{"product_id":"hafrocentric-comics-juliana-jewels-smith-9781629634487","title":"(H)Afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1-4","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlyph Award winner Juliana \"Jewels\" Smith and illustrator Ronald Nelson have created an unflinching visual and literary tour-de-force on the most pressing issues of the day-- including gentrification, police violence, and the housing crisis--with humor and biting satire. \u003cem\u003e(H)afrocentric\u003c\/em\u003e tackles racism, patriarchy, and popular culture head-on. Unapologetic and unabashed, \u003cem\u003e(H)afrocentric\u003c\/em\u003e introduces us to strong yet vulnerable students of color, as well as an aesthetic that connects current Black pop culture to an organic reappropriation of hip hop fashion circa the early 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe start the journey when gentrification strikes the neighborhood surrounding Ronald Reagan University. Naima Pepper recruits a group of disgruntled undergrads of color to combat the onslaught by creating and launching the first and only anti-gentrification social networking site, mydiaspora.com. The motley crew is poised to fight back against expensive avocado toast, muted Prius cars, exorbitant rent, and cultural appropriation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether Naima and the gang are transforming social media, leading protests, fighting rent hikes, or working as \"Racial Translators,\" the students at Ronald Reagan University take movements to a new level by combining their tech-savvy, Black Millennial sensibilities with their individual backgrounds, goals, and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juliana Jewels Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629634484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629634487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.10w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2018","brand":"Juliana Jewels Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995118469375,"sku":"9781629634487","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_888eccce-73b8-43d5-a8b7-c01aed358e84.jpg?v=1683333963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hafrocentric-comics-juliana-jewels-smith-9781629634487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}