Black Community Uplift and the Myth of the American Dream

by Lori Latrice Martin

The book uses the politics of respectability concept as an appropriate framework to show why racial disparities between black and white people in America persist. The politics of respectability originated with black Baptist women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sadly, the politics of respectability is under utilized and often confused with respectability politics. The book using the politics of respectability to examine three important the myth of the American Dream, the myth of America as a meritocracy, and the model minority myth. Additionally, the politics of respectability is used to understand #BlackLivesMatter and recent NFL protests led by Colin Kaepernick.

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2018

Reviews

[LP · Rating 2 out of 5]

Content aside, this is one of the most poorly proofed books I've read in quite some time.