It was all a dream : a new generation confronts the broken promise to Black America /
In the last few decades, any hope of economic progress for black Americans has been slowly and steadily undermined. This quiet crisis was only exacerbated by the recession, which cut black households' wealth by over thirty percent. Black millennials watched their parents try to play by the rule...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nation Books,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In the last few decades, any hope of economic progress for black Americans has been slowly and steadily undermined. This quiet crisis was only exacerbated by the recession, which cut black households' wealth by over thirty percent. Black millennials watched their parents try to play by the rules, buying homes and aspiring to the trappings of middle-class life, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. Now, in the post-Obama era, young black Americans face a critical turning point, as they try to realize dreams too long deferred. Allen interweaves reflections on defining moments, from Hurricane Katrina to the murder of Michael Brown to the election of Donald Trump. Together, the lives and reflections in these pages offer a portrait of a generation on the brink, tracing their efforts to build their own futures and write their own history. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 359 pages : portrait ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781568585864 1568585861 |