In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read through chapter 6 of Race Matters which covers affirmative action and the role it plays in American society .

Chapter 4 finds us discussing neo-conservatism in the black community, it’s pro’s and con’s, how it begin to re-emerge in the black community and more.

On this reading of Race Matters by Cornel West we finish the third chapter of the book entitled The Crisis of Black Leadership and discuss the things that impediments to Black leadership in our society. We also begin the fourth chapter entitled “Demystifying the New Black Conservatism” in which we dissect the neo-conservative ideology that we as beginning to emerge at the tail end of the 20th century.

As we read through Chapter 3 of Race Matters we dive into the crisis in black leadership and how it affects the prospects against black nihilism

As we read through the second chapter of Race Matters we dive into the appointing of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, the controversy with Anita Hill, the position of Black women and members of the LGBTQ community in the American society

Chapter 1 of Race Matters is covered in this episode as we dive into nihilism in Black America, conservative and liberal stances, and the state of black culture in American society.

The 2017 preface to Race Matters is the central reading piece for episode 21 as we dive into the Obama presidency, the Trump administration, and the implications of American imperialism on the world.

As we begin reading Race Matters by Cornel West we travel back to 2001 when the first preface was written and then go even further back to 1993 when the second preface was written. Both of these prefaces give a peak into black existence during those periods in American history.

In this episode Leslie reads a piece he wrote on the book “Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?” by Mumia Abu-Jamal and reflects on the book as a whole.