Ytasha L. Womack Shares Her Book, Post Black

Ytasha L. Womack shares insight on her book, Post Black. It speaks to the new diversity and complex identity in African American culture. Whereas the social dynamics of decades before required a uniform black American identity to battle impending social injustice, the new opportunities afforded the generations of today as a result of victories won and fallen barriers have given rise to a growing diversity that some are enthused about and others are not. Meet the "invisibles" aka a Gen X and Y assemblage of young professionals, black immigrants, the GLBT community, spiritualists, those of multicultural identity, and non hip-hop artists. A stalwart resistance by both African Americans and the public at large to recognizing this emerging world within the African American community is disturbing. The theory seems to be that to focus on any innovation or so called eccentricities in black life undermines the hard fought efforts to eradicate inequality. The battle is not over, so to speak. However, I feel that the larger dilemma for many is reconciling just what it means to have tremendous achievements among some countered by chronic challenges among others when black identity has always been couched in the collective. Join Ytasha live to learn how you can get your Post Black on, listen live (646) 595-4797 or via the web chat room http://www.blogtalkradio.com/paullawrencevann