Black celebrity, racial politics, and the press framing dissent - Jackson, Sarah J., 1982- (New York : Routledge, 2014)
1. Paul Robeson and Peekskill, NY, 1949 -- 2. Eartha Kitt, the White House, and Vietnam, 1968 -- 3. Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico City Olympics, 1968 -- 4. Sister Souljah, Rodney King, and the future president, 1992 -- 5. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and "The star-spangled banner," 1996 -- 6. Kanye West and Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: African American celebrities; African American political activists; African Americans -- Politics and government; Blacks -- Race identity