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Who's afraid of post-blackness?: what it means to be black now
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New York : Free Press, c2011.
Physical Desc:
xviii, 251 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
South Natomas
305.896073 T727 2011
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A provocative look at what it means to be Black today. It includes excerpts from over 100 interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Cornel West, Skip Gates, Melissa Harris-Perry, Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley, Glenn Ligon, Malcolm Gladwell, Paul Mooney, NY Gov David Paterson, Harold Ford, Jr., Soledad O'Brien, Kamala Harris, Chuck D, Questlove and others. A memoir of the racist and racial incidents that have shaped Toure's life. An examination of Chappelle's Show and its brilliant way of playing with and skewering racial politics (informed by interviews with all of the major creative members of the show including Chappelle). And a trip through the modern Black art world focused on the work of Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley, Glenn Ligon, William Pope.L, and Rashid Johnson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Touré., & Dyson, M. E. (2011). Who's afraid of post-blackness?: what it means to be black now. New York, Free Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Touré, 1971- and Michael Eric. Dyson. 2011. Who's Afraid of Post-blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now. New York, Free Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Touré, 1971- and Michael Eric. Dyson, Who's Afraid of Post-blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now. New York, Free Press, 2011.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Touré and Michael Eric Dyson. Who's Afraid of Post-blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now. New York, Free Press, 2011.

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