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A day late and a dollar short : high hopes and deferred dreams in Obama's "postracial" America, Robert E. Pierre and Jon Jeter

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Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come? When Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans? Including President Obama? Are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race, the United States has come a long way, but not far enough and not fast enough. Every day, we cope with casual racism, myriad indignities, institutional obstacles, post-racial nonsense, and peers bent on self-destruction. The powers that be, meanwhile, always seem to arrive with their apologies and redress a day late and a dollar short. This book takes a close look at the lives of African-Americans from diverse backgrounds as Obama's victory comes to play a personal role in each of their lives. Every tale delves into the complex issues we will have to deal with going forward: - The many challenges young black men face, such as subtle persistent racism - The stagnation of blacks vis - vis whites - Widespread black participation in the military despite widespread anti-war sentiments - The decline of unions even as organized labor becomes the primary vehicle for black progress - The challenges of interracial families - The lack of good schools or healthcare for the poor - The inability of well-off blacks to lift up others Barack Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union address in January 2010, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short will deliver an altogether different picture of the way things really under the first black president
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A day late and a dollar short : high hopes and deferred dreams in Obama's "postracial" America
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A day late and a dollar short
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high hopes and deferred dreams in Obama's "postracial" America
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Robert E. Pierre and Jon Jeter
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eng
Summary
Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come? When Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans? Including President Obama? Are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race, the United States has come a long way, but not far enough and not fast enough. Every day, we cope with casual racism, myriad indignities, institutional obstacles, post-racial nonsense, and peers bent on self-destruction. The powers that be, meanwhile, always seem to arrive with their apologies and redress a day late and a dollar short. This book takes a close look at the lives of African-Americans from diverse backgrounds as Obama's victory comes to play a personal role in each of their lives. Every tale delves into the complex issues we will have to deal with going forward: - The many challenges young black men face, such as subtle persistent racism - The stagnation of blacks vis - vis whites - Widespread black participation in the military despite widespread anti-war sentiments - The decline of unions even as organized labor becomes the primary vehicle for black progress - The challenges of interracial families - The lack of good schools or healthcare for the poor - The inability of well-off blacks to lift up others Barack Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union address in January 2010, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short will deliver an altogether different picture of the way things really under the first black president
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1968-
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Pierre, Robert E.
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973.932092
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non fiction
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  • Obama, Barack
  • African Americans
  • African American men
  • Race discrimination
  • Group identity
  • Self-esteem
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A day late and a dollar short : high hopes and deferred dreams in Obama's "postracial" America, Robert E. Pierre and Jon Jeter
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9780470570494
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A day late and a dollar short : high hopes and deferred dreams in Obama's "postracial" America, Robert E. Pierre and Jon Jeter
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent.
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MWT13575603
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unknown
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1 online resource.
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  • online
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Digital content provided by hoopla
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9780470570494
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computer
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rdamedia.
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  • c
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MWT13575603
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remote
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13575603
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