CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Gaye Theresa Johnson – “Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity” It is important that the narrative about the relationship between African Americans and Chicanos in Los Angeles be defined by the key leaders and participants, not by the dominant culture. In her new book, “Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity: Music, Race, and Spatial Entitlement in Los Angeles”, Gaye Theresa Johnson, associate professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, challenges the dominant depiction by examining the methods African Americans and Chicanos have traditionally used to challenge institutional repression and forge solidarity. She joins Tavis Smiley for an enlightening discussion. Listen.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:59:04 +0000
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