Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index.
Contents:
ch. Five Resistance and Racial Progress: Kaepernick and the Practice of Leadership. ch. Two Wealth, Inclusivity, and Exclusion -- ch. Three From Compulsory Education to Universal Disappointment -- ch. Four The Color of Justice -- ch. Five Resistance and Racial Progress: Kaepernick and the Practice of Leadership.
Summary:
In America in Denial Lori Latrice Martin examines the myth of a race-fair America by reviewing and offering alternatives to universal, race-neutral programs and policies as well as other programs related to wealth, health, education, and criminal justice, while presenting themselves as race-neutral, Martin reveals that black scholars and politicians, in particular, seemingly capitulate and have become proponents of these programs and policies that perpetuate the myth of race-fair America. This (mis)use provides cover for elected officials and presidential hopefuls needed to garner the support and authenticity required to increase public support for their initiatives. These issues must be unpacked and debunked, and the material and nonmaterial harm historically done to black people, and still felt today, must be acknowledged. The idea that programs available to all people will benefit black people is demonstratively untrue, and the alternatives presented in America in Denial will generate much-needed conversations--back cover.
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