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Publication Justice, Work, and the Ghetto Poor(Walter de Gruyter, 2012) Shelby, TommieIn view of the explanatory significance of joblessness, some social scientists, policymakers,and commentators have advocated strong measures to ensure that the ghetto poor work, includingmandating work as a condition of receiving welfare benefits. Indeed, across the ideological po-litical spectrum, work is often seen as a moral or civic duty and as a necessary basis for personaldignity. And this normative stance is now instantiated in federal and state law, from the tax schemeto public benefits. This Article reflects critically on this new regime of work. I ask whether thenormative principles to which its advocates typically appeal actually justify the regime. I concludethat the case for a pro tanto moral or civic duty to work is not as strong as many believe and thatthere are reasonable responses to joblessness that do not involve instituting a work regime. How-ever, even if we grant that there is a duty to work, I maintain that the ghetto poor would not bewronging their fellow citizens were they to choose not to work and to rely on public funds for ma-terial support. In fact, I argue that many among the black urban poor have good reasons to refuse towork. Throughout, I emphasize what too few advocates of the new work regime do, namely, thatwhether work is an obligation depends crucially on whether background social conditions withinthe polity are just.Publication Race(Oxford University Press, 2012) Shelby, TommieReflecting on the idea of “race” and the normative significance of race relations is an essential part of the enterprise of political philosophy. The principal goal is to think systematically about whether, and if so how, race should figure in our evaluation of institutional arrangements and power relations, in our treatment of each other within civil society, and in our self-conceptions and group affiliations. This article discusses the idea of race, racism, racial discrimination and social justice, responding to racial injustice, and racial identity and community.Publication The Ethics of Uncle Tom's Children(University of Chicago Press, 2012) Shelby, TommiePublication Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Troubling Cultural Patterns in Ghettos(Harvard University Press, 2015) Shelby, TommiePublication Impure Dissent: Hip Hop and the Political Ethics of Marginalized Black Urban Youth(University of Chicago Press, 2015) Shelby, TommiePublication Justice & Racial Conciliation: Two Visions(MIT Press - Journals, 2011) Shelby, TommieAs we attempt to measure racial progress in America today and chart a path toward further progress, we should look to the vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack Obama has also offered an influential vision of race in America that is similar to and inspired by King's. This essay compares King's and Obama's respective visions for race relations in U.S. society. Both men profess a commitment to racial equality and integration as fundamental ideals; and both provide an astute analysis of the racial realities of his day. However, Shelby's comparison of their visions reveals moral deficiencies in Obama's political philosophy, particularly with regard to the proposed way forward and the worthy principles that would have to be compromised on by following his path. Liberal pragmatism in matters of race may yield some social benefits, but not without moral costs.Publication White Supremacy and Black Solidarity: David Walker’s Appeal(Belknap Press, 2009) Shelby, TommiePublication Foundations of Black Solidarity: Collective Identity or Common Oppression?(University of Chicago Press, 2002) Shelby, Tommie