The Farrakhan factor : African-American writers on leadership, nationhood, and minister Louis Farrakhan /
The Farrakhan factor : African-American writers on leadership, nationhood, and minister Louis Farrakhan / [print]
edited by Amy Alexander.
- first pbk. edition.
- New York : Grove Press, (c)1998.
- xii, 308 pages ; 23 cm.
Acc. numbers 103139.
Includes bibliographical references.
Our brother, the other: Farrakhan and a vigil for new black leadership charmer Minister Louis Farrakhan and the continuing evolution of the Nation of Islam Who's afraid of Louis Farrakhan: Media and race relations coverage Minister Louis Farrakhan's economic rhetoric and reality Louis Farrakhan, ethnitopia, and the politics of race translation Inside out: Contemporary American herstory Misunderstood alliance: Louis Farrakhan and the world community of Muslims Farrakhan, the hip-hop generation, and the failure of black American leadership Nation of Islam and me Farrakhan fever: Defining the divide between blacks and Jews Ham, a violin, and ohhhh those psychic blues Of Malcolm, Farrakhan, and the politics of rage Farrakhan, 1985 to 1996: Consistency of Calypso Louis Big persons and the littles Louis Farrakhan's ministry of misogyny and homophobia On young black men, the Declaration of Independence, and new definitions of leadership: Conversation with Joseph Marshall, Jr. / Amy Alexander. Amy Alexander -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Ernest Allen, Jr. -- Erna Smith -- Julianne Malveaux -- Michael Eric Dyson -- Fahizah Alim -- Aminah B. McCloud -- Ron Nixon -- Salim Muwakkil -- Derrick Bell -- Itabari Njeri -- Leonard Pitts, Jr. -- Stanley Crouch -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Irene Monroe --
The Nation of Islam's Minister Louis Farrakhan is undeniably one of the most controversial, provocative, and misunderstood figures in American social and cultural politics. Now, for the first time, leading African-American intellectuals and writers come together to respond to Farrakhan, the myth and the reality, in the process reexamining and redefining notions of black nationalism, community, and African-American leadership. The Farrakhan Factor gets past the headlines and sound bites, to examine Minister Farrakhan's impact from the standpoints of economics, media analysis, community activism, ethnic identity, sexual politics, and black youth culture. The commentators gathered here place Farrakhan in context: from Gwendolyn Brooks's lyrical and insightful reflections on Farrakhan the man; to Stanley Crouch's uncompromising indictment of Farrakhan as overhyped and out of touch; from Michael Eric Dyson's examination of the heritage that prepared Farrakhan for leadership; to Derrick Bell's discussion of the anguish and unfulfillment Farrakhan addresses in many black Americans. The sixteen essays collected here combine sophisticated thought with active, personal engagement to candidly examine this enigmatic and increasingly important voice.
9780802135971
97028272
Farrakhan, Louis.
Black Muslims--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Black Muslims--Politics and government.
BP223 BP223.A374.F377 1998
Acc. numbers 103139.
Includes bibliographical references.
Our brother, the other: Farrakhan and a vigil for new black leadership charmer Minister Louis Farrakhan and the continuing evolution of the Nation of Islam Who's afraid of Louis Farrakhan: Media and race relations coverage Minister Louis Farrakhan's economic rhetoric and reality Louis Farrakhan, ethnitopia, and the politics of race translation Inside out: Contemporary American herstory Misunderstood alliance: Louis Farrakhan and the world community of Muslims Farrakhan, the hip-hop generation, and the failure of black American leadership Nation of Islam and me Farrakhan fever: Defining the divide between blacks and Jews Ham, a violin, and ohhhh those psychic blues Of Malcolm, Farrakhan, and the politics of rage Farrakhan, 1985 to 1996: Consistency of Calypso Louis Big persons and the littles Louis Farrakhan's ministry of misogyny and homophobia On young black men, the Declaration of Independence, and new definitions of leadership: Conversation with Joseph Marshall, Jr. / Amy Alexander. Amy Alexander -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Ernest Allen, Jr. -- Erna Smith -- Julianne Malveaux -- Michael Eric Dyson -- Fahizah Alim -- Aminah B. McCloud -- Ron Nixon -- Salim Muwakkil -- Derrick Bell -- Itabari Njeri -- Leonard Pitts, Jr. -- Stanley Crouch -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Irene Monroe --
The Nation of Islam's Minister Louis Farrakhan is undeniably one of the most controversial, provocative, and misunderstood figures in American social and cultural politics. Now, for the first time, leading African-American intellectuals and writers come together to respond to Farrakhan, the myth and the reality, in the process reexamining and redefining notions of black nationalism, community, and African-American leadership. The Farrakhan Factor gets past the headlines and sound bites, to examine Minister Farrakhan's impact from the standpoints of economics, media analysis, community activism, ethnic identity, sexual politics, and black youth culture. The commentators gathered here place Farrakhan in context: from Gwendolyn Brooks's lyrical and insightful reflections on Farrakhan the man; to Stanley Crouch's uncompromising indictment of Farrakhan as overhyped and out of touch; from Michael Eric Dyson's examination of the heritage that prepared Farrakhan for leadership; to Derrick Bell's discussion of the anguish and unfulfillment Farrakhan addresses in many black Americans. The sixteen essays collected here combine sophisticated thought with active, personal engagement to candidly examine this enigmatic and increasingly important voice.
9780802135971
97028272
Farrakhan, Louis.
Black Muslims--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Black Muslims--Politics and government.
BP223 BP223.A374.F377 1998