Impolite conversations : on race, politics, sex, money, and religion / Cora Daniels and John L. Jackson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Cora, author.

Jackson, John L., Jr., 1971- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans.

United States--Civilization--21st century.

United States.

United States--Social life and customs--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First Atria books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2014.

Contents:

Sex. Cora

Let's pray for sexually active daughters; John

There's a conspiracy to hypermasculinize black boys

Money. Cora

We're not movin' on up ; John

Watching TV is better than listening to jazz

Religion. John

Is Twitter the new religion? ; Cora

Can a nation still have faith if it has lost its hope? ; John

Are black people still overchurched?

Politics. John

I could be a Republican ; Cora

It's time to rethink the American Dream ; John

Obama makes whites whiter ; Cora

I don't care about first black presidents ; Cora

It actually is Mama's fault

Race. John

We're all haters ; Cora

One box rules ; Cora

Color wars! ; John

All my best friends are light-skinned women ; Cora

F*ck the N-word

bring back the word "nigger" ; John

Nigger, please! ; John

Is half as good better than nothing? ; Cora

Mediocrity Nation? ; John

No more Sojourners.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781476739137 (electronic bk.)

1476739137 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99992699242

40024099118

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.