TY - BOOK AU - Austin, Regina AU - Diawara, Manthia AU - Mosley, Walter AU - Taylor, Clyde TI - Black Genius: : African American Solutions to African American Problems/ T2 - African American Studies SN - 9780393319781 AV - E185.86.B52556 1999 U1 - 305 PY - 2000/// CY - New York; London PB - W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. KW - African American Studies KW - HN50-995 Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform- By region or country KW - USA N2 - Conceived by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley and sponsored by the New York University Africana Studies Program and the Institute of African American Affairs, this book originated as a series of community conversations where "visionaries with solutions" shared powerful views on personal and communal struggles, triumphs, and aspirations. The list of contributors suggests the range of perspectives and talents brought to bear on such issues as economics, political power, work, authority, and culture. Spike Lee (Author), Melvin Van Peebles (Author), George Curry (Author), Angela Davis (Author), Bell Hooks (Author), Jocelyn Elders (Author) ER -