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Coolie, Derrick, Bronx African American History Project
Coolie, Derrick, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Derrick Cooley
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison
Date of Interview August 27, 2003
Summarized by Christian Rivera
Derrick Cooley, a counselor, from the Butler houses ( E. 170th Webster, South Bronx) grew up during the crack epidemic of the 1980’s. He experienced the interaction of drug dealers and drug addicts within the Butler house community. Furthermore, he witnessed the tragic effects of the urban drug culture through violence, rising high school dropout rates, and the influence of local Number Wholes.
The crack culture changed the priorities of the neighborhood youth. The youngsters were more interested in earning a dollar …
Making The "Birthplace Of Jazz": Tourism And Musical Heritage Marketing In New Orleans, J. Souther
Making The "Birthplace Of Jazz": Tourism And Musical Heritage Marketing In New Orleans, J. Souther
History Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
African-Americans Within The Context Of International Oppression, Kevin D. Brown
African-Americans Within The Context Of International Oppression, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
No abstract provided.
Critical Praxis, Spirit Healing And Community Activism: Preserving A Subversive Dialogue On Reparations, Christian Sundquist
Critical Praxis, Spirit Healing And Community Activism: Preserving A Subversive Dialogue On Reparations, Christian Sundquist
Articles
African-American reparations have the potential to deconstruct racial privilege, promote racial reconciliation, and heal the psychic injuries of the African-American community. However, many models of reparations have given up on the promise of reparations in exchange for the slim possibility of short-term progress.
A subversive dialogue on African-American reparations, however, will inevitably critique equal opportunity, individualism, and white innocence and privilege. Embraced by the majority, and internalized by the African-American community, the principles of individualism, equal opportunity, and meritocracy reinforce white innocence and privilege to the extent that future, current and past inequality are cast as the natural and inevitable …