LEADER 04037nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910778215403321 005 20230207230501.0 010 $a1-282-25926-1 010 $a9786612259265 010 $a1-4008-3104-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400831043 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788597 035 $a(EBL)457758 035 $a(OCoLC)443273396 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000232047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11173526 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232047 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10208000 035 $a(PQKB)11350618 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457758 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36554 035 $a(DE-B1597)446558 035 $a(OCoLC)979629298 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400831043 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457758 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10320506 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL225926 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788597 100 $a20090109d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRacial justice in the age of Obama$b[electronic resource] /$fRoy L. Brooks 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (261 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14198-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPreface. The Age of Obama -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tCHAPTER 1. Introduction -- $tCHAPTER 2. Traditionalism -- $tCHAPTER 3. Reformism -- $tCHAPTER 4. Limited Separation -- $tCHAPTER 5. Critical Race Theory -- $tEPILOGUE. Toward the "Best" Post-Civil Rights Theory -- $tAppendix -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWith the election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, the issue of racial justice in America occupies center stage. Have black Americans finally achieved racial justice? Is government intervention no longer required? Racial Justice in the Age of Obama considers contemporary civil rights questions and theories, and offers fresh insights and effective remedies for race issues in America today. While there are now unprecedented opportunities for talented African Americans, Roy Brooks shows that lingering deficiencies remain within the black community. Exploring solutions to these social ills, Brooks identifies competing civil rights theories and perspectives, organizing them into four distinct categories--traditionalism, reformism, limited separation, and critical race theory. After examining each approach, Brooks constructs the best civil rights theory for the Obama phase of the post-civil rights era. Brooks supports his theoretical model with strong statistics that break down the major racial groups along such demographics as income and education. He factors in the cultural and structural explanations for the nation's racial divisions, and he addresses affirmative action, the failures of integration, the negative aspects of black urban culture, and the black community's limited access to resources. The book focuses on African Americans, but its lessons are relevant for other groups, including Latinos, Asians, women, and gays and lesbians. Racial Justice in the Age of Obama maps out today's civil rights questions so that all groups can achieve equality at a time of unprecedented historical change. 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights 606 $aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions$y1975- 606 $aSocial justice$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSocial justice 676 $a305.800973 700 $aBrooks$b Roy L$g(Roy Lavon),$f1950-$0256765 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778215403321 996 $aRacial justice in the age of Obama$93861416 997 $aUNINA