The author of Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African Americans argues that the U.S. lacks the proper institutions and structures to debate the complicated and important issues facing the nation, covering war, drugs, prisons, and tax cuts, as well as other timely topics. Original.

A television journalist and author of Don't Believe the Hype offers a provocative study of America's changing racial terrain, sharing the views of men and women across the nation, representing a broad spectrum of ethnic backgrounds, on the complexities of our multi-ethnic society. Reprint. Tour. K.

For those wishing to fight ignorance with intelligence and racism with facts, information from government sources and published studies point out discrepancies in assumed beliefs--such as that blacks are the main welfare recipients and drug users--and major fallacies. Original.