{"product_id":"illmatic-consequences-the-clapback-to-opponents-of-critical-race-theory","title":"Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of 'Critical Race Theory'","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fl-col fl-node-611d264d7bc44\" data-node=\"611d264d7bc44\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-module fl-module-uabb-heading fl-node-611d264d7bc47\" data-node=\"611d264d7bc47\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of ‘Critical Race Theory,’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a unique mix of social science and hip-hop essays that address the marginalization of Blacks in the United States. Led by editors Walter Greason and Danian Jerry, the contributors in this edited volume address pervasive social injustice using hip-hop and Afrofuturism to offer solutions to cultural divisiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllmatic Consequences\u003c\/em\u003e was influenced by rapper Nas’s 1994 debut album “Illmatic,” which features internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas’s personal experiences. “Nas’s 1994 album ‘Illmatic’ is fundamentally a statement of self-worth. It's not even just a conscious effort. It's just you do it because it's embedded in you—and that's the feeling, the vibe we wanted anyone reading the book to get from all the constituent chapters,” said Greason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe essays, written by prominent and emerging social science scholars, artists, and journalists, address the disinformation campaign around CRT, the attacks on public education, the rise of mass disinformation, and other social injustice issues plaguing the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal Write Publications®","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47552628130025,"sku":"44703026020585","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":47552628162793,"sku":"44703026020586","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/0431\/0761\/files\/illmaticclapback-6x9_04282023_front.jpg?v=1683210140","url":"https:\/\/uwpbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/illmatic-consequences-the-clapback-to-opponents-of-critical-race-theory","provider":"Universal Write Publications®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}