In this collection of compelling essays, scholars critically examine the history, culture, and social policies that surround the African Diaspora and explore how these have shaped the experiences of African-Americans today. The essays address a wide range of related topics that include historical perspectives on black clergy, the historical significance of black poetry and literature, the place of black studies in the academy, racism on campuses, and issues concerning social work. In seeking to promote dialogue between scholars of various disciplines, this volume fosters a non-hegemonic perspective that is critical for investigating and understanding contemporary African-American culture.
chapter 1 The Role of the Black Publisher as an Agent for Social Change
chapter 2 The Black Clergy Profession: An Historical Overview
chapter 3 The Black Poet as Historian
chapter 4 In the Belly of the Beast: Field Research in Apartheid South Africa
chapter 5 Wanjiru's Search for Self in Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's Minutes of Glory
chapter 6 Meridian: Alice Walker's Memory Song
chapter 7 Toni Morrison's Jazz: A Jam Session in African Culture and Cosmology
chapter 8 The Aset Imperative: Toward a Revolutionary Consciousness and Male Ontology of Maat
chapter 9 The Epidemiological Model for Social Workers
chapter 10 Afrocentricity: An Emerging Paradigm in Social Work Practice
chapter 11 Racial Policy in Transition
chapter 12 Focus and Style Representational Roles of Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucus Members
chapter 13 Aids, Blacks, and Policy
chapter 14 Introducing Black Studies: A Critical Examination of Some Textual Materials
chapter 15 Africology and the Academy: Essential Texts, Concepts, Methods, and New Controversies
chapter 16 Black Students / White Campus, The Pervasiveness of Racism
chapter 17 A Portrait of Fictive Kinship in African American Students in Two Secondary Science Classrooms
chapter 18 Index
James L. Conyers, Jr. is Associate Professor of Black Studies and Sociology and Chair of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is also Courtesy Associate Professor of History at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Alva Barnett is Associate Professor of Social Work and Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
