{"title":"Robert E. Pierre","description":"\u003cp\u003eROBERT E. PIERRE spent two decades as a reporter and editor at the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and is co-author, with Jon Jeter, of \u003cem\u003eA Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama’s 'Post-Racial' America\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre served as Chicago bureau chief at the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e and was a key contributor to the Post’s 2006 award-winning series Being a Black Man, which became a book of the same name. He is president of Bald Cypress Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert E. Pierre’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-day-late-and-a-dollar-short","title":"A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's \"Post-Racial\" America","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCould this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come?\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans–including President Obama–are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race, the United States has come a long way, but not far enough and not fast enough. Every day, we cope with casual racism, myriad indignities, institutional obstacles, post-racial nonsense, and peers bent on self-destruction. The powers that be, meanwhile, always seem to arrive with their apologies and redress a day late and a dollar short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a close look at the lives of African-Americans from diverse backgrounds as Obama's victory comes to play a personal role in each of their lives. Every tale delves into the complex issues we will have to deal with going forward:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many challenges young black men face, such as subtle persistent racism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stagnation of blacks vis ? vis whites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidespread black participation in the military despite widespread anti-war sentiments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe decline of unions even as organized labor becomes the primary vehicle for black progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe challenges of interracial families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lack of good schools or healthcare for the poor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inability of well-off blacks to lift up others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarack Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union address in January 2010, and \u003ci\u003eA Day Late and a Dollar Short \u003c\/i\u003ewill deliver an altogether different picture of the way things really under the first black president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470520663\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470520666\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Robert E. Pierre and John Jeter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40193639710907,"sku":"9780470520666","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/81nKxgOgbJL_mockup_v2_1620854647_122db6c2-28d2-4419-9108-8cb512fac922.jpg?v=1790965846"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-robert-e-pierre.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}