Cover of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What it Means to Be Black Now

Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What it Means to Be Black Now

Journalist Toureturns his ear to 100 prominent black Americans to create a provocative look at the state of race in America.

Subject
politicshistorysociologyeducation
Themes
raceafrican americansocial justiceamerican historysocial issues
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages
Form
essays

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