SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Is technology against blacks, or are blacks against technology? Either way, blacks need to be identified with science or technology-oriented products before they can overcome the current frustrating and shameful economic poverty facing a large portion of their population. An engaging discussion all began when Xlibris released Blacks and Technology Volume II: The Shift of Economic Power to Blacks in the Twenty-first Century, a new book authored by Raymond L. Chukwu.
Blacks and Technology Volume II offers readers an intriguing discussion about race, technology, health and history as it takes a serious look at the factors behind the poor quality medical treatments and limited scientific and technological skills among blacks all over the world, specifically in America. It reveals that the existing systems of medicine can be considered empirical as they were based on a considerable amount of knowledge accumulated through the application of scientific method, individual observations and the formulation of hypotheses followed by experimentation. It also examines Africa's historical role in providing other nations with medical remedies and extracts from plants and other sources still in use today. Accordingly, black Africans were able to develop and introduce remarkable new drugs or treatment against many diseases from plants and special healing herbs, long before colonization took place. As a result, colonization seriously disrupted the miraculous success of Africans and changed dramatically the dynamics of the overall equation of unconventional and traditional treatments with native African plants.
To order a copy of this informative read, feel free to visit your local bookstore or call Xlibris at 1-888-795-4274 today. Blacks and Technology Volume II: The Shift of Economic Power to Blacks in the Twenty-first Century will be featured at this year's California Library Association show in San Jose, CA.
About the Author
Raymond L. Chukwu was born in California to an American mother and a Nigerian father. His father, saddened and disheartened by the death of his, mother took him to Nigeria when he was two years old to allow him to grow up with paternal relatives. His grandmother was delighted to finally have a chance to become acquainted with her grandson she has never seen and delightedly agreed to take care of him while his father went to work in the city.
Blacks and Technology Volume II * by Raymond L. Chukwu
The Shift of Economy Power to Blacks in the Twenty-first Century
Publication Date: July 10, 2008
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 150 pages; 978-1-4363-5191-1
Cloth Hardback; $29.99; 150 pages; 978-1-4363-5192-8
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