What Barack Obama means to black America
By: Jon Jeter, Robert Pierre.
Contributors: Pierre, Robert, 1968-
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470520666
Subjects: Obama, Barack; African Americans -- Civil rights; African American men -- Social conditions; Race discrimination -- United States; Group identity -- United States; Self-esteem -- United States
Description: "Each chapter tells a great story, but with the goal of looking into complex issues: the many problems young black men face, subtle persistent racism, the stagnation of blacks vis a vis whites, widespread black participation in the military despite widesprad anti-war sentiments, the increased decline of unions even as unions become the primary vehicle for black progress, the challenges of interracial families, the lack of good schools or healthcare for the poor, and the inability of well-off blacks to lift up others"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.