young Blacks and the crisis in African American culture
Kitwana, Bakari
2002
A study of African-Americans born between 1965 and 1984, discussing the problems of racism, unemployment, educational disparity, police brutality, and others that plague the first generation to have grown up in a legally desegregated United States, and arguing that hip hop is the unifying force that could bring about a new phase of African-American empowerment.
Presents explanations of 101 American customs, each with a cartoon illustration and brief, explanatory dialogue; grouped in the categories of special occasions, courtship and marriage, body language, family, fun, holidays, food, and American icons.
The author tells about his decision to sell nearly all of his material possessions on the Internet auction site eBay, and features photographs and brief descriptions of the items, each with a note on how much it sold for and where it ended up.