Great energy and love has spurred from Black people about what to do and how we can make a change, but I believe the happenstance of misguided viewpoints begets toxicity and mirrors the effects of brainswashing. I was raised to appreciate knowing our history prior to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the history of Blacks in America and abroad, and how Black people have suffered from slavery and colonialism. This has prompted me to think of a few books I have read and others my mother suggested me to read over the years.
In order to progress forward, it is important to break the psychological chains that are the byproduct of slavery and colonialism. The books listed below offer historical context to the plight of the Black Diaspora as well as steps to advance as a people:
1. The Miseduction of the Negro by. Carter G. Woodson
2. Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by. Dr. Na'im Akbar
3. The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by. Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
4. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury & Healing by Joy DeGruy
5. PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America by. Dr. Claud Anderson
6. Black Economics: Solutions for Economic and Community Empowerment by. Juwanza Kunjufu
7. From the Browder File Vol II: Survival Strategies for Africans in America: 13 Steps to Freedom by. Anthony Browder
Peace & Love,
Aminata B. Sow
"Ubuntu: I am because we are."
