IT WAS ALL A DREAM: A NEW GENERATION CONFRONTS THE BROKEN PROMISE TO BLACK AMERICA Fiction cycling between extreme euphoria and

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

ISBN-13 : 9781400033447

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

ISBN-13 : 9781416542087

First Edition (April 4

IT WAS ALL A DREAM: A NEW GENERATION CONFRONTS THE BROKEN PROMISE TO BLACK AMERICA Fiction cycling between extreme euphoria andYoung 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