Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery

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Summary: Every Black Person Should Read this!
Review: Dr. Akbar has done a brilliant job of identifying habits in the black community that are literally the result of the residue of slavery. This is a thought provoking book that causes the reader to evaluate their own actions. You may not be as free as you think once you read what Dr. Akbar has to say about the deep psychological damage that has been done to black people over the years. I especially encourage young black males to read this book.

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Summary: Must READ
Review: If you are an African American who believes you are ready for a book of such magnitude, then I suggest you re-evaluate yourself because this is a powerful book. I have to admit that I was skeptical at first, but this is one of the best authors and books I have ever read. Akbar doesn't need many pages of chatter to move your spirt. Believe me, most of his writtings are short and to the point. He removes the mindless page filler of many of todays popular writters, and opts to hit you with the meat of his thoughts. Please, read it with a passsion and and want for self enlightment. I really believe this book will change your life if you are ready for a change. If you are all ready in the area of conscienceness, then buy this for someone who is pondering the move. POWERFUL, is the only way to explain this book.

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Summary: Must READ
Review: If you are an African American who believes you are ready for a book of such magnitude, then I suggest you re-evaluate yourself because this is a powerful book. I have to admit that I was skeptical at first, but this is one of the best authors and books I have ever read. Akbar doesn't need many pages of chatter to move your spirt. Believe me, most of his writtings are short and to the point. He removes the mindless page filler of many of todays popular writters, and opts to hit you with the meat of his thoughts. Please, read it with a passsion and and want for self enlightment. I really believe this book will change your life if you are ready for a change. If you are all ready in the area of conscienceness, then buy this for someone who is pondering the move. POWERFUL, is the only way to explain this book.

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Summary: A Path Out of Self Enslavement
Review: Na'Im Akbar's series of essays helps to uncover and delineate the nature and contributing causes of self enslavement experienced by many black Americans in todays social-political setting. Some readers will be surprised by the legacy of enslavement and others will readily recognize the constrainting beliefs and restrictive behavior that get unconsciously passed down to the next generation. The driving emotional trait is one of survival and it inhibits trusting and embracing change and collective support. Unless one intervenes in the domino effect, enslavement continues to plaque the black urban community. It show up in our behaviors and attitudes in learning institutions and carries through many domains, even to how black men disengage in parental responsibilies.

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Summary: The path continues here
Review: Read Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery first, of course. And then come here for another small step in the consciousness development process. Dr. Akbar's books aren't about depth; they are about sparking you to seek that depth and to want that depth.

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Summary: The path continues here
Review: Read Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery first, of course. And then come here for another small step in the consciousness development process. Dr. Akbar's books aren't about depth; they are about sparking you to seek that depth and to want that depth.