The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad Audiobook

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  marcodiluce
  October 14th, 2018
  

  Wrong conclusion based on flawed premises, devised to keep black people enslaved by the misconception of victimhood. Slaves and slavery of all humans, of all colors and origins, had a multiplicity of roots far more fundamental than skin coloring, and through out history. The “land of opportunity” idea still prevails today as it did in previous decades and centuries, and America, in particular, was and still is a “land of opportunity.” Where black Americans were concerned, this is the land where they flourished most in science, art, music, political awareness and leadership, etc. If in doubt, take a look at Africa and few other continents.

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  spaniel1
  October 14th, 2018
  

  

  Well said, marcodiluce! Absolutely agree!

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  citron1
  October 14th, 2018
  

  

  Excellent book!
  I have the paperback and am pleased this was released in audio book format.
  Another book I would recommend is “Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same” - Robert Charles Smith (2010)which, unfortunately, is not in audiobook yet.

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  loonyboyx
  October 15th, 2018
  

  

  Anyone pretending America’s long ugly history of racism isn’t real should be ashamed of themselves. You have to ask why they feel the need to lie to themselves about it.

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  timeismoney
  October 15th, 2018
  

  Thank you for posting this.

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  8gauge
  February 7th, 2019
  

  

  If america is this “land of opportunity” for Blacks, why is it that white ex-cons are more likely to get a job interview than a black college graduate with no criminal record? If you people did more listening and less ’splaining you might actually learn something and come off as less of a jackass.

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad
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  skay
  July 25th, 2019
  

  Uh, Mr. Marcodiluce (Marco of light?!), has it not occurred to you that, to the extent in which the North American colonies and the United States are a “land of opportunity,” this is because the British and Americans plundered Africa for slaves for 200 years? And that the African nations have suffered tremendously as a result of the slave trade — especially to the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, where millions of Africans were shipped?

  In other words, has it not dawned on you that it is no coincidence that as North America modernized, much of Africa became more impoverished?

  For part of this history, see (or hear) the award-winning book, ‘Empire of Cotton: A Global History’ by Sven Beckert, professor of history at Harvard. (The book, btw, is a key text in the relatively new history of capitalism studies. Yes, capitalism has a history. It did not emerge out of thin air as a product of ‘intelligent design’;-)

  The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America - Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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