LEADER 00000cam a22005058i 4500 
001    on1035435300 
003    OCoLC 
005    20190108100531.0 
008    180824s2019    nyu    e b    001 0 eng c 
010      2018028528 
015    GBB8L3857|2bnb 
016 7  019132183|2Uk 
020    9781568585864|q(hardcover) 
020    1568585861|q(hardcover) 
020    |z9781568585871 (e-book) 
035    (OCoLC)1035435300 
040    LBSOR/DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCF|dOCLCO|dUKMGB|dRNL 
042    pcc 
043    n-us--- 
049    CKEA 
050 00 E185.8|b.A56 2019 
082 00 330.900896/073|223 
100 1  Allen, Reniqua,|eauthor. 
245 10 It was all a dream :|ba new generation confronts the 
       broken promise to Black America /|cReniqua Allen. 
263    1811 
264  1 New York, NY :|bNation Books, an imprint of Perseus Books,
       LLC,,|c[2019] 
300    viii, 359 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  We out -- Millennial moment : Katrina -- Don't double down
       on stupid -- Millennial moment : two lives -- Red lips and
       nails -- Millennial moment : Queens -- Tryin' to eat -- 
       Millennial moment : 40 acres -- Painted walls and temples 
       -- Millennial moment : that craving -- Bad and bougee -- 
       Millennial moment : 5-0 -- Applause -- Millennial moment :
       Russian roulette -- Still in love -- Millennial moment : 
       catch-22 -- Breathe -- Millennial moment : the day after. 
520    "In the last few decades, any hope of economic progress 
       for black Americans has been slowly and steadily 
       undermined. This quiet crisis was only exacerbated by the 
       recession, which cut black households' wealth by over 30 
       percent. Black millennials watched their parents try to 
       play by the rules, buying homes and aspiring to the 
       trappings of middle-class life, only to sink deeper and 
       deeper into debt. Now, in the post-Obama era, young black 
       Americans face a critical turning point, as they try to 
       realize dreams too long deferred. In It Was All a Dream, 
       Reniqua Allen tells the stories--too often overlooked--of 
       black millennials struggling, innovating, and flourishing.
       We meet a former college athlete burdened with mounting 
       debt; a fashion entrepreneur who, like so many of her 
       generation, has left New York for southern cities like 
       Atlanta; a sex worker in Chicago; and an ambitious 
       Republican college student who wrestles with being a black
       conservative on campus. Allen interweaves reflections on 
       defining moments, from Hurricane Katrina to the murder of 
       Michael Brown to the election of Donald Trump. Together, 
       the lives and reflections in these pages offer a portrait 
       of a generation on the brink, tracing their efforts to 
       build their own futures and write their own history"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
648  7 2000-2099|2fast 
650  0 African Americans|xEconomic conditions|y21st century. 
650  0 Race discrimination|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
650  7 African Americans|xEconomic conditions.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00799599 
650  7 Race discrimination|xEconomic aspects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01086468 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
776 08 |iebook version :|z9781568585871 
914    MID.b26030342 
994    C0|bCKE