Black Popular Culture and Social Justice

<p>This volume examines the use of Black popular culture to engage reflect and parse social justice arguing that Black popular culture is more than merely entertainment. Moving beyond a focus on identifying and categorizing cultural forms the authors examine Black popular culture to understand how it engages social justice with attention to anti-Black racism.</p><p><em>Black Popular Culture and Social Justice</em> takes a systematic look at the role of music comic books literature film television and public art in shaping attitudes and fighting oppression. Examining the ways in which artists scholars and activists have engaged discussed promoted or supported social justice – on issues of criminal justice reform racism sexism LGBTQIA rights voting rights and human rights – the book offers unique insights into the use of Black popular culture as an agent for change.</p><p>This timely and insightful book will be of interest to students and scholars of race and media popular culture gender studies sociology political science and social justice.</p>