Reviews by Pancho @ "Black Genius: African American Solutions to African Americans Problems" By Walter Mosley

Black Genius: African American Solutions to African Americans Problems 🧠☻🧠

After reading the cover of this book, I assumed that the text would include a layout of problems that were vigilant in the black community. I assumed to see ingenious solutions to ingenious problems created by people of their own community. However, what I saw and quickly noticed about the book was that it's a display of black genius' and the work they did to not only distinguish themselves from the world but black people as a whole. Each chapter covers 2 things-

1. A mini explanation of the black genius in question along with the work they've contributed to history.

2. A closer look into the Genius and problems they've faced when it came to equality on top of how they handled those problems.

The book displays a collection of over 10 black geniuses and their life stories; which is important to the theme in the text because if anything, the book serves as a guide on what black people should do if they ever want the playing field to be equal. The term genius is referred to as "one who uses their intellectual ability to reach others and make an impact". When I was done reading the book, I truly understood what it meant for a black person to be a genius. I'd recommend that anyone who needs motivation to start something new (regardless of minority) should consider reading this book. The problem that was solved through this text was the motivational aspects of black people. Due to racism and slavery, a lot of black people today are overtly dependent, racist to themselves and others, and have terrible health habits.

Taking a glance into the life of a few genius' proves that black people are more than the stereotypical narrative that the world has painted on black people for 400 years. This one gets a 9/10 from me. Thank you.

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