Books by John L. Jackson Jr.

Authenticity is considered the best way to distinguish the real from the phony, the genuine from the fake. The author proposes a new model for thinking about these issues - racial sincerity. This book offers a kaleidoscope of subjects and stories that directly and indirectly address how race is negotiated in today's world.

Many experts believe that black America consists of two geographically distinct populations: a neglected underclass living in urban poverty, and a middle class of graduates and professionals. Through fieldwork and interviews with denizens of Harlem, this book aims to explode these presumption.