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Brainwashed

Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

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Brainwashed

By: Tom Burrell
Narrated by: Sylvester Brown Jr.
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"Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are much more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of "No way!" At this pivotal point in history, the idea of black inferiority should have had a "Going-Out-of-Business Sale." After all, Barack Obama has reached America's Promised Land.Yet, as Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority testifies, too many in black America are still wandering in the wilderness. In this powerful examination of "the greatest propaganda campaign of all time"-the masterful marketing of black inferiority, aka the BI Complex-Burrell poses ten disturbing questions that will make black people look in the mirror and ask why, nearly 15 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, so many blacks still think and act like slaves. Burrell's acute awareness of the power of words and images to shift, shape, and change the collective consciousness has led him to connect the contemporary and historical dots that have brought us to this crossroads.Brainwashed is not a reprimand-it is a call to action. It demands that we question our self-defeating attitudes and behaviors. Racism is not the issue; how we respond to media distortions and programmed self-hatred is the issue. It's time to reverse the BI campaign with a globally based initiative that harnesses the power of new media and the wisdom of intergenerational coalitions. Provocative and powerful, Brainwashed dares to expose the wounds so that we, at last, can heal.This audio product contains a PDF with supporting material, and the PDF is available to download. African American Studies Politics & Government Specific Demographics Human Rights Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences United States Black & African American Social Psychology & Interactions Social justice Discrimination Americas Psychology Freedom & Security Psychology & Mental Health Relationships African American Psychology

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"With uncompromising courage, Burrell has created an indispensable book for our time."
—Susan L. Taylor
Historical Context • Insightful Analysis • Practical Solutions • Healing Perspective • Educational Value

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This book can be a very important part of healing. When you know the truth, the truth can set you free, if you let it. This book is one of the keys. Use it if you dare.

Free your Mind

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I struggled at 1st...NO FAULT 2 THE AUTHOR....some stuff was hard to here but definitely lead to real internal emancipation. The external historical oppression of people of color goes deep beneath the color. The tactics used by any oppressors reveals that we equally have the same vulnerability as well as the ability to thrive and achieve our God given potential. I am different as a result of reading this love letter......

we r not so different....

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Loved It. Found it to be enlightening in many ways and an important message to the free thinkers of this society today and beyond.

Informative and Inspiring

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Every chapter gave me an aha moment! One day we will overcome these mental chains.

When you know better, you do better!

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Facing the truth about how we as a people have been brainwashed is the first step. I recommend this book be required reading in African American Studies.

Guidance against the odds.

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