In "Black Genius" 13 of black America"s most eloquent voices share their visions for a self-sufficient, self-determined future: Farai Chideya, Stanley Crouch, George Cutty, Angela Davis, Jocelyn Elders, bell hooks, Spike Lee, Haki Madhubuti, Julianne Malveaux, Walter Moseley, Randall Robinson, Anna Deveare Smith, and Melvin van Peebles. Originally a series of community conversations conceived by Walter Moseley where "visionaries with solutions" explored the role of black people in shaping cultural conciousness, this book reprints the lectures and the many responses to the questions. The speakers focus on such issues as economics, political power and culture, offering broad perspectives and concrete, achievable solutions.