Brainwashed - Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority (Paperback)

"Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are much more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of "No way " At this pivotal point in history, the idea of black inferiority should have had a "Going-Out-of-Business Sale." After all, Barack Obama has reached America's Promised Land. Yet, as "Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority" testifies, too many in black America are still wandering in the wilderness. In this powerful examination of "the greatest propaganda campaign of all time"--the masterful marketing of black inferiority, aka the BI Complex--Burrell poses ten disturbing questions that will make black people look in the mirror and ask why, nearly 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, so many blacks still think and act like slaves. Burrell's acute awareness of the power of words and images to shift, shape, and change the collective consciousness has led him to connect the contemporary and historical dots that have brought us to this crossroads. "" "Brainwashed" is not a reprimand--it is a call to action. It demands that we question our self-defeating attitudes and behaviors. Racism is not the issue; how "we" "respond" to media distortions and programmed self-hatred is the issue. It's time to reverse the BI campaign with a globally based initiative that harnesses the power of new media and the wisdom of intergenerational coalitions. Provocative and powerful, "Brainwashed" dares to expose the wounds so that we, at last, can heal.

General

Imprint:	Hay House
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	February 2010
Authors:	Tom Burrell
Dimensions:	229 x 151 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	285
ISBN-13:	978-1-4019-2592-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Categorized Speciality Shops > Hay House - Inspirational & Self-Help
LSN:	1-4019-2592-8
Barcode:	9781401925925

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