Black genius : African American solutions to African American problems / edited by Walter Mosley ... [and others] ; and with an introduction by Walter Mosley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mosley, Walter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Conduct of life.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans--Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [1999]

Summary:

Black Genius is both an extraordinary forum of distinguished individuals who have demonstrated intelligence, courage, and the ability to communicate, and a project for sharing among people interested in the future of people of African American descent. Originally a series of community conversations where visionaries with solutions" explored the role of black people shaping cultural consciousness, conceived by Walter Mosley and sponsored by the New York University Africana Studies Program, the book of Black Genius reprints these lectures and many responses to questions. The speakers focus on such issues as economics, political power, work, authority, and culture, offering not only broad perspectives but concrete, achievable solutions. It is an exceptional, unique colloquy of voices, one that points the way to enriching black life in the twenty-first century.

ISBN:

0393047016

OCLC:

39692285