Race Matters

Race Matters is a social sciences book that addresses some of the most urgent issues for black Americans, such as discrimination, despair, black conservatism, black-Jewish relations, and myths about black sexuality.

The book consists of eight essays that tackle these topics with a fresh perspective, combining the love ethic of the African-American religious tradition with the political insights of the Black Panthers.

West critiques traditional liberal and conservative rhetoric on race and advocates for a 'politics of conversion' centered on local leadership and individual transformation.