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- catalog abstract ""In Black Genius, thirteen of America's most vital, eloquent, and accomplished voices share their visions for a self-sufficient, self-determined future. From Spike Lee's encouragement of independent, community fund-raising to Joycelyn Elders's warning about the failings of our "sick-care" system to Stanley Crouch's disputation on "heroic" versus "anarchic" individuality, this is an exceptional, unique colloquy." "Conceived by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley and sponsored by the New York University Africana Studies Program and the Institute of African American Affairs, this book originated as a series of community conversations where "visionaries with solutions" shared strong views on personal and communal struggles, triumphs, and aspirations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11046869.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""In Black Genius, thirteen of America's most vital, eloquent, and accomplished voices share their visions for a self-sufficient, self-determined future. From Spike Lee's encouragement of independent, community fund-raising to Joycelyn Elders's warning about the failings of our "sick-care" system to Stanley Crouch's disputation on "heroic" versus "anarchic" individuality, this is an exceptional, unique colloquy." "Conceived by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley and sponsored by the New York University Africana Studies Program and the Institute of African American Affairs, this book originated as a series of community conversations where "visionaries with solutions" shared strong views on personal and communal struggles, triumphs, and aspirations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Introduction / Walter Mosley -- Dealing to do doable films: Life as a very independent independent filmmaker / Spike Lee -- Giving back / Walter Mosley -- As serious as first love: building Black independent institutions / Haki Madhubuti -- Get on-line! / George Curry -- Blood money or money and bloods / Melvin Van Peebles -- Simple living: an antidote to hedonistic materialism / Bell Hooks -- Wall Street, Main Street, and the side street / Julianne Malveaux -- Educating on behalf of Black public health / Joycelyn Elders -- Prison abolition / Angela Davis -- Holding the media accountable / Farai Chideya -- Straighten up and fly right: an improvisation on the podium / Stanley Crouch -- Public lives, private selves: toward an open conversation / Anna Deavere Smith -- Perfecting our democracy for the benefit of the Black world / Randall Robinson.".
- catalog extent "314 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0393047016".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : W.W. Norton,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "305.896/073 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Conduct of life.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Intellectual life.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Social conditions 1975-".
- catalog subject "E185.86 .B52556 1999".
- catalog subject "Social values United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / Walter Mosley -- Dealing to do doable films: Life as a very independent independent filmmaker / Spike Lee -- Giving back / Walter Mosley -- As serious as first love: building Black independent institutions / Haki Madhubuti -- Get on-line! / George Curry -- Blood money or money and bloods / Melvin Van Peebles -- Simple living: an antidote to hedonistic materialism / Bell Hooks -- Wall Street, Main Street, and the side street / Julianne Malveaux -- Educating on behalf of Black public health / Joycelyn Elders -- Prison abolition / Angela Davis -- Holding the media accountable / Farai Chideya -- Straighten up and fly right: an improvisation on the podium / Stanley Crouch -- Public lives, private selves: toward an open conversation / Anna Deavere Smith -- Perfecting our democracy for the benefit of the Black world / Randall Robinson.".
- catalog title "Black genius : African American solutions to African American problems / edited by Walter Mosley ... [et al.] ; and with an introduction by Walter Mosley.".
- catalog type "text".