Screen LibraryBarack Obama and African American empowerment：the rise of Black America's new leadership
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The critical black studies series |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 269 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780230620506 0230620507 9780230620520 0230620523 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.209 |
| Call Number: | D771.209/B223 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. System values and African American leadership / Robert C. Smith -- The limits of Black pragmatism: the rise and fall of David Dinkins, 1989-1993 / Ryan Reft -- City politics and Black protest: the economic transformation of Harlem and Bronzeville / Derek S. Hyra -- Toward a pragmatic Black politics / Fredrick Harris -- On Black leadership, Black politics, and the US immigration debate / Mark Sawyer -- The political orientations of young African Americans / David A. Bositis -- The case for a neo-rainbow electoral strategy / Danny Glover and Bill Fletcher, Jr. -- The ethics of Colin Powell / Grant Farred -- First Lady in black: Michelle Obama and the crisis of race and gender / Gerald Horne and Malaika Horne-Wells ... This title examines the evolution of African American leadership and politics since the civil rights movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States. |