IT WAS ALL A DREAM: A NEW GENERATION CONFRONTS THE BROKEN PROMISE TO BLACK AMERICA Fiction A New York Times Notable

A New York Times Notable Book of 2018

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while also introducing the voice of an African American theologian who would shake the foundations of American theology

cycling between extreme euphoria and deep depression—sometimes within the course of a single day

IT WAS ALL A DREAM: A NEW GENERATION CONFRONTS THE BROKEN PROMISE TO BLACK AMERICA Fiction A New York Times NotableYoung Black Americans have been trying to realize the promise of the American Dream for centuries and coping with the reality of its limitations for just as long. Now, a new generation is pursuing success, happiness, and freedom on their own terms. In It Was All a Dream, Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their