Essays in Response to Bill Cosby's Comments About African American Failure
Contributors: Ali A. Mazrui (Foreword); Theresa A. Mohamed (Editor)
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: February 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780773457706
Subjects: Black studies; Social Science; Biography / Autobiography; Sociology; USA; Cultural Heritage; American - African American; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; 1975-; African Americans; Economic conditions; Intellectual life; Social conditions
Description: "Is black academic excellence a form of imitation of white values? Bill Cosby repudiates the equation. ALthough Bill Cosby's formulation of the issue could have been made less provocative, he was indeed raising an important issue. Has the achievement motive among African Americans been severely damaged by the history of enslavement and racism? How can African Americans now transcend those inhibitions?-- Foreword.