Portrayed as a demigod by his supporters and a demagogue by his detractors, championed as a prophet to black youth by rap artists and blamed for America's race problems by conservative pundits, the Nation of Islam's Minister Louis Farrakhan is undeniably one of the most controversial and provocative figures in American culture. The Farrakhan Factor gets past the headlines and sound bites to examine Farrakhan's impact from the standpoints of economics, media analysis, ethnic identity, and black youth culture. Included are essays by Derrick Bell, Gwendolyn Brooks, Stanley Crouch, Michael Eric Dyson, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Julianne Malveaux, Itabari Njeri, and many others.
- ISBN10 080211623X
- ISBN13 9780802116239
- Publish Date 1 December 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 July 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English