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Informationen zum Autor William Jelani Cobb, PhD , is an Assistant Professor of History at Spelman College, as well as a critic, essayist and fiction writer whose writings on politics, the African Diaspora and contemporary African American culture have appeared in a number of national outlets. His column "Past Imperfect" appears regularly on AOL BlackVoices. He is editor of The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader , which was a Notable Book of the Year by Black Issues Book Review . His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Essence, Emerge , the Progressive , the Washington City Paper, One Magazine , and Alternet.org. Klappentext An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls! Three 6 Mafia! The King Family! and what it takes to be black at the turn of the twenty-first century. An unflinching and provocative collection of essays which range from Oprah Winfrey's fight with high profile rap stars to the reason why comedian, Dave Chapelle walked away from a 50 million offer from Comedy Central. Zusammenfassung An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls! Three 6 Mafia! The King Family! and what it takes to be black at the turn of the twenty-first century.
