Why Nacirema! (PlayBook & GamePlan) is both a bold manifesto and a practical blueprint for liberation. For too long, Black Americans have been forced to play by rules written to keep them at the bottom of the economic and social ladder. From housing discrimination and banking bias to underfunded schools and blocked business opportunities, the traps are clear—and they’re not accidents.
This book refuses to settle for survival inside those traps. Instead, it lays out the Nacirema Project: a visionary plan to build a self-determined city in partnership with Africa, where Black Americans can thrive beyond the reach of systemic racism.
Part I exposes the “traps”—housing, banking, education, employment, contracts, innovation—that hold back Black progress in America.
Part II delivers the PlayBook & GamePlan: a step-by-step masterplan for a new society, built on education reform, diaspora banking, cultural preservation, sustainability, healthcare, and strong governance.
Programs like N.I.E.S. (Nacirema Independent Education System) and H.O.M.E. (Helping Our Mothers Excel) show how families, youth, and industries will flourish under clear standards and shared purpose.
More than critique, Why Nacirema! is a rallying call and a practical manual. It offers African diaspora communities, leaders, and supporters a concrete alternative to endless struggle: a future rooted in unity, discipline, and economic independence.
If you believe another way is possible, if you are tired of waiting for change that never comes, this book is your invitation to build it.