Higher flight : refocusing Black/Africana studies for the 21st century /

"In Higher Flight, pre-eminent scholar and activist James B. Stewart offers a much-needed critical assessment of the current state of Black/Africana Studies in order to chart a path forward. Each section incorporates various forms of expression, including Stewart's essays, speeches, and po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stewart, James B. (James Benjamin), 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Zed, 2024.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pursuit of Knowledge?
  • Du Bois's The Negro and Contemporary Black/Africana Studies
  • Black/Africana Studies, Then and Now : Reconstructing a Century of Intellectual Inquiry and Political Engagement (1915-2015)
  • Art, Politics, Cultural Studies, and Post-Structuralist Philosophy in Black/Africana Studies : Deciphering Complex Relationships
  • Streaming to Nowhere
  • Neutering the Black Power Movement: The Hijacking of Protest Symbolism
  • "Until Justice Rolls Down Like Water and Righteousness like a Mighty Stream : The Celebration of Black Life in the Music of Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective
  • "I Think We Killed Bigfoot"
  • Conscious Rap Music in the Pacific Northwest : Introducing "The Rhetorician"
  • No More Water, The Fire This Time! Channeling James Baldwin's Perspectives on History and Identity to Pursue Racial Equity in the 21st Century
  • Does Anyone Know My Name? Resurrecting the Artistic Activism of Paul Robeson
  • Social Inactivism
  • Reparations Now!
  • Onward Africana Women Warriors!
  • Institutional Decimation of Black Males : A Trans-Atlantic Perspective
  • Resocializing Gang Bangers : A Comprehensive Strategy to Promote Violence Reduction and Community Reintegration
  • Globalizing Black Identity : Challenges and Possibilities for Developing Liberatory Coalitions
  • Still Seeking Forty Acres and a Mule : Tracking the Global Reparations Movement
  • Showdown at the Crossroads?: Technology Development, Cyberspace, Liberation, and Identity Construction
  • Searching for Wakanda: Understanding and Mastering Liberatory Technologies
  • A Higher Flight to Liberation : Don't Let Them Clip Our Wings!