Beginning October 1, 2007, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, author and political analyst, will be touring the internet. This is your invitation to join him as he stops at a variety of blogs to discuss details about himself, his writing and his upcoming book - The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African-Americans and Hispanics. We have chosen a wide variety of blogs and blog hosts in an effort to give you diversified information. You are welcome to visit one blog stop or all of the stops on his schedule.
Following you will find his author bio, a summary of the book, the table of contents for Latino Challenge and the details of the tour schedule. There are links to each of the blogs he will visit and full details will be posted each day on my blog at - http://www.communati.com/main/blog/litekepr.
Author Bio –
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author, syndicated columnist, political analyst and commentator. He has been a frequent guest on Hannity and Colmes, The O’Reilly Factor, The Big Story, EXTRA, and numerous CNN News and Talk Shows. He was a regular commentator on CNBC’s The Dennis Miller Show.
He has been a guest on the Today Show, Dateline, The Lehrer Hour, and BET News, America’s Black Forum. He is a frequent commentator for the American Urban Broadcast Network and Ed Gordon’s News and Notes on NPR. He is a featured columnist for BlackNews.com,
BlackAmericaWeb.com, and Alternet.org. He is associate editor of New America Media. His op-ed columns appear in the Baltimore Sun, L.A. Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Christian Science Monitor, and other major newspapers.
Book Summary –
The Census Bureau made it official in 2002! Latinos are now the top minority in the U.S. The news hit black America like a thunderbolt. Many blacks complained that they would be shoved even further to the economic and political margin among minorities in the country. The Census report also showed Latinos were widening their population growth gap on blacks.
But, it’s not just the numbers. Latinos demand political and social issues no longer be framed solely in black and white. That presents another challenge to black America. At times that challenge has been intensified and conflicted by the wildly divergent agendas of African-Americans and Latinos on immigration, political empowerment, bilingual education, and jobs. These are complex and engaging issues.
The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African-Americans and Hispanics examines the hot button issues and problems that conflict and unite blacks and Latinos. It looks at how both groups interpret and see those issues and problems through the prism of their experiences. It’s highly readable, fast paced, cutting edge book that blends the personal and analytical, and ultimately can serve as a guide to navigate race and ethnic relations through 21st Century America. The book will be published jointly in Spanish and English.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Rising Latino Numbers, Rising Black Fears
Chapter 2 - Stereotypes Drive Black and Latino Conflict
Chapter 3 - Warped Perceptions in Black and Brown
Chapter 4 - The Forbidden Zone
Chapter 5 - Reluctant Classroom Allies
Chapter 6 - Neither Political Friends nor Enemies
Chapter 7 - Black and Brown Political Coalitions: A Romantic Image?
Chapter 8 - Immigrationâ€â€An Age-Old Black Fear
Chapter 9 - Illegal Immigrants Versus Black Workers
Chapter 10 - Discrimination Fuels the Job Crisis of Young Black Males
Chapter 11 - Immigration Wars Make Strange Bedfellows
Chapter 12 - Packaging Immigration as the New Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 13 - Iraq War Divides Blacks and Latinos Too
This is the tour schedule –
Week One
Tuesday - Oct 2 – Izania - http://www.izania.com
Thursday - Oct 4 – The Unaplogetic Mexican - http://www.theunapologeticmexican.org
Friday - Oct 5 – Latina Lista - http://www.latinalista.net/
Week Two
Monday - Oct 8 – Details with Nikki - http://detailwithnikkileigh.blogspot.com/ -
Tuesday - Oct 9 – Publishing Success Stories –
www.publishingsuccessstories.authorsabode.com
Wednesday - Oct 10 – Hispanic Trending - http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/
Thursday - Oct 11 – Because There Are Still Some Things Worth Fighting For - http://xicanopwr.com/
Friday - Oct 12 – The Immigrant Daily - http://immigrantdaily.com/
Week Three
Monday - Oct 15 –The Latino Pundit - www.latinopundit.com-
Wednesday - October 17 – Immigration Prof Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/
Friday - October 19 - Sharon Hurley Hall – http://doublehdesign.com/blog
Week Four
Monday - October 22 – Inspired Author Promotional Interview http://www.inspiredauthor.com/v3/author-promotional-interviews
Tuesday - October 23 - Censored Blog at http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
Thursday - October 25 - Beyond the Books – www.beyondthebooks.authorsabode.com
Friday - October 26 – Of America http://ofamerica.wordpress.com
Week Five
Tuesday - October 30 – Cheryl - http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/
Wednesday - October 31 - Latino Politics – www.Latinopoliticsblog.com
We look forward to hearing from you on the blog tour trail.
Nikki Leigh
Nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com
www.nikkileigh.com/promo.htm