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Black skinhead : reflections on Blackness and our political future /

For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity. In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former senior campaign manager for Color of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic par...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins-Dexter, Brandi (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Political activity > History > 21st century.
African Americans > Politics and government > 21st century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
Democratic Party (U.S.) > History > 21st century.
Group identity > Political aspects > United States.
Party affiliation > United States.
Social change > United States.
Voting research > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The stories we die with
  • Introduction: Where are we going?
  • Black people love me, and other things you should not assume about Black voters
  • Are you being served?
  • Who will survive in America?
  • Interlude: Feminism for Black girls who have stopped caring about what you think
  • Obama for America
  • Kanye was right-ish
  • Hard times
  • Interlude: Because we are not who they say we are...
  • Hood vampires
  • The Bay Area Hustlers
  • Basement politics
  • Interlude: Awkward adventures on OnlyFans
  • An abomination of Obamanation
  • My beautiful dark twisted fantasy
  • Interlude: Traditions, triggers, and keys
  • The stories we live with
  • Conclusion: Maggot brain.