Free at Last?: Black America in the Twenty-First CenturyJuan Jose Battle, Michael Bennett, Anthony J. Lemelle, Jr. As this volume indicates, the issues facing black America are diverse, and the tools needed to understand these phenomena cross disciplinary boundaries. In this anthology, the authors address a wide range of topics including race, gender, class, sexual orientation, globalism, migration, health, politics, culture, and urban issues-from a diversity of disciplinary perspectives. |
Contents
Democracy and Captivity | 17 |
Double Consciousness | 33 |
Tearing Down Boundaries | 51 |
Health Disparities in the | 83 |
The Vying | 127 |
A Sociological | 149 |
The Utilization of an Improper | 173 |
Inserting | 189 |
Interracial Relationships | 227 |
Environmental Justice | 247 |
List of Contributors | 281 |
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