ABSTRACT

This controversial book is an impassioned African response to the racial stereotyping of African people and people of African descent by prominent white scholars. It highlights how the media contributes to the growth of racist ideas, particularly in reporting current events in Africa, and demonstrates how some of America's most revered intellectuals cloak racist ideologies in ostensibly egalitarian discourses. The author seeks to rewrite the image of 'race' in order to show the damage racism can cause serious scholarship.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part One|34 pages

Of Niam-Niams, Troglodytes, and Unicorns

part Two|45 pages

Africa Unchained: Anthropology, Ideology, and Consciousness in Contemporary Praxis