To Forge a Union with Purpose (UWP)

The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

by Wilkerson, Isabel

Book - 2011

"In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American ...Show more "In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

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Backlash

What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Racism in America

by Yancy, George

Book - 2018

Following up his 2015 New York Times op-ed letter, "Dear White America," which went viral, Yancy (philosophy, Emory Univ.; Christology and White...Show more Following up his 2015 New York Times op-ed letter, "Dear White America," which went viral, Yancy (philosophy, Emory Univ.; Christology and Whiteness) creates a teachable moment with this book and continues to offer a new perspective on white supremacy. After a foreword from Cornel West titled, "The End of White Innocence," Yancy provides an introduction, a reprint of the op-ed, and three essays about the existential struggle of black life in America, past and present. The author calls on white America to face the legacy and contemporary manifestations of its long-standing racism….He argues that racial reconciliation in America requires whites to examine their selves and particularly their sense of white entitlement. Copyright 2018 Library Journal Show less

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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

A Memoir in Essays

by Young, Damon

Book - 2019

The co-founder and editor-in-chief of VerySmartBrothas documents the evolution of a city, a family, and a man using language that runs the gamut from irre...Show more The co-founder and editor-in-chief of VerySmartBrothas documents the evolution of a city, a family, and a man using language that runs the gamut from irreverent to uproarious. The author, who is also a columnist for GQ, provides an inward-looking examination of the foibles, desires, and fears of a black man attempting to make his way in the world, the questions he asks along the way, and the destructive forces (sometimes controllable, sometimes not) that threaten to break him. This cultural landscape is steeped in the legacy of America's domestic immigrants who carved paths out of the South and into the steel and mining towns of Pennsylvania. Young's aspirational personal story parallels the trajectories of other descendants of the Great Migration. By sharing snapshots of his growth from adolescence into adulthood, he offers a glimpse into the crucible that shaped his personality and his politics, both of which came to define the aesthetic of VerySmartBrothas. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. Show less

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