Black youth rising : activism and radical healing in urban America / Shawn A. Ginwright.

Introduction 1
Things Done Changed: Postcrack Black Urban America 6
Building a New Type of Community Organization 7
Building Spaces for Radical Healing 10
Theoretical Backdrop 13
Jazz and a Note on Methodology 20
Organization of the Book 22
1 A Trip Through a Blues City: Youth, Radicalism, and the Politics of Oakland 26
Black Activism, 1960 to 1975 33
Roland's Activism: The Growth of Black Youth Activism in Oakland 33
The Urban Trifecta: Dismantling Oakland's Black Political Infrastructure 42
Peace Out to Revolution! Post-1980s Activism in Oakland 44
More Services, Less Activism 51
2 Fostering Caring Relationships for Social Justice 53
Care as a Political Act in Black Community Life 56
Leadership Excellence: Building Activism Through Care 58
Mikayla and Mamma Ned 59
Kevin's Rebound 64
Enacting Radical Care 68
The Soft Side of Revolution, Care, and Rebuilding Community Life 73
3 Building a Healing Community 77
Reframing Community and Civic Life 79
Camp Akili: A Pedagogy of Radical Healing and Care 80
Camp Akili: From Terell's Point of View 82
The Power of Ritual: Creating Community Through Collective Experience 87
No Set Trippin! The Power of Community 94
Healing and New Textures of Social Capital 97
4 Creating Consciousness Through Black Masculinity 102
Stories of Our Fathers 106
From Critical Consciousness to Action: Activism and Black Masculinity 113
Who's Your Daddy? 116
Vince's Homecoming 119
5 Reclaiming Africa: Building Racial Wellness Among African American Youth 122
Return to Home: Camp Akebulan and Youth Identity 124
Lateefa's Story: From West Oakland to West Africa and Back 125
Building Knowledge of Self in a Slave Dungeon 129
Tre's Story 131
Blackness on the Block: Returning to Oakland 135
Identity and Activism 142
6 An Emancipatory Vision for Black Youth: Toward an Ecologically Responsive Strategy for Justice 144
Radical Healing in Policy and Practice 148
In Pursuit of What It Takes 155.