Black Los Angeles American dreams and racial realities / edited by Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramón.
| Other author | Hunt, Darnell M. |
| Other author | Ramón, Ana-Christina. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, |
| Description | vii, 439 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Race, space, and the evolution of Black Los Angeles / Paul Robinson -- From Central Avenue to Leimert Park: the shifting center of Black Los Angeles / Reginald Chapple -- The decline of a Black community by the sea: demographic and political changes in Oakwood / Andrew Deener -- "Blowing up" at Project Blowed: rap dreams and young Black men / Jooyoung Lee -- Out of the void: street gangs in Black Los Angeles / Alex Alonso -- Imprisoning the family: incarceration in Black Los Angeles / M. Belinda Tucker ... [et al.] -- Black and gay in LA: the relationships Black lesbians and gay men have to their racial and religious communities / Mignon Moore -- Looking for the 'hood and finding community: South Central, race, and media / Dionne Bennett -- Playing "ghetto": Black actors, stereotypes, and authenticity / Nancy Wang Yuen -- Before and after Watts: Black art in Los Angeles / Paul Von Blum -- SOLAR: the history of the sounds of Los Angeles records / Scot Brown -- Killing "Killer King": The Los Angeles Times and a "troubled" hospital in the 'hood / Darnell Hunt and Ana-Christina Ramón -- Bass to bass: relative freedom and womanist leadership in Black Los Angeles / Melina Abdullah and Regina Freer -- Concerned citizens: environmental (in)justice in Black Los Angeles / Sonya Winton -- A common project for a just society: Black labor in Los Angeles / Edna Bonacich ... [et al.] -- Reclaiming UCLA: the education crisis in Black Los Angeles / Ana-Christina Ramón and Darnell Hunt. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009048945 |
| ISBN | 9780814737347 (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081473734X (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814737354 (pb : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814737358 (pb : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |