The Assault on Communities of Color : Exploring the Realities of Race-Based Violence

This volume provides a concentrated and powerful dialogue in the wake of recent murders of young Black males and assaults on communities of color. Through a series of conversation starters, written by leading and emerging academics in the field of race studies, the short essays in this collection challenge readers to contemplate the myth of post-raciality and the real nature of the assaults on communities of color.