{"product_id":"a-day-late-and-a-jon-jeter-9780470520666","title":"A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's Post-Racial America","description":"Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come?\u003cp\u003eWhen Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans?including President Obama?are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race, the United States has come a long way, but not far enough and not fast enough. Every day, we cope with casual racism, myriad indignities, institutional obstacles, post-racial nonsense, and peers bent on self-destruction. The powers that be, meanwhile, always seem to arrive with their apologies and redress a day late and a dollar short.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a close look at the lives of African-Americans from diverse backgrounds as Obama's victory comes to play a personal role in each of their lives. Every tale delves into the complex issues we will have to deal with going forward: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many challenges young black men face, such as subtle persistent racism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stagnation of blacks vis ? vis whites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidespread black participation in the military despite widespread anti-war sentiments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe decline of unions even as organized labor becomes the primary vehicle for black progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe challenges of interracial families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lack of good schools or healthcare for the poor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inability of well-off blacks to lift up others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarack Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union address in January 2010, and \u003ci\u003eA Day Late and a Dollar Short \u003c\/i\u003ewill deliver an altogether different picture of the way things really under the first black president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Jeter, Robert Pierre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470520663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470520666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trade Paper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.34w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Jeter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056169906431,"sku":"9780470520666","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6516f8c-2c97-4764-a7f2-6abe44b11a3f.jpg?v=1685039888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-day-late-and-a-jon-jeter-9780470520666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}