Breaking the Chains of Psychological SlaveryIn this long-awaited, important and highly readable book, Dr. Na'im Akbar addresses these questions: " Are African-Americans still slaves ?" "Why can't Black folks get together ?" "What is the psychological consequences for Blacks and Whites of picturing God as a Caucasian ?" Learn how to break the chains of your mental slavery with this new book by one of the world's outstanding experts on the African American mind . |
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... conditions which had bred him / her . Many women either became abusive to their children or over - protective of them in response to such inhuman conditions . Even today , we find too many frustrated young African- American women ...
... conditions which had bred him / her . Many women either became abusive to their children or over - protective of them in response to such inhuman conditions . Even today , we find too many frustrated young African- American women ...
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... condition was his skin color , and the way out of his condition was to change that color . This deeply ingrained idea has persisted . Even today , there is an unnatural equation of Caucasian physical features with beauty , intelligence ...
... condition was his skin color , and the way out of his condition was to change that color . This deeply ingrained idea has persisted . Even today , there is an unnatural equation of Caucasian physical features with beauty , intelligence ...
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... conditions ever experienced by any people in the current historical epoch , is indicative of human resilience at its best ... condition and master it as we have mastered the original trauma . Neither is this discussion an effort to ...
... conditions ever experienced by any people in the current historical epoch , is indicative of human resilience at its best ... condition and master it as we have mastered the original trauma . Neither is this discussion an effort to ...
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