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- ISBN
- 9780312429485
- EAN
- 9780312429485
- Book Title
- We Gon' Be Alright : Notes on Race and Resegregation
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 7.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Social Science
- Topic
- Discrimination & Race Relations
- Item Weight
- 5.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
0312429487
ISBN-13
9780312429485
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219642580
Product Key Features
Book Title
We Gon' Be Alright : Notes on Race and Resegregation
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Discrimination & Race Relations
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Item Length
7.1 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-038855
Reviews
"Jeff Chang has emerged as a premier chronicler of the broad and unruly narrative of American culture."-Jelani Cobb, staff writer for The New Yorker "The freshness of Chang's work, his comprehensive scholarship, and his accessibility in this discussion [of multiculturalism] are striking."- The A.V. Club, "In the song that inspired the author's title, Kendrick Lamar repeatedly asks his listeners, 'Do you feel me?' Chang's text, in essence, poses the same question. Enriched and stimulated as much by his passion as his ideas, I'm pleased to answer with a resounding yes."--Jabari Asim, Bookforum "When absorbed individually, the author's incisive essays will educate and inform readers. Collectively, Chang creates a chain-linked manifesto arguing for an end to racially charged violence and discrimination and urging global open-mindedness to the struggle of the oppressed. ... A compelling and intellectually thought-provoking exploration of the quagmire of race relations."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "[Carries] the conversation about race in America right into 2016. Each essay is both critically sharp and deeply affecting--both heavy with statistics and rich with evocative descriptions."-- East Bay Express "Incredible! It's a small book, but it packs a big punch."-- BookRiot "With simple, elegant prose coupled with remarkable scholarship, Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright , moves us beyond autobiography into an illuminated landscape of penetrating facts and underlining unavoidable truths. In these pages, one learns the meaning and devastating effects of resegregation, inequity, and the systems of power that maintain them. Connecting the dots from federal housing policies of the 1960's and the sparks of Ferguson to the political rise of Donald Trump and the bittersweet sorrow of Beyoncé's Lemonade , We Gon' Be Alright captures the crisis of this historical moment even as it propels us toward action for a future we can only imagine. It's been a long while since 'just the facts, please' was a real page-turner. For anyone interested in the realities shaping the cultural landscape, read it and share it. The clarity of vision is unparalleled. Chang has truly nailed it!" --Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist "Race has been fraught since its invention; this is to be expected of an enduring fiction that draws real blood. When it comes to navigating the minefields of race--its myths and material consequences, its currents and contradictions--Jeff Chang is a maestro. With eloquence and urgency, We Gon' Be Alright reveals a country whose deepening racial oppression and inequality is shrouded by myths of colorblindness and postracial triumphalism. Diversity trumps equity, racial innocence trumps history, gentrification trumps resegregation, performance trumps power, and a Trump America trumps any possibility of a liberated America. But reversing course, Chang tells us, requires truth and reconciliation, struggle and transfiguration, and a movement governed by love and full of grace." --Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original "There is no more fitting writer to chronicle an unprecedented moment in American history than Jeff Chang. We Gon' Be Alright is a seminal work about now, about who we are and who we are becoming." --Jose Antonio Vargas, Founder and CEO of Define American "Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright is an astonishing and thorough account of how decades of struggle and protest have led us to Ferguson, to Black Lives Matter, to questions of equity and diversity, and to a country that is more segregated than ever. In the midst of our tense racial debates, this book is required reading. We would do well to heed its lessons."--Michael Eric Dyson "Chang's prose is disarming, provocative, and sure to inspire further thought and research."-- Booklist, "In the song that inspired the author's title, Kendrick Lamar repeatedly asks his listeners, 'Do you feel me?' Chang's text, in essence, poses the same question. Enriched and stimulated as much by his passion as his ideas, I'm pleased to answer with a resounding yes."--Jabari Asim, Bookforum "When absorbed individually, the author's incisive essays will educate and inform readers. Collectively, Chang creates a chain-linked manifesto arguing for an end to racially charged violence and discrimination and urging global open-mindedness to the struggle of the oppressed. ... A compelling and intellectually thought-provoking exploration of the quagmire of race relations." