Dr. Ben debunks stereotypes about the inferiority and primitiveness of indigenous African peoples and their descendants in a lecture/essay style. Here's where you can get Africa, Mother of Western Civilization.
The Black Classic Press Contemporary Lecture Series begins with Dr. John Henrik Clarke's African People in World History. The ideas voiced by notable modern intellectuals and essayists are published in this series. Dr. Clarke is both of these things. He is a Hunter College Professor Emeritus in African World History. He has committed his life as a historian, educator, and…
The theory of "Afrocentricity," which mandates that Africans be viewed as subjects rather than objects, is the central topic of this cross-disciplinary work, which examines how this philosophy, ethos, and world view gives Africans a better understanding of how to interpret issues affecting their communities. There include talks on Washingtonianism, Garveyism, Du Bois, Malcolm X, race and identity, Marxism, and…
This collection of 22 essays, intended for both computer scientists and biologists, shows the vital new role that computers play in developmental biology research. Researchers can acquire a better understanding of developmental processes by using computer modeling, according to essays. Their usage in building computer algorithms to solve computer science challenges in fields like neural network design, robot control, evolvable…
The terrible image of JoAnne Chesimard long portrayed by the media and the state is belied by her highly personal and political narrative. Assata Shakur describes the events that drove her to action, as well as the strengths, flaws, and final collapse of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hands of government authorities, with wit and candor. The outcome…
The author traces the rise of this enigmatic class from the segregated South to the postwar boom in the integrated North, demonstrating how, along the way to what appeared to be prosperity and progress, middle-class blacks lost touch with their traditional black roots while never receiving recognition from the white sector. According to Frazier, the consequence is an odd bourgeois…
Throughout Marcus Garvey's struggle, Amy Jacques Garvey worked closely with him. She provides an insider's view of Garvey, Garveyism, and the embryonic phase of Black nationalism in this book. Marcus Garvey, like all great visionaries and planners, imagined and planned ahead of his time and the ability of his people to comprehend the significance of his life's work. This dreamer's…
"How lovely it is to be taught by a free teacher, a spiritual leader, a member of our family who actually loves the family, an architect of transformational processes, and a defender of African people. He has given us yet another crucial gift in the form of this book. It is our job to thoroughly examine these ideas. Allowing these…
This is the classic history of African peoples in Africa and the New World, a debunking of the erroneous post-Civil War assumption that Africans had no civilization beyond the one imposed on them by their slave traders. DuBois, one of America's greatest writers, lays out in easy-to-read, nonacademic prose the striking and illustrious story of Africa's complex history and varied…
"Self-hatred has profound historical origins that may be traced all the way back to colonial history in the fifteenth century and beyond. Amos Wilson traces the history of slavery from biblical antiquity, with the curse of Ham in the Old Testament, through the Middle Ages, enslavement, Jim Crow sadism, and up to the present day. This experience has had a…
The Plethora Choice, based on a seven-year study of 1,000 of the wealthiest African Americans, offers a wealth of good and startling advice for climbing the economic ladder, even when the odds appear to be stacked against you. Readers will learn how business leaders, entrepreneurs, and celebrities such as Bob Johnson, Spike Lee, L. A. Reid, Herman Cain, T. D.…
"Up From Slavery" is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington's life and accomplishments, which has inspired all Americans. As he moves from ex-slave to teacher and creator of one of the most prominent institutions for African Americans in the south, The Tuskegee Industrial Institute, Washington expresses his innermost feelings.
