Mychal Denzel Smith
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
vii, 193 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"We are better than this" has been the rallying cry since Donald Trump was elected. But as New York Times-bestselling author Mychal Denzel Smith shows, Americans are too comfortable imagining our greatness. We like to believe in the rightness of our path and the inevitability of choosing our better angels. But historically, we've only come close to living up to the ideals we profess after we've been dragged, kicking and screaming, toward justice....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A prominent journalist and contributing writer to The Nation magazine describes his education and the experiences of black masculinity against a backdrop of the Obama administration, the death of Trayvon Martin, the career of LeBron James and other pivotal influences that have shaped race relations in today's America,"--NoveList.
How do you learn to be a black man in America? For young black men today, it means coming of age during the presidency...
