Black Studies Reading Room: It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America
When:
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 7:00p -
8:00p
Saturday, Feb 22, 2020 7:00p -
8:00p
Where:
Trident Booksellers and Cafe
338 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Alcohol, Art, Classes, Date Idea, Food, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup
Event website:
https://www.tridentbookscafe.com/event/black-studies-reading-room-it-was-all-dream-new-generation-confronts-broken-promise-black
The Black Studies Reading Room is a monthly conversation on black lit, art, and ideas. Its purpose is to make more space for the creative and communal work of black study in and around Boston. Join us in February to discuss It Was All A Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America.
About the Book
Young Black Americans have been trying to realize the promise of the American Dream for centuries and coping with the reality of its limitations for just as long. Now, a new generation is pursuing success, happiness, and freedom -- on their own terms.
In It Was All a Dream, Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their parents and grandparents play by the rules, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. They witnessed their elders fight to escape cycles of oppression for more promising prospects, largely to no avail. Today, in this post-Obama era, they face a critical turning point.
Interweaving her own experience with those of young Black Americans in cities and towns from New York to Los Angeles and Bluefield, West Virginia to Chicago, Allen shares surprising stories of hope and ingenuity. Instead of accepting downward mobility, Black millennials are flipping the script and rejecting White America's standards. Whether it means moving away from cities and heading South, hustling in the entertainment industry, challenging ideas about gender and sexuality, or building activist networks, they are determined to forge their own path.
Compassionate and deeply reported, It Was All a Dream is a celebration of a generation's doggedness against all odds, as they fight for a country in which their dreams can become a reality.
The BSRR is coordinated by Jovonna Jones, PhD candidate in African & African American Studies at Harvard University.
*Enter DREAM20 at checkout online or in-store for a 20%-off discount!*
This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP necessary!
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