{"product_id":"false-black-power-9781599475189","title":"False Black Power?","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack civil rights leaders have long supported ethnic identity politics and prioritized the integration of political institutions, and seldom has that strategy been questioned. In \u003ci\u003eFalse Black Power?\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason L. Riley takes an honest, factual look at why increased black political power has not paid off in the ways that civil rights leadership has promised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent decades have witnessed a proliferation of black elected officials, culminating in the historic presidency of Barack Obama. However, racial gaps in employment, income, homeownership, academic achievement, and other measures not only continue but in some cases have even widened. While other racial and ethnic groups in America have made economic advancement a priority, the focus on political capi­tal for blacks has been a disadvantage, blocking them from the fiscal capital that helped power upward mobility among other groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley explains why the political strategy of civil rights lead­ers has left so many blacks behind. The key to black eco­nomic advancement today is overcoming cultural handicaps, not attaining more political power. The book closes with thoughtful responses from key thought leaders Glenn Loury and John McWhorter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Insti­tute, a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and a commen­tator for Fox News. He lives in suburban New York City with his wife and three children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Glenn C. Loury is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of economics at Brown University. His books include \u003ci\u003eOne by One from the Inside Out: Essays and Reviews on Race and Responsibility in America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of Racial Inequality; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRace, Incarceration, and American Values\u003c\/i\u003e. Among other honors, he has been elected a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a member of the American Philosophical Society, and a member of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Babel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Doing Our Own Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Language Hoax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Words on the Move, \u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eTalking Back, Talking Black\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular columnist on language matters and race issues for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and CNN and writes for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTaste page. McWhorter also writes a regular column on language for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and hosts the Lexicon Valley podcast at \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Templeton Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726664470802,"sku":"9781599475189","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e96cca20-0608-4415-81ff-3aea5beeaffb.jpg?v=1734878837","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/false-black-power-9781599475189","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}