Keepin' It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America

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Introduction
PART I — THE POLITICS OF WHITELASH
1. When Racism Hits Close to Home: On Your Campus
2. The 2016 Olympics: The Trilogy of Hypocrisy, Racism, and White Privilege
3. Dylann Storm Roof: The Deranged, Dark Face of White Nationalism
4. Conservatives Still Scapegoating Barack Obama
5. Colin Kaepernick: The Undeniable Reality of American Racial Hypocrisy
6. Birtherism = Bullshit
7. Michelle Obama: Playa Hatin’ on the Former First Lady
8. Denial of Supreme Court Seat: One of a Long Line of Racial Slights toward President Obama
9. The Intersection of Racial, Gender, and Economic Politics
10. The Alt-Right and the Repulsive Spirit of White Supremacy
PART II — STAYING WOKE!
11. Authentically Black: The Debate Lives On
12. Mental Illness: Yes—It Is a Black Thing!
13. Black Lives Matter Too
14. Black History Month: Beyond One Month
15. Message to Starbucks: Tackling Racism Will Require More than a Few Hours of Racial Bias Training
16. We Must Focus More on Substantial Issues as Opposed to Fleeting Symbolism
17. An Open Letter to Some on the Conservative Right: Slavery Was Totally F*cked Up. Period
18. Self-Hatred in the Black Community
19. Rachel Dolezal: The Potential Perversity of White Privilege
20. The Black Community and the Complex Politics of Homophobia
21. Michael Dyson and Cornel West: Much Ado about Ego
22. 1-800-Blame-A-Black-Man
23. Does Black America Deserve Reparations? Yes. Period
PART III — PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK BODIES
24. Violence against and Demonization of Black Women Is Often Overlooked
25. Emmett Till: Will Justice Ever Be Served?
26. Stephon Clark, Antwon Rose, Alton Sterling, Philando Castille: The Devaluation of Black Bodies
27. John Lewis: An American Icon
28. People of Color: Continually Demeaned, Devalued, and Dehumanized
29. Pepsi Fiasco Demonstrated the Crucial Need for Greater Diversity in Corporate America
PART IV — SOULFUL REFLECTIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT, ICONS, AND CELEBRITY
30. O.J. Simpson: Still Captivating and Polarizing the Nation
31. Muhammad Ali: Bold, Daring, Authentic, Problematic, and Kept It 100 Percent Real
32. Bill Cosby: America’s Dad Hoodwinked Us
33. Prince: Bold, Daring, Black, and Unapologetically Controversial
34. Jemele Hill Spoke Truth to Power
35. Donald Trump and the NFL: The Politics of White Fragility and White Supremacy
36. Bill Maher, and the Nigger-Word Debate
37. Roseanne Barr and the Politics of Right-Wing Hypocrisy
38. Aretha Franklin: Feminist, Activist, Phenomenal Woman
39. Omarosa, Donald Trump, and Unalloyed Racial Bullhorns
40. Why Is the Conservative Right So Obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
41. R. Kelly and the Ongoing Disregard, Devaluation, Denigration and Degradation of Black Women
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