Catching Hell in the City of Angels Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles

Name: Catching Hell in the City of Angels Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles
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ISBN: 9780816641697

ISBN-10: 0816641692

ISBN-13: 9780816641697

Edition: 2006

Authors: Joï¿½o H. Costa Vargas, Robin D. G. Kelley

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Since the 1980s, Los Angeles has become the most racially and economically divided city in the United States. In the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles, buildings in disrepair-- the legacy of racial unrest. Moving beyond stereotypes of South Central's predominantly African American residents, Joa o H. Costa Vargas recounts his almost two years living in the district. Personal, critical, and disquieting, "Catching Hell in the City of Angels" examines the ways in which economic and social changes in the twentieth century have affected the black community, and powerfully conveys the experiences that bind and divide its people. Through compelling stories of South Central, including…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 8/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.85" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: Looking Forward to Looking Forward



Blackness as Exclusion and Isolation: The Making of Inequalities in South Central



Blackness as Sorrow and Solidarity: Women and the Ethics of Caring



Blackness as Liability and Powerlessness: Community under Siege and the Welfare State



Blackness as Mobilization and Movement: The Coalition Against Police Abuse and the Panther Legacy



Blackness as Artistry and Affirmation: Leimert Park and the Idioms of Jazz



Blackness as Self-Help and Social Critique: The Community in Support of the Gang Truce


Conclusion: Blackness as Blueprint for Social Transformation


Acknowledgments



CAPA's Community Organizing Manual


Notes


Index