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The fundamental litmus test for American democracy-its economy; government; criminal justice system; education; mass media; and culture-remains: how broad and intense are the arbitrary powers used and deployed against black people. In this sense; the problem of the twenty-first century remains the problem of the color line. --from the new PrefaceFirst published in 1993 on the one-year anniversary of the L.A. riots; Race Matters was a national best-seller; and it has since become a groundbreaking classic on race in America. Race Matters contains West's most powerful essays on the issues relevant to black Americans today: despair; black conservatism; black-Jewish relations; myths about black sexuality; the crisis in leadership in the black community; and the legacy of Malcolm X. And the insights that he brings to these complicated problems remain fresh; exciting; creative; and compassionate. Now more than ever; Race Matters is a book for all Americans; as it helps us to build a genuine multiracial democracy in the new millennium.