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "With simple, elegant prose coupled with remarkable scholarship, Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright , moves us beyond autobiography into an illuminated landscape of penetrating facts and underlining unavoidable truths. In these pages, one learns the meaning and devastating effects of resegregation, inequity, and the systems of power that maintain them. Connecting the dots from federal housing policies of the 1960's and the sparks of Ferguson to the political rise of Donald Trump and the bittersweet sorrow of Beyoncé's Lemonade , We Gon' Be Alright captures the crisis of this historical moment even as it propels us toward action for a future we can only imagine. It's been a long while since 'just the facts, please' was a real page-turner. For anyone interested in the realities shaping the cultural landscape, read it and share it. The clarity of vision is unparalleled. Chang has truly nailed it!" --Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist "Race has been fraught since its invention; this is to be expected of an enduring fiction that draws real blood. When it comes to navigating the minefields of race--its myths and material consequences, its currents and contradictions--Jeff Chang is a maestro. With eloquence and urgency, We Gon' Be Alright reveals a country whose deepening racial oppression and inequality is shrouded by myths of colorblindness and postracial triumphalism. Diversity trumps equity, racial innocence trumps history, gentrification trumps resegregation, performance trumps power, and a Trump America trumps any possibility of a liberated America. But reversing course, Chang tells us, requires truth and reconciliation, struggle and transfiguration, and a movement governed by love and full of grace." --Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original "There is no more fitting writer to chronicle an unprecedented moment in American history than Jeff Chang. We Gon' Be Alright is a seminal work about now, about who we are and who we are becoming." --Jose Antonio Vargas, Founder and CEO of Define American "Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright is an astonishing and thorough account of how decades of struggle and protest have led us to Ferguson, to Black Lives Matter, to questions of equity and diversity, and to a country that is more segregated than ever. In the midst of our tense racial debates, this book is required reading. We would do well to heed its lessons."--Michael Eric Dyson "Chang's prose is disarming, provocative, and sure to inspire further thought and research."-- Booklist, "When absorbed individually, the author's incisive essays will educate and inform readers. Collectively, Chang creates a chain-linked manifesto arguing for an end to racially charged violence and discrimination and urging global open-mindedness to the struggle of the oppressed. ... A compelling and intellectually thought-provoking exploration of the quagmire of race relations." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "With simple, elegant prose coupled with remarkable scholarship, Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright , moves us beyond autobiography into an illuminated landscape of penetrating facts and underlining unavoidable truths. In these pages, one learns the meaning and devastating effects of resegregation, inequity, and the systems of power that maintain them. Connecting the dots from federal housing policies of the 1960's and the sparks of Ferguson to the political rise of Donald Trump and the bittersweet sorrow of Beyoncé's Lemonade , We Gon' Be Alright captures the crisis of this historical moment even as it propels us toward action for a future we can only imagine. It's been a long while since 'just the facts, please' was a real page-turner. For anyone interested in the realities shaping the cultural landscape, read it and share it. The clarity of vision is unparalleled. Chang has truly nailed it!" --Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist "Race has been fraught since its invention; this is to be expected of an enduring fiction that draws real blood. When it comes to navigating the minefields of race--its myths and material consequences, its currents and contradictions--Jeff Chang is a maestro. With eloquence and urgency, We Gon' Be Alright reveals a country whose deepening racial oppression and inequality is shrouded by myths of colorblindness and postracial triumphalism. Diversity trumps equity, racial innocence trumps history, gentrification trumps resegregation, performance trumps power, and a Trump America trumps any possibility of a liberated America. But reversing course, Chang tells us, requires truth and reconciliation, struggle and transfiguration, and a movement governed by love and full of grace." --Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original "There is no more fitting writer to chronicle an unprecedented moment in American history than Jeff Chang. We Gon' Be Alright is a seminal work about now, about who we are and who we are becoming." --Jose Antonio Vargas, Founder and CEO of Define American "Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright is an astonishing and thorough account of how decades of struggle and protest have led us to Ferguson, to Black Lives Matter, to questions of equity and diversity, and to a country that is more segregated than ever. In the midst of our tense racial debates, this book is required reading. We would do well to heed its lessons." --Michael Eric Dyson, "When absorbed individually, the author's incisive essays will educate and inform readers. Collectively, Chang creates a chain-linked manifesto arguing for an end to racially charged violence and discrimination and urging global open-mindedness to the struggle of the oppressed. ... A compelling and intellectually thought-provoking exploration of the quagmire of race relations."