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Never forget who you are : conversations about racism and identity developmentEntry/Object ID
Library.2273Description
xxviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Never forget who you are : conversations about racism and identity development by Rodney L. Hurst and Rudy F. Jamison, Jr.
Library copy autographed by author.
Summary:"In [this book], Rodney L. Hurst Sr. and Rudy F. Jamison Jr. offer you two options, and they are both beneficially good. You will read two philosophies and two lived experiences in each chapter about blackness, racism, respect, and pride: one from a 50-year-old mind and eyes and the other from a 75- year-old mind and eyes. Both viewpoints will get you to the same place ... [This book] is a cross-generational conversation between a baby boomer and a Generation Xer that wrestles with what it means to be Black in America. In an attempt to inspire increased attention to sustained racist ideas, Rodney and Rudy present historical contexts, preserved social orders, personal anecdotes, and possible solutions to race relations in America. Because America has created a caste system that categorizes humanity based on power and pigmentation, and refuses to address the severity of racism as an indelible issue, racism and identity development are structural and institutional impediments for Black folk. To be Black in America, and to not camouflage your blackness behind a veil of concession, is to perpetually resist the psychological contortion expected by a dominant White culture. The degree to which Blacks must deny who they are in White spaces may not be an issue for the dominant power structure, but if you're unapologetically Black, you know the struggle is real."--Jacket
Contents: Who am I? -- I am Black -- Racism is real -- How do I see America? -- Black but not too Black -- The struggle continues -- Tired but not weary -- Racism and politics -- The price you pay -- Christian America? Surely you jest! -- House Negroes and field Negroes -- Young Black brain trust -- The space you choose -- History books -- Learning is a continuous journey -- All my life -- Can you imagine? -- The signs still exist -- President Barack Obama -- A conversation with Mr. Rutledge Henry Pearson -- A conversation with Mr. Rodney Lawrence Hurst Sr. -- Summary - Don't judge me, you don't know me that well.Collection
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Hurst, Rodney L., Pearson, Rutledge Henry, 1929-1967., Racism -- United States -- History., African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History., United States -- Race relations., Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938., Trump, Donald, 1946- ., Obama, Barack.Publication Details
Author
Hurst, Rodney L., Jamison, Rudy F., Jr., 1969-Publisher
Canon Press GroupPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Jacksonville, FLCall No.
E 185.61 .H87 2020ISBN
9780578174549