Reifowitz (history, State U. of New York-Empire State College) examines President Obama's attempt to transform how Americans define themselves and how his understanding of what it means to be an Ameri
From a venerated and bestselling voice on American life comes a contemporary look at the decline of black rage; the demise of white guilt; and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites vie
With a compassionate eloquence reminiscent of James Baldwin's Letter to My Nephew, Ellis Cose presents a realistic examination of the challenges facing black men in modern America.Black men have neve
“In a stunningly original book, Ellis Cose cuts to the very core of free speech battles. Ordinary people are being held captive by earsplitting political voices while not enough Americans are protecti
Is a truly race-netrual society possible? Can the United States wipe the slate clean and surmount the racism of its past? Or is color blindness just another name for denial? In this penetrating and p