, his solutions are somewhat lacking. This was an easy read and I believe a great introduction to how policies and belief systems hinder an equal society. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. This is an excellent, thoughtful, well-researched look at some of the most important questions about the United States. I learned a lot from this book, and while Glaude didn't have to win me over -- I came to the book already on the same page about most of the major points -- his arguments are cogent and well-supported enough that I would give this book to a less-sympathetic family member and expect it might move them politically. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"A powerful polemic on the state of black America that savages the idea of a post-racial society America's great promise of equality has always rung hollow in the ears of African Americans, but today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police, to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergency--at the very moment the election of the first black president has prompted many to believe we've solved America's race problem. Democracy in Black is Eddie S. Glaude Jr.'s impassioned response. Part manifesto, part history, part memoir, it argues that we live in a country founded on a "value gap"--With white lives valued more than others--that still distorts our politics today. Whether discussing why all Americans have racial habits that reinforce inequality, why black politics based on the civil-rights era have reached a dead end, or why only remaking democracy from the ground up can bring real change, Glaude crystallizes the untenable position of black America--and offers thoughts on a better way forward. Forceful in ideas and unsettling in its candor, Democracy In Black is a landmark book on race in America, one that promises to spark wide discussion as we move toward the end of our first black presidency"-- No library descriptions found. |
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