Keepin' it real : essays on race in contemporary America / by Elwood Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Elwood, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Race relations.

United States.

African Americans.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Other Title:

Keeping it real

Essays on race in contemporary America

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, [2019]

Summary:

"The past decade has been one of the most racially turbulent periods in the modern era, as the complicated breakthrough of the Obama presidency gave way to the racially charged campaigning and eventual governing of Donald Trump. Keepin' It Real presents a wide-ranging group of essays that take on key aspects of the current landscape surrounding racial issues in Trump-era America, including the place of the Obamas, the rise of the alt-right and White nationalism, Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick and the backlash against his protests, Black Lives Matter, sexual politics in the Black community, and much more. America's racial problems aren't going away any time soon. Keepin' It Real will serve as a marker of the arguments raging right now, and an argument for the changes that need to be made to become the better nation it has long imagined itself to be." -- Back cover.

Contents:

Part 1. The politics of whitelash:

When racism hits close to home: on your campus

The 2016 Olympics: the trilogy of hypocrisy, racism, and white privilege

Dylann Storm Roof: the deranged, dark face of white nationalism

Conservatives still scapegoating Barack Obama

Colin Kaepernick: the undeniable reality of American racial hypocrisy

Birtherism = bullshit

Michelle Obama: playa hatin' on the former first lady

Denial of Supreme Court seat: one of a long line of racial slights toward president Obama

The intersection of racial, gender, and economic politics

The alt-right and the repulsive spirit of white supremacy

Part II. Staying woke!: Authentically Black: the debate lives on

Mental illness: yes - it is a Black thing!

Black lives matter too

Black history month: beyond one month

Message to Starbucks: tackling racism will require more than a few hours of racial bias training

We must focus more on substantial issues as opposed to fleeting symbolism

An open letter to some on the conservative right: slavery was totally f*cked up. Priod

Self-hatred in the Black community

Rachel Dolezal: the potential perversity of white privilege

The Black community and the complex politics of homophobia

Michael Dyson and Cornel West: much ado about ego

1-800-BLAME-A-BLACK-MAN

Does Black America deserve reparations? Yes. Period

Part III. Physical and psychological violence against Black bodies:

Violence against and demonization of Black women is often overlooked

Emmett Till: will justice ever be served?

Stephon Clark, Antwon Rose, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille: the devaluation of Black bodies

John Lewis: an American icon

People of color: continually demeaned, devalued, and dehumanized

Pepsi fiasco demonstrated the crucial need for greater diversity in corporate America

Part IV. Soulful reflections on entertainment, icons, and celebrity: O.J. Simpson: still captivating and polarizing the nation

Muhammad Ali: bold, daring, authentic, problematic, and kept it 100 percent real

Bill Cosby: America's dad hoodwinked us

Prince: bold, daring, black, and unapologetically controversial

Jemele Hill spoke truth to power

Donald Trump and the NFL: the politics of white fragility and white supremacy

Bill Maher, and the nigger-word debate

Roseanne Barr and the politics of right-wing hypocrisy

Aretha Franklin: feminist, activist, phenomenal woman

Omarosa, Donald Trump, and unalloyed racial bullhorns

Why is the conservative right so obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

R. Kelly and the ongoing disregard, devaluation, denigration and degradation of Black women.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789380521

1789380529

9781789380514

1789380510

OCLC:

1120720990