Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter

Description With the midterm elections looming, Collins-Dexter's essay collection is timely as well as pointed. In it, she argues that Democrats have taken Black voters for granted and that the consequences of this mistake have already begun—and will accelerate.For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity. From the author:  "We had been told that everything was fine, that America was working for everyone and that the American Dream was attainable for all. But for those who had been paying attention, there had been warning signs that the Obamas' version of the American Dream wasn't working for everyone. That it hadn't been working for many white Americans was immediately and loudly discussed, but the truth--and what I set out to write this book about--was that it hadn't been working for many Black Americans either. For many, Obama's vision had been more illusion than reality all along. When someone te