Wednesday, June 6, 2007

The Latino Challenge to Black America

Coming In October!
Middle Passage Press
5517 Secrest Dr.
Los Angeles 90043
323-298-0266
Distributor
Independent Press Group

align="left">“The interaction between blacks and Latinos may prove to be the dominant political and social challenge of early 21 Century America. Earl Ofari Hutchinson has proved to be one of the top thinkers and gifted writers of this time. Free of fear he tackles an issue that all are living with but afraid to talk about.”
Reverend Al Sharpton

align="right">
The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African-Americans and Hispanics
examines the hot button issues and problems that conflict and unite blacks and Latinos. It looks at how both groups see and interpret those issues and problems through the prism of their experiences. It’s a highly readable, fast paced, cutting edge book that blends the personal and the analytical, and that ultimately can serve as a guide to navigate race and ethnic relations through 21st Century America. The book will be published jointly in Spanish and English.


Chapters

1. Rising Latino Numbers, Rising Black Fears

2. Stereotypes Drive Black and Latino Conflicts

3. Warped Perceptions in Brown and Black

4. The Forbidden Zone

5. Reluctant Classroom Allies

6. Neither Political Friends Nor Enemies

7. Brown and Black Political Coalitions: Fact or Romantic Image

8. Immigration—The Age Old Black Fear

9. Do Illegal Immigrants Really Take Jobs From Blacks?

10. Discrimination Not Immigrants Fuels the Job Crisis of Young Black Males

11. Immigration Wars Make Strange Bedfellows

12. The New Civil rights Movement?

13. Iraq War Divided Blacks and Latinos Too

3 comments:

Stephen A. Bess said...

I love what you're doing with this new book! There is so much propaganda presented to the public when it comes to the issues that affect blacks and latinos. I came across your work on Alternet. I'll definitely be a frequent visitor. Thanks again.

Xevi said...

Coinciding with the opening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the world-wide Internet debut of Èric and the Army of the Phoenix (Èric i l'Exèrcit del Fènix). Subtitled in English, "Èric and the Army of the Phoenix" documents the odyssey of 14-year-old Èric Bertran, unfairly accused of terrorism. Èric has since been popularly dubbed the "Catalan Harry Potter".

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3666585673568780060

Èric and the Army of the Phoenix documents the truth and the personal consequences -and the politics at play- in the case of Èric Bertran, a boy from Lloret de Mar, a town some 75 km north of Barcelona (Catalonia). When he e-mailed a grocery chain to demand they label their products in Catalan, the language of Catalonia, 14-year-old Èric and his family were subjected to the midnight invasion of their home by thirty police officers bearing a search warrant from the Spanish government. The accusation: terrorism. A big fan of the "Harry Potter" series, Èric created a website that he called Army of the Phoenix, inspired by the famous J.K. Rowling stories, signing his e-mails with the name from his website. Even though they knew full well that the website belonged to a 14-year-old, from that point on, the Spanish authorities insisted on accusing Èric of being a member of an army of terrorists. His family has since taken legal action against the government of Spain for moral and psychological harassment of a minor, taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg and to the United Nations' International Court of Justice.

Èric Bertran and his brother Àdam tell their story in this documentary by Xevi Mató, with English subtitles by Heather Hayes. The film features statements by author Víctor Alexandre, who supervised the book about the case. Alexandre himself has also written an entertaining and controversial play about the incident, which débuted in Barcelona in 2007. Also featured in the film are contributions by Member of Parliament Joan Puig, who defended Èric before the Spanish assembly, and by Èric's attorney Emili Colmenero, who explains how the Spanish justice system connected a child to an Al Qaeda cell.

U.S. press enquiries:
Emily Moore, tel. (865) 254-5244
OgleMoore@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Review Mobil Proton Indonesia Terbaik
Review Mobil Proton Indonesia Terbaik
Yamaha R15 dan Yamaha R25 Motor Sport Racing dan Kencang