Dr. Karida Brown says her new book “The Battle For the Black Mind” is much more than a history lesson for readers — it’s personal.
Brown told “Closer Look” host Rose Scott that the book is an exploration and historical account of racial inequality in America’s education system and talked about the philosophy of Black education and why fostering intellectualism among Black communities was important post-Reconstruction through today.
The NAACP Image Award-winning author and Emory University professor shared in detail the eight years of research needed to write the book, and expounds on the tension between Black educators Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
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