Sugrue's sophisticated analysis of the interconnections among jobs, housing, and politics provides a devastating critique of the currently fashionable 'culture of poverty' thesis. Most interesting is their search for a common stand on Louis Farrakhan. Ultimately, Lerner continues to condemn Farrakhan far more categorically than West does. Race Matters addresses some of today's most urgent issues for black Americans - from discrimination to despair, from leadership to the legacy of Malcolm X. West believes that to engage in a serious discussion about race in America, we must begin with the flaws of American society. From this, West goes on to consider the new black conservatism, black-Jewish relations, and myths about black sexuality in this book.
West concludes with a call to the black bourgeoisie and to the prophetic wing of the black church.
A new collection of essays on philosophy and race. Confronts the questions surrounding identity politics, Critical Legal Studies, the legacies of the civil rights movement, and more. A provocative range of politicians, researchers, legal experts, and business people dispute the best way to fight discrimination. Gates' response takes the form of an autobiographical account of the triumph and tragedies of the generation of young blacks who attended historically White colleges and universities. West's essay investigates the nature of DuBois's life and thought and the tensions inherent between them.