{"product_id":"false-black-power-paperback-softback-9781599475189","title":"False Black Power? (Paperback \/ softback) 9781599475189","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFalse Black Power?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason L. Riley (Author), John McWhorter (Contributions by), Glenn C. Loury (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781599475189\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.144 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What makes this book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of its writing style. In a short book, Riley makes his case powerfully. . . . He also had the guts to include critiques from two leading black intellectuals, John McWhorter and Glenn Loury, and his response. This is a man to respect because he is after the truth and results, not cheap points.” -Thomas Lifson, \u003ci\u003eAmerican thinker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I have just finished reading part I of Jason Riley’s new book \u003ci\u003eFalse Black Power?\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eNRO\u003c\/i\u003e is excerpting today, and I want to recommend it right away as highly as I can”  -Roger Clegg, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The thrust of his slim but significant new book, \u003ci\u003eFalse Black Power?\u003c\/i\u003e, from Templeton Press, is the politically incorrect conclusion that black “political clout is no substitute for self-development.\" -Mark Tapson, \u003ci\u003eFront Page Mag \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1: False Black Power\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1: The Civil Rights Distraction \/ 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2: The Limits of Politics \/ 31\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3: False Black Power \/ 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 2: Dissenting Points of View\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4: Keeping Up With the Leftists\u003cbr\u003e New Observations for Variations on the Theme\u003cbr\u003e by John McWhorter \/ 87\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5: Black America\u003cbr\u003e Changing Rhetoric into Remedies\u003cbr\u003e by Glenn C. Loury \/ 95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6: A Response to McWhorter and Loury \/ 105\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes \/ 109\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors \/ 121\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Templeton Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685350699288,"sku":"9781599475189","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/false-black-power-paperback-softback-9781599475189","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}