Black demons
Subtitle: media's depiction of the African American male criminal stereotype
By: Dennis Rome.
Series: Crime, media, and popular culture
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: African Americans in mass media.; Crime in mass media.; Mass media -- United States.
Description: "The African American male criminal stereotype continues to serve as justification for covert and overt racism in contemporary society. Television, cinema, music, and news coverage frequently depict African American males running from the law, committing crimes, victimizing women, and engaging in other illegal activities. Rome examines those images and explains the phenomenon. He discusses the impact of such images on both the African American community and American society in general. He tackles the notion of a "black pathology," a fundamental weakness in African American families that can be traced to their experiences as slaves. This book concludes that both the news media and entertainment outlets must discontinue their practice of equating young African American males with aggressiveness, lawlessness, and violence if we are ever to truly abolish racism in this country."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.