About the book, from the publisher: While Barack Obama's victory
led many to believe that America's racial divide had
significantly narrowed, the lived experience of many black youth
belie this. Young black Americans today continue to be plagued
by low levels of employment, high levels of incarceration, and a
profound lack of trust in the government and broader political
community. Yet discussions of why this is have been largely
anecdotal, often putting the blame on black youth themselves--
even when the commentators are also black. Think of the
criticisms that Bill Cosby has leveled, for example. In
Democracy Remixed, award-winning scholar Cathy J. Cohen offers
an authoritative analysis of the state of black youth in America
today. Utilizing the results from the Black Youth Project, a
groundbreaking national survey, Cohen focuses on what young
black Americans actually experience and think--and underscores
the political repercussions. Featuring their stories, she
reveals that black youth largely want what mos