"From a venerated and bestselling voice on American life comes a contemporary look at the decline of black rage; the demise of white guilt; and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites view, and interact with, each other"--Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

A new age and a new generation -- Revising the racial contract -- Children of the dream -- From the hallowed halls of Harvard -- Fighters, dreamers, and believers -- Hostiles, neutrals, and allies -- Reaching across the generational divide -- A place to call home -- Jail, jobs, school, and hope -- The end of Black politics, reconsidered -- The future of civil rights -- Prejudice, equality, and our capacity for change -- Appendix. Black Harvard MBAs share their rules for success.