Dying to Live a Lie: How Symbol Replaced Substance in the Black Community
By Charles Jones
New America Media
Back when I was growing up, Michael Jordan’s shoes were extremely popular. Since their first release in 1989, the shoe series has only grown in notoriety, especially amongst young people. Unfortunately, so has the violence that haunts these shoes.

By Anne R., Reference Librarian 
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services