by Lori Latrice Martin (Author)

In Racial Realism, Lori Latrice Martin demonstrates how racial realism is a key concept for understanding why and how black people continue to live between a cycle of optimism and disappointment in the United States. The book includes historical topics as well as recent social movements and the pandemic.

Author Biography

Lori Latrice Martin is associate dean in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University.