Intended to cut clean through the oppression imposed upon the mainstream
by society's ""intellectual superstructure,"" this collection of
revolutionary essays by literary and cultural legend Amiri Baraka raises
numerous issues concerning contemporary African American life. The
socially conscious will appreciate the creative analyses and stimulating
critiques on display here, buoyed by Baraka's distinctive, bold, and
aggressive opinions about the ways our culture bestows ignorance upon
the ignorant merely to exploit them. Further developing the ideals of
black nationalism and social justice that put Baraka on the cultural
map, these essays dissect the sedentary attitudes of the American
majority to promote a finer tomorrow.