| "Say it loud, I m black and I m proud," shouted James Brown during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. But what connects black people today, in the 21st Century? Do any qualities transcend income and social status, being born in the United States, Britain, France, or the Caribbean, to create a universal black culture ? In a fascinating look into the intimate lives of black men and women worldwide, Lawrence C. Ross, Jr., the celebrated author ,of The Divine Nine: A History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, creates a fascinating, eye-opening, portrait of Black identity today. Each profile chronicles a day in the life of a diverse group of people who speak of the current black experience. Writers, diplomats, educators, students, and expatriates raise their voices along with those of the rich and famous, including celebrities such as Nikki Giovanni, hip hop artist Guru, former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, and Congressman Chaka Fattah. With different languages, different world views, and different standards of living, all of these people have their African heritage in common... but what else? What beliefs, values, and everyday activities unite a Brazilian dentist, a British politician, and an American porn star? The answers discovered by author Lawrence Ross become a rich compendium of shared experience and astonishing revelations. Illustrated with forty photographs, THE WAYS OF BLACK FOLKS is a provocative overview of a people, one that will inspire dialogue and controversy while it celebrates a unity that neither circumstances nor geography can divide. |
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