TY - BOOK ID - 85669320 TI - The chosen ones PY - 2018 SN - 0520963318 0520288343 0520288351 9780520963313 9780520288348 PB - Oakland, California DB - UniCat KW - African American men KW - Police-community relations KW - Afro-American men KW - Men, African American KW - Men KW - Police KW - Public relations KW - Conduct of life. KW - History KW - Social conditions KW - african american studies. KW - black city hall. KW - black communities. KW - black community. KW - black ghetto. KW - black men in san francisco. KW - black neighborhood politics. KW - black studies. KW - crime and prisons. KW - criminal redemption. KW - criminal rehabilitation. KW - criminology. KW - critical race. KW - ethnic studies. KW - gender studies. KW - peer mentoring in black communities. KW - police interactions. KW - racial justice. KW - segregated neighborhoods. KW - sociology of race. KW - the fillmore. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85669320 AB - In The Chosen Ones, sociologist and feminist scholar Nikki Jones shares the compelling story of a group of Black men living in San Francisco's historically Black neighborhood, the Fillmore. Against all odds, these men work to atone for past crimes by reaching out to other Black men, young and old, with the hope of guiding them toward a better life. Yet despite their genuine efforts, they struggle to find a new place in their old neighborhood. With a poignant yet hopeful voice, Jones illustrates how neighborhood politics, everyday interactions with the police, and conservative Black gender ideologies shape the men's ability to make good and forgive themselves-and how the double-edged sword of community shapes the work of redemption. ER -