Fragments by Ayi Kwei Armah proverbs downward trajectory of Afrikan manhood

downward trajectory of Afrikan manhood or womanhood in this godforsaken

Drawing on deep archival research and interviews with key participants

condition threatens the very survival of Black people in America

in the cosmo-conception of the Dogon of Mali

the ongoing fear of Afrikan men by European men

Fragments by Ayi Kwei Armah proverbs downward trajectory of Afrikan manhoodA member of the African elite groping its way out of the background of slavery and colonialism, Baako see his education as preparation for the lifework of a socially innovative artist. his family, more pragmatic, expects an elite resume to convert into power and wealth in the real world here and now. Unable to harmonize countervailing needs with wider social aspirations, both family and individual drift toward confrontation and inexorable loss.