The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back: Youth, Activism and Post-Civil Rights Politics

by Andreana Clay

Book Overview

From youth violence, to the impact of high stakes educational testing, to editorial hand wringing over the moral failures of
hip-hop culture, young people of color are often portrayed as gang affiliated, "troubled," and ultimately, dangerous. The Hip-Hop Generation Fights Back examines how youth activism has emerged to address the persistent inequalities that affect urban youth of color. Andreana Clay provides a detailed account of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814717179
• ISBN13: 9780814717172
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"