The Devil and Dave Chappelle

Informationen zum Autor William Jelani Cobb, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History at Spelman College, as well as a critic, essayist and fiction writer whose writings on politics, the African Diaspora and contemporary African American culture have appeared in a number of national outlets. His column "Past Imperfect" appears regularly on AOL BlackVoices. He is editor of The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader, which was a Notable Book of the Year by Black Issues Book Review. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Essence, Emerge, the Progressive, the Washington City Paper, One Magazine, and Alternet.org. Klappentext An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls! Three 6 Mafia! The King Family! and what it takes to be black at the turn of the twenty-first century. An unflinching and provocative collection of essays which range from Oprah Winfrey's fight with high profile rap stars to the reason why comedian, Dave Chapelle walked away from a 50 million offer from Comedy Central. Zusammenfassung An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls! Three 6 Mafia! The King Family! and what it takes to be black at the turn of the twenty-first century.

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An unflinching and provocative collection of essays which range from Oprah Winfrey's fight with high profile rap stars to the reason why comedian, Dave Chapelle walked away from a 50 million offer from Comedy Central.

Autorentext

William Jelani Cobb, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History at Spelman College, as well as a critic, essayist and fiction writer whose writings on politics, the African Diaspora and contemporary African American culture have appeared in a number of national outlets.

His column "Past Imperfect" appears regularly on AOL BlackVoices. He is editor of The Essential Harold Cruse: A Reader, which was a Notable Book of the Year by Black Issues Book Review. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Essence, Emerge, the Progressive, the Washington City Paper, One Magazine, and Alternet.org.

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An unflinching collection of essays that takes on the subjects of Biggie Smalls, Three 6 Mafia, The King Family, and what it takes to be black at the turn of the twenty-first century.