The Impact Of Structural Constraints On The Quality Of Life For African American Males In Lima Ohio
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The Impact of Structural Constraints on the Quality of Life for African American Males in Lima, Ohio
"African American males are simultaneously loved, hated, and feared in American culture. Historically, they have been depicted in the mainstream media as violent agents of destruction, and at the same time, they have been admired and idolized for their athletic ability and their creativity as entertainers, most recently as the standard bearers of Hip Hop culture, rap music, and conspicuous consumption. This historical and ethnographic study focuses on the lives and identities of African American males in Lima, Ohio. It utilizes a practice approach and an historical methodology to explore the changing identities of African American males and the structural constraints that have contributed to the normalization of violence in this often isolated segment of society. The intent is to shed light on major historical events and structural features that have been instrumental in shaping their present day identities... In many ways, Lima serves as a microcosm of life for some African American males in other places in the country and as a mirror of historical events that occurred concurrently in other Midwestern towns and cities."--Abstract, pages ([ii-iii]).
What Can We Learn from the Great Depression?
Four stories of resilience, mutual aid, and radical rebellion that will transform how we understand the Great Depression Drawing on little-known stories of working people, What Can We Learn from the Great Depression? amplifies voices that have been long omitted from standard histories of the Depression era. In four tales, Professor Dana Frank explores how ordinary working people in the US turned to collective action to meet the crisis of the Great Depression and what we can learn from them today. Readers are introduced to * the 7 daring Black women who worked as wet nurses and staged a sit-down strike to demand better pay and an end to racial discrimination * the groups who used mutual aid, cooperatives, eviction protests, and demands for government relief to meet their basic needs * the million Mexican and Mexican American repatriados who were erased from mainstream historical memory, while (often fictitious) white “Dust Bowl migrants” became enshrined * the Black Legion, a white supremacist fascist organization that saw racism, antisemitism, anti-Catholicism, and fascism as the cure to the Depression While capitalism crashed during the Great Depression, racism did not and was, in fact, wielded by some to blame and oppress their neighbors. Patriarchy persisted, too, undermining the power of social movements and justifying women’s marginalization within them. For other ordinary people, collective action gave them the means to survive and fight against such hostilities. What resulted were powerful new forms of horizontal reciprocity and solidarity that allowed people to provide each other with the bread, beans, and comradeship of daily life. The New Deal, when it arrived, provided vital resources to many, but others were cut off from its full benefits, especially if they were women or people of color. What Can We Learn from the Great Depression? shows us how we might look to the past to think about how we can shape the future of our own failed economy. These lessons can also help us imagine and build movements to challenge such an economy—and to transform the state as a whole—in service to the common good without replicating racism and patriarchy.
Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap
Despite the influence of African American music and study as a worldwide phenomenon, no comprehensive and fully annotated reference tool currently exists that covers the wide range of genres. This much needed bibliography fills an important gap in this research area and will prove an indispensable resource for librarians and scholars studying African American music and culture.