Black Butterfly - The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America

Persuasively arguing that because urban apartheid was intentionally erected it can be intentionally dismantled, The Black Butterfly demonstrates that America cannot reflect that Black lives matter until we see how Black neighborhoods matter.

About the author

Lawrence T. Brown (BALTIMORE, MD) is an equity scientist, urban Afrofuturist, and the director of the Black Butterfly Academy, a racial equity education and consulting firm. In June 2018, he was honored by Open Society Institute–Baltimore with the Bold Thinker award for sparking critical discourse regarding Baltimore's racial segregation. He is currently a research scientist in the new Center for Urban Health Equity at Morgan State University, where he is leading the Black Butterfly Rising Initiative.

Summary

Persuasively arguing that because urban apartheid was intentionally erected it can be intentionally dismantled, The Black Butterfly demonstrates that America cannot reflect that Black lives matter until we see how Black neighborhoods matter.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence T Brown, Lawrence T. Brown
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781421439877
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3987-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; MEDICAL / Public Health, Political science & theory, Local History, Social and cultural history, Public health & preventive medicine, History of the Americas, Urban and municipal planning and policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Public health and preventive medicine, HISTORY / African American & Black, Social discrimination and social justice