Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism.

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Part 1 What's going on? Black popular culture: The culture of hip-hop Rap music and Black culture - an interview Spike Lee's neonationalist vision Michael Jackson's postmodern spirituality Be like Mike? - Michael Jordan and the pedagogy of desire Bill Cosby and the politics of race Between apocalypse and redemption - John Singleton's Boys n the Hood. Part 2 Beyond the Mantra - reflections on race, gender, and class: Probing a divided metaphor - Malcolm X and his readers The liberal theory of race Racism and race theory in the nineties Leonard Jeffries and the struggle for the Black mind Sex, race, and class: two cases The plight of Black men Black grass-roots leaders Reflections on the 1988 presidential campaign. Part 3 This far by faith - Black religion: Mixed blessings - Martin Luther King Jr, and the lessons of an ambiguous heroism Martin and Malcolm For Jonathan's sake - the morality of memory - a sermon Rap culture, the church, and American society God almighty has spoken from Washington DC - American society and Christian faith The promise and perils of contemporary gospel music.