Overview

American Blackness: Navigating the Myth of the Black Monolith focuses on a set of theoretical applications and social narratives that highlight the disparate racial, social, and political perspectives of modern Black Americans. Dr. Grenway uses the text to push back against ideals associated with of the black monolith by examining the many ways in which black Americans struggle to cope with educational, cultural, and socio-economical expectations.

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Author:   Bernard Grenway
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   Hamilton Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780761872559

ISBN 10:   0761872558
Pages:   134
Publication Date:   30 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1Little Black Boy, Big White Suburbia Chapter 2Six Black Boys in a Room Chapter 3Out-Black Me: The Unwinnable Game of Black Male Success Chapter 4You Love Who You Love, Race Notwithstanding Chapter 5The Truth about Blackness: Navigating Free Black Will Chapter 6Ink Black and Rail Thin Chapter 7Dubois Talks about That Twoness Chapter 8Lessons of a Mixed-Race Family: You Can’t Have It Both Ways Chapter 9For Those Who Overlook What Really Happened Chapter 10Racial Reality Intelligence: The Truth Will Set America Free Chapter 11That Ceremonial Covering That is Me Chapter 12Afroprovidential Redirection: That Force That Steps into the Gap Chapter 13An Early Discernment: Racial Categorization Chapter 14Transformation: A Discussion of Displaced Adulation Chapter 15Black the Way I Want to Be Chapter 16The Learning of Racial Mythologies and the DNA Conundrum: Are You Sure You’re White? Chapter 17The Employee Paradox: Respecting the Psychology of Black Workmanship Chapter 18The Ascension of Desires Continuum: What Maslow Forgot to Tell You about Black Working People Chapter 19America’s Dissociation Identity Disorder: Fearing the Blackness of Obama Part I Chapter 20America’s Dissociation Identity Disorder: Fearing the Blackness of Obama Part II: Trapped in the Throes of White Narcissism Chapter 21A Morning on Poplar Grove Chapter 22My Visceral Heartbeat: The Hip-Hop Side of Me About the Author

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Bernard Grenway is associate adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and professor of business at the American National University.

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