Reinventing race, reinventing racism / edited by John J. Betancur, Cedric Herring.

• TeilnehmendeR: Betancur, John Jairo.; Herring, Cedric.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences 50.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Reinventing Race, Reinventing Racism not only provides fresh theoretical insights into the new forms of race and racism, it also provides evidence of and policy solutions to address these seemingly intractable forms of discrimination and racial disparities. These issues are tackled by some of the nation’s most prominent race and public policy scholars. In addition, the volume has contributions by some of the most innovative up-and-coming voices that are often neglected in such volumes. Reinventing Race, Reinventing Racism is an accessible book written on an important and timely subject that continues to affect the lives of Americans of all shades and ethnicities.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / John J. Betancur and Cedric Herring -- Reinventing Race, Reinventing Racism: An Introduction / John J. Betancur and Cedric Herring -- Critical Considerations and New Challenges in Black-Latino Relations / John J. Betancur -- Juntos Pero No Revueltos: Race, Citizenship, and the Conundrums of Latinidad / Tomas Almaguer -- Public Housing Redevelopment and the Displacement of African Americans / Edward G. Goetz -- Problems of Racial Justice in Portland, 1968–2010: Revisiting the City’s “Kerner Report” / Karen J. Gibson -- After the Storm: Race and Victims’ Reactions to the Hurricane Katrina Aftermath / Hayward Derrick Horton , Melvin Thomas and Cedric Herring -- Race, Class, and the Restructuring of Urban Community Development / Douglas C. Gills -- Fairness on the Job: Skin Tone, the Beauty Myth, and the Treatment of African American Women at Work / N. Michelle Hughes and Cedric Herring -- Training Black Media Makers after Kerner: The Black Journal Workshop / Devorah Heitner -- “Illegals Under Fire”: Analyzing U.S. News Frames of Latina/o Immigration and Immigration Rights (1997–2007) / Isabel Molina-Guzmán -- Muslims in the Global City: Racism, Islamophobia, and Multiracial Organizing in Chicago / Junaid Rana -- New Configurations of Racism after 9/11: Gender and Race in the Context of the Anti-Immigrant City / Elizabeth L. Sweet -- Gang Members, Juvenile Delinquents, and Direct Democracy / Lisa Marie Cacho -- Racial Disadvantages and Incarceration: Sources of Wage Inequality among African American, Latino, and White Men / Kecia R. Johnson and Jacqueline Johnson -- Casualties of War: The War on Drugs, Prisoner Re-entry and the Spread of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in Chicago’s Communities / Cedric Herring -- Marching in March: Early Participation in Chicago’s Immigrant Mobilization / Angela Mascarenas and Cedric Herring -- From Political Novice to Veteran: Youth Participation in the Immigrant Mobilization / Loren Henderson -- Race, Poverty, and Disability: A Social Justice Dilemma / Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar , Fabricio Balcazar , Tina Ritzler-Taylor , Asma Ali and Rooshey Hasnain -- Conclusion: Racism and Neoracism: Contributions of This Book / John J. Betancur -- Index of Names / John J. Betancur and Cedric Herring -- Subject Index / John J. Betancur and Cedric Herring.