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The Hip Hop Generation is an eloquent testament for black youth culture at the turn of the century. The only in-depth study of the first generation to grow up in post-segregation America, it combines culture and politics into a pivotal work in American studies. Bakari Kitwana, one of black America's sharpest young critics, offers a sobering look at this generation's disproportionate social and political troubles, and celebrates the activism and politics that may herald the beginning of a new phase of African-American empowerment.
The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture FROM THE PUBLISHER The Hip Hop Generation is an eloquent testament for black youth culture at the turn of the century. The only in-depth study of the first generation to grow up in post-segregation America, it combines culture and politics into a pivotal work in American studies. Bakari Kitwana, one of black America's sharpest young critics, offers a sobering look at this generation's disproportionate social and political troubles, and celebrates the activism and politics that may herald the beginning of a new phase of African-American empowerment. About the Author:Bakari Kitwana has been the Executive Editor of The Source, the Editorial Director at 3rd World Press, and a music reviewer for NPR's "All Things Considered." He has lectured extensively on rap music and black youth culture, and his work has appeared in the Village Voice, The Source, and The Progressive. His previous book, The Rap on Gangsta Rap, is becoming a classic. He lives in Westlake, Ohio.
FROM THE CRITICS Los Angeles Times While Kitwana makes clear arguments about what has affected Black youth over the last twenty years, from lock-ups to loitering laws, he doesn't simply enumerate the issues on a continuous loop, he looks toward solutions.
Essence An insightful study of post-integration black culture and its influence on the world.
Village Voice Without dogma or jargon, Bakari Kitwana's important new book cuts to the chase... The Hip Hop Generation is Kitwana's manifesto. No self-esteem-driven mazes of passive-voice philosophizing here...Equal parts generational critique, pro-Black youth polemic, op-ed analysis, and hip-hop Molotov, Kitwana's book has already garnered comparisons to Harold Cruse's brilliant 1967 rant against black leaders, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual.
San Francisco Chronicle A must-read for those interested in hip-hop.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution This brilliantly provocative work is a focused, passionate, inspiring, and extremely thoughtful attempt not only to examine the problems facing young blacks, but also to point to a way out.
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