White Money/Black Power: The Surprising History of African American Studies and the Crisis of Race in Higher Education

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The first exploration of the history of African American Studies, which found its greatest support in white philanthropic money. Rooks shatters the myth of African American Studies as a development of black protest and Black Power and confronts the fields true historymany African American programs were directly funded by the Ford Foundation, a white philanthropic institution.

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In this concise, compelling volume, Rooks . . . recreates the social and political contexts of the discipline's history, paying particular attention to its past reliance on white philanthropy and involvement. . . A must for anyone working in the field.
-Publishers Weekly

"Rooks is a serious scholar and insider of African American studies, and this book is full of deep insight and sharp analysis."--Cornel West

"A provocative and original history of the relationship between philanthropy, politics and the emergence of Black Studies. White Money/Black Power will become central to discussions and debates about the origins and future of this dynamic and transformative intellectual project."--Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday

Author Bio

Noliwe M. Rooks is associate director of African American studies at Princeton University. The author of Hair Raising- Beauty, Culture, and African American Women and Ladies' Pages- African American Women's Magazines and the Culture That Made Them, she lives in Princeton, New Jersey.