Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism
- ISBN-10
- 1452900817
- ISBN-13
- 9781452900810
- Category
- African American arts
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-01-01
- Publisher
- U of Minnesota Press
- Author
- Michael Eric Dyson
Description
From rap music to preaching, from Toni Morrison to Leonard Jeffries, from Michael Jackson to Michael Jordan, Reflecting Black explores as never before the varied and complex dimensions of African-American culture through personal reflection, expository journalism, scholarly investigation and even homily.
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