Post black : how a new generation is redefining African American identity / Ytasha L. Womack ; foreword by Derek T. Dingle.
Title:
Post black : how a new generation is redefining African American identity / Ytasha L. Womack ; foreword by Derek T. Dingle.
ISBN:
9781569765395
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, [2018]
©2010
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction : identity theft -- The generation gap : the young black professional -- The African diaspora : new immigrants in African America -- Bridges : biracial, bicultural identity -- Black, gay, lesbian, and proud : GLBT in black America -- Spirituality : the new black religious experience -- The hip-hop factor : black art in a commercial landscape -- Black entrepreneurs : new urban impresarios and postracial shopkeepers -- Talented tenth revisited : capitalism versus social responsibility -- Neofeminism : womanist values in the age of the video girl -- The Obama factor : redefining possibility.
Summary:
Examines contemporary African American life, drawing on interviews, expert opinions, and research. Demonstrates how the current generation resists identification with the traditional black community and how young black persons define themselves in more diverse ways by personal interests, lifestyles, and points of view.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
11-Adult.
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