Race still matters : the reality of African American lives and the myth of postracial society / edited by Yuya Kiuchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kiuchi, Yuya, editor.

Series:

SUNY series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social conditions--21st century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Race identity.

Race discrimination--United States.

Race discrimination.

Race relations.

African Americans--Social conditions.

United States.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

United States--Race relations--21st century.

Physical Description:

xxx, 382 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]

Summary:

More than half a century after the civil rights era of the mid-1950s to the late 1960s, American society is often characterized as postracial. In other words, that the country has moved away from prejudice based on skin color and we live in a colorblind society. The reality, however, is the opposite. African Americans continue to face both explicit and latent discriminations in housing, healthcare, education, and every facet of their lives. Recent cases involving law enforcement officers shooting unarmed Black men also attest to the reality: the problem of the twenty-first century is still the problem of the color line. Contributors drawn from a wide array of disciplines use multidisciplinary methods to explore topics such as Black family experiences, hate crimes, race and popular culture, residual discrimination, economic and occupational opportunity gaps, healthcare disparities, education, law enforcement issues, youth culture, and the depiction of Black female athletes. The volume offers irrefutable evidence that race still very much matters in the United States today.

Contents:

Part 1 Race

1 Reverse Racism: A Discursive History / Tad Suiter Suiter, Tad 3

2 "The Struggle is Real out Here": The Contextual Reality of Being Black Couples and Families in America / Karlin J. Tichenor Tichenor, Karlin J. 41

3 Holy Smoke: Church Burnings, Journalism, and the Politics of Race, 1996-2006 / Christopher Strain Strain, Christopher 71

4 Fear of a Black President: Conspiracy Theory and Racial Paranoia in Obamerica / Travis L. Gosa Gosa, Travis L., Danielle Porter Sanchez Sanchez, Danielle Porter 101

Part 2 Structural Inequality

5 From Orchards to Silicon Valley: African American Suburbanization in the U.S. West, the Black San Jose Model, 1945-2010 / Herb Ruffin II Ruffin, Herb II 133

6 African American Economic Experiences: Income, Occupations, Savings, Investments, and Social Security Trends since 2000 / LaToya T. Brackett Brackett, LaToya T. 163

7 Confronting an Enduring Legacy: Health-Care Workforce Disparity / Costellia H. Talley Talley, Costellia H., Henry C. Talley Talley, Henry C. 193

Part 3 African American Youth

8 Sustained Inequality: African American Education in a "Postracial" Nation / Daniel R. Davis Davis, Daniel R. 227

9 "Nothing We Could Do or Say": African American Young Men's Lived Police Experiences / Rod K. Brunson Brunson, Rod K., Amanda D'Souza D'Souza, Amanda 255

10 African American Youth and the Postracial Societal Myth / Carl S. Taylor Taylor, Carl S., Pamela R. Smith Smith, Pamela R. 275

Part 4 Popular Culture

11 Leave the Prejudice, Take the Power: Crash, Fruitvale Station, and Race in Hollywood in the Twenty-First Century / Justin Gomer Gomer, Justin 301

12 African American Female Athletic Image: What We Should Take Away from the London 2012 Olympic Games / Rachel L. Myers Myers, Rachel L. 321

13 Art Obama Effect? African American Voting Behavior and the Political Symbolism of a Black President / David C. Wilson Wilson, David C., Samantha S. Kelley Kelley, Samantha S., Emmanuel Balogun Balogun, Emmanuel, Christian Solar Solar, Christian, Sahar Salehi Salehi, Sahar 343.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Race still matters

ISBN:

9781438462738

1438462735

OCLC:

947816312