West addresses some of today's most urgent issues for black Americans--from discrimination to despair, from leadership to the legacy of Malcolm X, on to the new black conservatism, black-Jewish relations, and myths about black sexuality

Preface 2001: Democracy Matters in Race Matters

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Introduction: Race Matters

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Nihilism in Black America

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Pitfalls of Racial Reasoning

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Crisis of Black Leadership

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Demystifying the New Black Conservatism

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Beyond Affirmative Action: Equality and Identity

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On Black-Jewish Relations

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Black Sexuality: The Taboo Subject

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Malcolm X and Black Rage

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