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "With simple, elegant prose coupled with remarkable scholarship, Jeff Chang's We Gon' Be Alright , moves us beyond autobiography into an illuminated landscape of penetrating facts and underlining unavoidable truths. In these pages, one learns the meaning and devastating effects of resegregation, inequity, and the systems of power that maintain them. Connecting the dots from federal housing policies of the 1960's and the sparks of Ferguson to the political rise of Donald Trump and the bittersweet sorrow of Beyoncé's Lemonade , We Gon' Be Alright captures the crisis of this historical moment even as it propels us toward action for a future we can only imagine. It's been a long while since 'just the facts, please' was a real page-turner. For anyone interested in the realities shaping the cultural landscape, read it and share it. The clarity of vision is unparalleled. Chang has truly nailed it!"--Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist "Race has been fraught since its invention; this is to be expected of an enduring fiction that draws real blood. When it comes to navigating the minefields of race--its myths and material consequences, its currents and contradictions--Jeff Chang is a maestro. With eloquence and urgency, We Gon' Be Alright reveals a country whose deepening racial oppression and inequality is shrouded by myths of colorblindness and postracial triumphalism. Diversity trumps equity, racial innocence trumps history, gentrification trumps resegregation, performance trumps power, and a Trump America trumps any possibility of a liberated America. But reversing course, Chang tells us, requires truth and reconciliation, struggle and transfiguration, and a movement governed by love and full of grace."--Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original "There is no more fitting writer to chronicle an unprecedented moment in American history than Jeff Chang. We Gon' Be Alright is a seminal work about now, about who we are and who we are becoming." --Jose Antonio Vargas, Founder and CEO of Define American
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Introduction: The Crisis Cycle Is Diversity for White People? On Fearmongering, Picture Taking, and Avoidance What a Time to Be Alive: On Student Protest The Odds: On Cultural Equity Vanilla Cities and Their Chocolate Suburbs: On Resegregation Hands Up: On Ferguson The In-Betweens: On Asian Americanness Conclusion: Making Lemonade
Synopsis
"THE SMARTEST BOOK OF THE YEAR" ( THE WASHINGTON POST ) In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang ( Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be ) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. Through deep reporting with key activists and thinkers, passionately personal writing, and distinguished cultural criticism, We Gon' Be Alright links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington D.C., the Great Migration to resurgent nativism. Chang explores the rise and fall of the idea of "diversity," the roots of student protest, changing ideas about Asian Americanness, and the impact of a century of racial separation in housing. He argues that resegregation is the unexamined condition of our time, the undoing of which is key to moving the nation forward to racial justice and cultural equity., A provocative and timely collection of essays from a celebrated cultural critic on race, diversity, and resegregation. The Smartest Book of the Year ( The Washington Post ) In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang ( Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be ) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. Through deep reporting with key activists and thinkers, passionately personal writing, and distinguished cultural criticism, We Gon' Be Alright links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington D.C., the Great Migration to resurgent nativism. Chang explores the rise and fall of the idea of "diversity," the roots of student protest, changing ideas about Asian Americanness, and the impact of a century of racial separation in housing. He argues that resegregation is the unexamined condition of our time, the undoing of which is key to moving the nation forward to racial justice and cultural equity., A provocative and timely collection of essays from a celebrated cultural critic on race, diversity, and resegregation. "The Smartest Book of the Year" ( The Washington Post ) In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang ( Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be ) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the country. Through deep reporting with key activists and thinkers, passionately personal writing, and distinguished cultural criticism, We Gon' Be Alright links #BlackLivesMatter to #OscarsSoWhite, Ferguson to Washington D.C., the Great Migration to resurgent nativism. Chang explores the rise and fall of the idea of "diversity," the roots of student protest, changing ideas about Asian Americanness, and the impact of a century of racial separation in housing. He argues that resegregation is the unexamined condition of our time, the undoing of which is key to moving the nation forward to racial justice and cultural equity., A provocative and timely collection of essays from a celebrated cultural critic on race, diversity, and resegregation
LC Classification Number
E184.A1C4424 2016
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