Post Black: May 2010

Check out the write up on Post Black in The Chicago Reader!

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ytasha-womack-post-black-african-american-identity/Content?oid=1691773

SEPT. 16/FRI: I'm cohosting the Matt McGill Morning Show on WVON 1690 in Chicago, 6-9am CST. www.wvon.com. Be sure to tune in.

SEPT. 16/FRI: I'm leading a discussion on building relationships through media at Columbia College Chicago, 33 E. Congress, Rm 314, 10:45am - Noon.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Post Black talk on Spirituality & Culture at Christ Universal Temple Bookstore on Saturday in Chicago, Sept. 10. Great convo! Up next? Looks like a chat in Sacramento. Stay connected for details.

Post Black (Lawrence Hill Books) by Ytasha L. Womack, Foreward by Derek Dingle

Highlighting certain socioeconomic and cultural trends, this exploration discloses the new dynamics shaping contemporary lives of African Americans. Using information from conversations with mavericks within black communities—such as entrepreneurs, artists, scholars, and activists as well as members of both the working and upper classes—this powerful examination gives voice to what the author has deemed "post black" approaches to business, lifestyles, and religion that are nowhere else reflected as part of black life. The argument states that this new, complex black identity is strikingly different than the images handed down from previous generations and offers new examples of behavior, such as those shown by President Obama, gays and lesbians, young professionals, and black Buddhists. Contending that this new generation feels as unwelcome in traditional churches as in hip-hop clubs, this dynamic provocation dispels myths about current, popular black identity.

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