Black community uplift and the myth of the American Dream / Lori Latrice Martin.

"This book analyzes enduring racial divides in homeownership, work, and income using the politics of respectability concept. It also examines an alternative way of understanding the Black Lives Matter movement, NFL protests, and challenges facing various black ethnic groups"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Lori Latrice (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2019]
Subjects:
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Economic conditions.
American Dream.
Social values > Political aspects > United States.
Progress > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Race relations.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States.
Physical Description:xviii, 137 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Politics of respectability and racial uplift
  • Respectability, home ownership and the American Dream
  • Race, work, and respectability
  • Athlete-activists : shut-up and play
  • Black Lives Matter and respectability politics backlash
  • Model black minorities and the limits of respectability
  • Respectability explains sustained persistent enduring color turmoil.