Brainwashed

De: Tom Burrell

Narrado por: Sylvester Brown Jr.

"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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"With uncompromising courage, Burrell has created an indispensable book for our time."
—Susan L. Taylor

Informative and Inspiring

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

Free your Mind

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.

we r not so different....

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......

Guidance against the odds.

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.

Thought Provoking and powerful.

I've listened to this title several times now and even went to buy the hard copy. It's a much-needed look into social elements that hinder the advancement of the culture.

We have a work ahead of us.

This book is a powerful look at the many ways we as a people have been brained washed. Makes me cry to see how in our face these things really are and yet we as a people are unaware of many of them. I like the clear examples the author point out where we need to make the most change.
What I do not like in the eye opening ways we have all been brainwashed is how black people with a platform are in themselves brainwashed and not doing enough to join in the effotrs to bring awareness by using their platforms to help make a difference. This saddens me greatly.

A MUST READ.

This book should be required reading for all black people. African American, African English, African European..you get where I'm going .

What I iked about this book was even though it exposed the horrors of "The Original Sin" of White oppression and the 400 hundred plus years campaign to make the world believe that black people were and are inferior, it also offers redemption.

It explains the importance for black people to understand what has happened in the past so we can begin taking EXTREME OWNERSHIP of the present so that we can work towards a better future.

This book isn't about revenge. It's about hope and evolution for a people that have so much to give if we just focus and believe that we can.

Brilliant!!!

A must Read for All African descendants all over the world…
Powerful, insightful, instructive and wise!!!!!

Painfully Eye Opening

This Book is Painfully Truthful about the Self-Destructive Mindset and Behavior of Black People, and causes of the mindset.

Very informative

Very informative. You put names or headlines to some of the foolishness we do to each other. I try not to add to our struggles like using the N-word for any reason or talk down to our people in any manner. Respect goes a long way. I learned as I listened. Thanks