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The Black Female Crisis and the Politics of Love in Black America is a succinct but workmanlike treatment of the key issues that challenge African American women, and the black community as a whole. The author begins with candid introspection, offering a glimpse into his own experiences, and a picture of the social dynamics that inform the politics of love in black America. He then delves into matters of consequence to African American women, such as the impact of media images, education, and the male perspective. He forcefully challenges the status quo by demanding accountability from black women, while simultaneously exposing those negative characteristics of black culture for which black men are culpable. Hemphill ends with a positive and constructive solution to the black female crisis which calls for the consolidation of African American spiritual and intellectual potential.