NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mathabane
touched the hearts of millions of people around the world with his
powerful memoir, Kaffir Boy, about growing up under
apartheid in South Africa and was
praised by Oprah Winfrey and
Bill Clinton. In his new book,
The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire
Racial Healing in America (Skyhorse Publishing hardcover;
January 2018; $24.99), 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.
In 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. By 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.
Concerned 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.
Mark Mathabane is the
New York Times bestselling
author of Kaffir Boy. His articles on race and education
have appeared in the New York
Times, the Washington Post, People, and
other major publications. He has also been featured on numerous
radio and TV shows, including Oprah, NPR's Fresh Air,
CNN, NBC's Today, and Charlie
Rose. He lives in Portland,
Oregon, with his family.
To request an excerpt, author interview, or additional
copies, please contact:
Tony Lyons / (212) 643-6816 x 291 /
tlyons@skyhorsepublishing.com
The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire
Racial Healing in America
By Mark
Mathabane
Skyhorse Publishing hardcover, also available as an e-book
On Sale: January 30, 2018 | ISBN:
978-1510712614 | Price: $24.99
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