{"title":"Kimberley Johnson","description":"\u003cp\u003eKimberley Johnson’s work invites readers to explore the intersection of language, culture, and identity. Her writing often blends poetic insight with a clear-eyed engagement in contemporary issues, making her books thought-provoking additions to any educational or reference collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eDark Concrete\u003c\/em\u003e, Johnson offers a distinctive voice that challenges and illuminates. Readers can expect explorations that are both intellectually rigorous and richly expressive, appealing to those interested in the nuances of modern literature and critical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dark-concrete-by-kimberley-johnson-9781501781834","title":"Dark Concrete","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Concrete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States - from expectations to practices.\u003c\/b\u003e Although the national and international dimensions of the Black Power movement are often focused on, Kimberley Johnson looks at the movement at the local level, highlighting Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, and Oakland and East Palo Alto, California, and three policy areas: housing, education, and policing. She examines how Black Power Urbanism had its own local meanings as it was defined by local activists, neighborhood residents, parents, tenants, and others who sought to repair cities and particularly black neighborhoods that were shattered due to urban renewal and highway construction, as well as ongoing political and economic disinvestment. \u003ci\u003eDark Concrete\u003c\/i\u003e depicts how local conditions influenced the emergence of the Black Power movement and, in turn, the ways in which these local movements reshaped urban politics, institutions, and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397802967276,"sku":"9781501781834","price":144.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/76788d193a76db6f6b8411c9c41b8c76.jpg?v=1773778567"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kimberley-johnson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}