Random Musings: Reflections of a Black Intellectual

by Bernard Grenway

Overview

Random Musings: Reflections of a Black Intellectual focuses on the various racial and cultural challenges facing African-Americans in the context of present day educational, political, and historical realities. The text touches on a wide array of issues, including the psychology of race and power, the plight of the modern black intellectual, and the need to enhance the educational standing of American citizens across the board. Dr. Grenway uses the events of his life, in the form of random musings, to examine the much overlooked "black perspective" on American life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761853022
Publisher:	Hamilton Books
Publication date:	02/07/2011
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.11(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Bernard Grenway holds a Bachelor of Liberal Studies from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, a graduate certificate in executive leadership from Cornell University, a Masters of Science in human relations from Amberton University, an MBA and a PhD in applied management. He is an associate professor at the University of Maryland University College and full-time professor of business studies at Kaplan University.

Table of Contents

1 Transformation: A Discussion of Displaced Adulation 1

2 That Force That Steps in the Gap: A Moment of Memories 15

3 Greed to Read 24

4 Carolina Tree 29

5 Black Thinkers and Black Thought: Nihilism and Beyond 30

6 Unusual Place 46

7 America's Identity Dissociation Disorder 47

8 Complexities of the Ethical Dilemma: The Struggle for Right and Wrong 64

9 Branded Man 70

10 Waiting for What Was Next to Come 71

11 Appropriate Greed: The Plight of the Self-Didactic Learner 75

12 Fight over Dinner 81

13 A Psychological Cross 82

14 Hot Skin: Race through the Eyes of a Bi-Racial Child 90

15 Power and Influence 92

16 Beginnings 99

17 Even Cleaver Died a Conservative 100

18 The Psychology of Race and Blackness 104

19 Making God Angry 112

20 Have You Done Your Homework? 113

21 Finally 115

22 Scholarly Exploration and the American Human Services 116

23 Research and Learning: The Power of Educative Leadership 124

Index 131