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21 reviews

Atria Books, 2004

Uplifting and Humbling @ the Same Time...
As a young, black, recent college graduate, I was inspired, enlightened, uplifted, and humbled by reading this book. It helped me to realize some truths and fallacies of my own existence. I am more than aware of what being a black man in America consists of. On the other hand I have shielded myself from certain aspects of life in order to protect my sanity and peace in such an unjust nation. I ...

Color Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World

1 review
Ellis Cose

Harper Perennial, 1998

from the back cover of the book:
Is it possible for the United States to simply wipe the racial slate clean and surmount its racist past? Or is color-blindness just another name for denial? "In a world where it is often believed that lighter skin means higher status, money is the great equalizer, and education will set you free, COLOR-BLIND brilliantly reveals why race may be a larger -- and smaller -- issue than many people ...

The Rage of a Privileged Class

10 reviews
Ellis Cose

Harpercollins, 1994

Makes me wanna holler! Throw up both my hands.
Ellis Cose has written brilliantly with regard to the American Dilemma. This is without a doubt his best work. Cose has interviews with successful African-American men and women, including lawyers and corporate executives. What comes forth is a searing indictment of our society, and a warning with regard to (as James Baldwin wrote more than a generation ago) "the fire next time". A central ...

Color-Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World

2 reviews
Ellis Cose

HarperCollins, 1997

Should be mandatory reading all for black professionals
"Color-Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World) is a powerful piece of investigative journalism, which builds on, and should be read in conjunction with his earlier book, "The Rage of a Privileged Class". In Color-Blind, Cose analyzes the issue of race in America in ways that only someone who has felt the sting of discrimination could fully understand. Building on his earlier ...

Bone to Pick

1 review

Pocket Books, 2004

Or Can We All Live in a Semblance of Peace?
Mr. Cose is an editor of 'Newsweek' magazines and has written six other books. The Ford Foundation grant allowed him to travel to South Africa, Ghana, Peru, New Zealand, and othe places. He touches on slavery (how the past shapes the present) and KKK (the challenges of life). He wants justice, revenge, mediation, retribution for the crimes against victims of various wars and races. We have ...

The Best Defense

3 reviews
Ellis Cose

HarperTorch, 1999

Heard it before, but still a nice story
Legal thriller genre; ambitious defense attorney takes on high profile case with a client who obviously "did it," and in the other corner is the ADA who happens to be a former love interest of the defense attorney. Obviously, all kinds of possibilities exist here. On the positive side, the story is well told with believable characters and a fast moving story line. The courtroom dialogue ...

A Man's World: How Real Is Male Privilege - And How High Is Its Price?

1 review
Ellis Cose

Harpercollins, 1995

Sorry to see it's out of print...
This was easily one of the best general books written in the 90's on the plight of men in post-patriarchal America. Cose is one of the country's top journalists, though he is more well known for his coverage of race-related issues. In this book, he applies his skills to presenting men's perspective(s) and tries to explain why, when they're allegedly masters of the universe, so many are ...

The Darden Dilemma: 12 Black Writers on Justice, Race, and Conflicting Loyalties

Harpercollins, 1997

Explores the stark differences in white and black perceptions of American justice in a collection of essays by twelve eminent African-American writers, scholars, and legal professionals--including Ellis Cose, Anita Hill, and Stanley Crouch.