What Being Black Is And What Being Black Isn’t

What Being Black Is And What Being Black Isn’t

written by Jacob Whittingham, fl. 2010 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2010, originally published 2010), 264 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
Currently, the most powerful man in the world is Barack Obama, and some people in the media industry refer to Oprah as the most powerful woman in the world; so for the first time, being Black and successful isn’t just about how well you can dance, sing or run. From Zadie Smith to Lewis Hamilton, and Tiger Woods to Kanya King, Black people are succeeding in areas that the world never expected. Yet there’s a flipside to all this: around 70 per cent of teenagers murdered in London are Black; half of all Black families are headed by a single parent; and 12 per cent of the UK prison population is Black.This book is a bold, fresh and honest approach to the problems that exist inside the Black community right now. While we might not like to admit it, there are problems. From the amusing to the violent, and from the silly to the painful, this book does what so many people can’t seem to get right – it defines what being Black is, and what being Black isn’t.
Field of Interest
Black Studies
Author
Jacob Whittingham, fl. 2010
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Jacob Whittingham
Content Type
Book
Warning: Contains explicit content
No
Format
Text
Original Publication Date
2010
Page Count
264
Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Place Published / Released
Hertford, England
Subject
Black Studies, Diversity, Identities and Experiences, Black community, Racial identity, Racism

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