TY - BOOK AU - Ebony Elizabeth Thomas AU - Shanesha R.F. Brooks-Tatum PY - 2021 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 1947-5985 TI - Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era T2 - Theory, Advocacy, Activism- With a foreword by Marc Lamont Hill and an afterword by Zeus Leonardo UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1109055 N2 - What does it mean to be Black in the Obama era? In Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era, young African American scholars and researchers and experienced community activists demonstrate how to encourage dialogue across curricula, disciplines, and communities with emphases on education, new media, and popular culture. Considering what this historic moment means for Black life, letters, and learning, this accessible yet scholarly volume encourages movement toward thoughtful analysis today. KW - hip hop, advocacy, Barack Obama, Black, civil rights movement, colorblind, education, generation, hip-hop, literacy, post-9/11, postrace, prison-industrial complex, Reagan Era, theory, activism, civil rights era, postracial, African American LA - English ER -