| ISBN | 9780199896264 |
| Call Number | E185.86 .C63 2010 |
| Author | Cohen, Cathy J., 1961- |
| Title | Subtitle on jacket : Black youth and the future of American politics / Cathy J. Cohen. |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Imprint | New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Physical | [xi], 281 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content | "My petition" : black youth and the promise of democratic citizenship -- "Gangsta rap made me do it" : Bill Cosby, Don Imus, and black moral panics -- "Baby mama" : black love, black deviance, and the sexual politics of morality -- "Minority report" : Kanye West, Barack Obama, and political alienation / with Jamila Celestine Michener -- "Fight the power" : from Jena to the White House -- "My president is black" : Barack Obama and the postracial illusion -- Epilogue : "A change is gonna come" : policy and politics. |
| Subject | African American youth -- Social conditions. |
| | African American youth -- Political activity. |
| | United States -- Race relations. (7) |
| | United States -- Politics and government. (35) |
| Holding | LIC |
