Across Black Spaces gathers a diverse array of essays and interviews by American philosopher George Yancy. Within this multidisciplinary framework are a series of public intellectual essays that drew international media acclaim for their spotlight on vicious racial tensions in American academia and society at large.

Part 1 Writing While Black: Bearing the Weight of Public Witnessing Chapter 1: The Ugly Truth of Being a Black Professor in America Chapter 2: Discussing the Backlash to “Dear White America” With Scott Jaschik at Inside Higher Ed Chapter 3: Is White America Ready to Confront its Racism and be in Crisis? With Alex Blasdel at The Guardian Chapter 4: Walking While Black in the White Gaze Chapter 5: It Feels Like Being on Death Row Chapter 6: Blackface: What Does it Says about White America? Chapter 7: Look in the Disagreeable Mirror: Rethinking Black History for White People Chapter 8: King’s Dream or Trump’s Nightmare? Chapter 9: Is Your God Dead?: A Question from the Underground Chapter 10: Being a Dangerous Professor and Refusing to be Adjusted Part 2 Untying Odysseus: Traversing Black Philosophical Fragments Chapter 11: Philosophy as a Practice of Suffering With H. A. Nethery Chapter 12: Musings: On Autobiography and Africana Philosophy With Azuka Nzegwu Chapter 13: Thinking About Race, History, and Identity With Maria del Guadalupe Davidson Part 3 Doing Philosophy in Black: Foundational Traces and the Weight of the Present Chapter 14: African-American Philosophy: Through the Lens of Socio-Existential Struggle Chapter 15: Thomas Nelson Baker, Sr.: On the Power of Black Aesthetic Ideals Chapter 16: Gilbert Haven Jones: Early Black Philosopher and Educator Chapter 17: Joyce Mitchell Cook: Autobiographical and Philosophical Fragments Chapter 18: The Pain and Promise of Being Black Women in Philosophy With Anita L. Allen at “The Stone,” New York Times Chapter 19: Hateful Speech: The Perils of Being a Black Philosopher With Brad Evans at “The Stone,” New York Times Part 4 Meaning-Making and the Generative Space of Black Performative Discourse Chapter 20: The Scholar Who Coined the Term Ebonics: A Conversation with Robert L. Williams Chapter 21: Geneva Smitherman: The Social Ontology of African-American Language, the Power of Nommo, and the Dynamics of Resistance and Identity Through Language Chapter 22: Socially Grounded Ontology and Epistemological Agency: James G. Spady’s Search for the Marvelous/Imaginative Within the Expansive and Expressive Domain of Rap Music and Hip Hop Self-Consciousness