What's Going On: Personal Essays
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- Synopsis
- "Filled with essays that challenge America's myths. ... His easy reading style unsuspectingly pricks the conscience." --USA Today. With the same personal authority and exhilarating directness he brought to his account of his passage from a prison cell to the newsroom of The Washington Post, Nathan McCall delivers a series of front-line reports on the state of the races in today's America. The resulting volume is guaranteed to shake the assumptions of readers of every pigmentation and political allegiance. In What's Going On, McCall adds up the hidden costs of the stereotype of black athletic prowess, which tells African American teenagers that they can only succeed on the white man's terms. He introduces a fresh perspective to the debates on gangsta rap and sexual violence. He indicts the bigotry of white churches and the complacency of the black suburban middle class, celebrates the heroism of Muhammad Ali, and defends the truth-telling of Alice Walker. Engaging, provocative, and utterly fearless, here is a commentator to reckon with, addressing our most persistent divisions in a voice of stinging immediacy. "[These essays] reinforce the moral authority McCall [brings] to the issue of America's racial schisms." --The New York Times Book Review. "Straightforward, quick-moving [and] erudite." --Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 161 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307561107
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375701504
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books
- Date of Addition:
- 06/28/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Nathan McCall
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.