| Author/Contributor(s): | Cose, Ellis |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial |
| Date: | 12/2/1994 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Behind the veneer of professional success, America’s black middle class confronts a daily gauntlet of racial barriers.
A controversial and widely heralded look at the race-related pain and anger felt by the most respected, best educated, and wealthiest members of the black community.
Ellis Cose profiles accomplished lawyers, corporate executives, and academics navigating pervasive skepticism. The book provides an incisive examination of the unspoken doubts and institutional barriers confronting these high achievers.
Corporate workplaces frequently steer talented minority managers into dead-end staff roles rather than senior leadership. Cose follows these professionals as they confront the daily toll of proving their competence.
- Race Relations: Drawing on investigative field tests like the 1991 ABC Primetime Live study in St. Louis and UCLA research after the Rodney King verdict, Cose analyzes how disparate treatment persists across housing and public encounters regardless of income.
- Affirmative Action: Cose dissects how corporate and academic policies often burden credentialed minorities with assumptions of tokenism, contrasting their scrutiny against unexamined preferences that routinely favor connected peers.
- Case Studies: Firsthand accounts from figures such as Equitable senior vice president Darwin Davis and Georgetown law scholar Anita Allen reveal how country club bans, lowered expectations, and subtle dismissals derail careers.
- Also by This Author: The End of Anger, Color-Blind and A Man's World.