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The matter of black lives : writing from the New Yorker / edited by Jelani Cobb and David Remnick.

Cobb, Jelani, (editor,, writer of foreword.). Remnick, David, (editor.). Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 Letter from a region in my mind. (Added Author). Morrison, Toni. Color fetish. (Added Author). Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- Black like them. (Added Author). Cobb, Jelani. Barack X. (Added Author). Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977- Now is the time to talk about what we are actually talking about. (Added Author). Sanneh, Kelefah. Color of injustice. (Added Author). Lee, Andrea. Quilts. (Added Author). Kincaid, Jamaica. Putting myself together. (Added Author). Allen, Danielle S., 1971- American inferno. (Added Author). Broom, Sarah M. Yellow house. (Added Author).

Summary:
Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from The New Yorker to present a bold and complex portrait of black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision, and artistic inspiration throughout history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063017597
  • ISBN: 0063017598
  • Physical Description: xvi, 828 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Reflections -- Personal histories -- The political scene -- Life and letters -- Onward and upward with the arts -- Annals of the law -- The uprising and after.
Subject: United States > Race relations.
Racism > United States.
African Americans > History.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Genre: Essays.

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