{"product_id":"the-lessons-of-ubuntu-how-an-african-philosophy-can-inspire-racial-healing-in-america-9781510712614","title":"The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eA roadmap to healing America's wounds, bridging the racial divide, and diminishing our anger.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathabane touched the hearts of millions of people around the world with his powerful memoir, \u003ci\u003eKaffir Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, about growing up under apartheid in South Africa and was praised by Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton. In his new book, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Mathabane draws on his experiences with racism and racial healing in both Africa and America, where he has lived for the past thirty-seven years, to provide a timely and provocative approach to the search for solutions to America's biggest and most intractable social problem: the divide between the races. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his new book, Mathabane tells what each of us can do to become agents for racial healing and justice by learning how to practice the ten principles of Ubuntu, an African philosophy based on the concept of our shared humanity. The book's chapters on obstacles correlate to chapters on Ubuntu principles: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e The Teaching of Hatred vs. \u003cb\u003eEmpathy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Racial Classification vs. \u003cb\u003eCompromise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Profiling vs. \u003cb\u003eLearning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Mutual Distrust vs. \u003cb\u003eNonviolence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Black Bigotry vs. \u003cb\u003eChange\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Dehumanization vs. \u003cb\u003eFogiveness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e The Church and White Supremacy vs. \u003cb\u003eRestorative Justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Lack of Empathy vs. \u003cb\u003eLove\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e The Myth That Blacks and Whites Are Monolithic vs. \u003cb\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Self-Segregation: American Apartheid vs. \u003cb\u003eHope\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy practicing Ubuntu in our daily lives, we can learn that hatred is not innate, that even racists can change, and that diversity is America's greatest strength and the key to ensuring our future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcerned by the violent protests on university campuses and city streets, and the killing of black men by the police, Mathabane challenges both blacks and whites to use the lessons of Ubuntu to overcome the stereotypes and mistaken beliefs that we have about each other so that we can connect as allies in the quest for racial justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510712614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Mark Mathabane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848911515829,"sku":"9781510712614","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a9816b90-9c9f-47e8-a814-d64cc5472d17.jpg?v=1732634244","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lessons-of-ubuntu-how-an-african-philosophy-can-inspire-racial-healing-in-america-9781510712614","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}