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AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?

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In analyzing the ranges of images from the O. J. Simpson trial to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Am I Black Enough for You looks at the way in which the nuances of ghetto life get translated into the politics of popular culture, and especially the way these politics have become such a profitable venture, for both the entertainment industry and the actual producers of these topical narratives. The book follows the widening generation gap represented by Bill Cosby’s pristine "race man" image in the mid-80’s, culminating in the proliferation of the hard-core sentiments associated with the nigga in the 1990’s.
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In analyzing the ranges of images from the O. J. Simpson trial to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Am I Black Enough for You looks at the way in which the nuances of ghetto life get translated into the politics of popular culture, and especially the way these politics have become such a profitable venture, for both the entertainment industry and the actual producers of these topical narratives. The book follows the widening generation gap represented by Bill Cosby’s pristine "race man" image in the mid-80’s, culminating in the proliferation of the hard-core sentiments associated with the nigga in the 1990’s.
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