Books Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority   Tom Burrell

"Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority" by Tom Burrell is a powerful examination of what Burrell calls "the greatest propaganda campaign of all time"—the deliberate and masterful marketing of black inferiority, referred to as the BI Complex. Burrell, an advertising visionary, argues that black people are survivors of centuries of oppression who have excelled despite the odds, yet many in black America still act as if they are mentally enslaved by negative stereotypes.

The book poses ten provocative and challenging questions that encourage black readers to reflect on why self-defeating attitudes and behaviors persist nearly 150 years after emancipation. These questions address issues like why strong families are hard to build, why black sexual stereotypes are perpetuated, why black beauty is often contradicted, why violence within the community continues, and why self-destructive behaviors like overspending are common. Burrell emphasizes that racism itself is not the primary issue but rather how black people respond to racism and the negative media distortions.