Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity

Womack, Ytasha L./ Dingle, Derek T. (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 1556528051 / ISBN 13: 9781556528057

Published by Lawrence Hill Books, 2010

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206 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556528051
• ISBN 13: 9781556528057
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.32 kilograms

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Synopsis

As a young journalist covering black life at large, author Ytasha L. Womack was caught unaware when she found herself straddling black culture’s rarely acknowledged generation gaps and cultural divides. Traditional images show blacks unified culturally, politically, and socially, united by race at venues such as churches and community meetings. But in the “post black” era, even though individuals define themselves first as black, they do not necessarily define themselves by tradition as much as by personal interests, points of view, and lifestyle.

 

In Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity, Womack takes a fresh look at dynamics shaping the lives of contemporary African Americans. Although grateful to generations that have paved the way, many cannot relate to the rhetoric of pundits who speak as ambassadors of black life any more than they see themselves in exaggerated hip-hop images. Combining interviews, opinions of experts, and extensive research, Post Black will open the eyes of some, validate the lives of others, and provide a realistic picture of the expanding community.

About the Author

Ytasha L. Womack is a journalist, a filmmaker, and the coeditor of the award-winning anthology Beats, Rhymes, and Life. She is the director and producer of several award-winning films, including The Engagement, Love Shorts, and Tupac. A current guest editor with NV Magazine and frequent contributor to Ebony, she is a former editor at Upscale and former staff writer for the Chicago Defender. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Emerge, Essence, Honey, King, VIBE,and XXL, as well as the comic book Delete. Derek T. Dingle is the senior vice president and editor in chief of Black Enterprise magazine.