Format:
Book
Author:
Allen, Reniqua, author.
Title:
It was all a dream : a new generation confronts the broken promise to Black America / Reniqua Allen.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Nation Books, 2019.
©2019
Description:
viii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
Tells the stories of black millennials struggling, innovating, and flourishing, interweaves reflections on defining moments, from Hurricane Katrina to the murder of Michael Brown to the election of Donald Trump, and offers a portrait of a generation on the brink, tracing their efforts to build their own futures and write their own history.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Race discrimination -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-341) and index.
Contents:
We out (the reverse migration) -- Millennial moment : Katrina -- Don't double down on stupid (student debt) -- Millennial moment : two lives -- Survival (the informal economy) -- Millennial moment : authentically me -- Blue collars (the working class) -- Millennial moment : forty acres -- Painted walls and temples (temples) -- Millennial moment : that craving -- Luck (black professionals) -- Millennial moment : 5-0 -- Fame (black in Hollywood) -- Millennial moment : Russian roulette -- Still in love (relationships) -- Millennial moment : catch-22 -- Breathe (politics and avtivism) -- Millennial moment : the day after.
LCCN:
2018028528
ISBN:
9781568585864 (hardcover)
1568585861 (hardcover)
9781568585864 : HRD
1568585861 : HRD * 9781568585871 (e-book)
Other Number:
1080347207
System Availability:
11
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3661259
Call Number:
330.973
Course Reserves:
0
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11