Beautiful Colours: Reflections on the Problem of Racism - Paperback

by Osman Alimamy Sankoh (Author)

In this book, the author talks to his readers about the colours, BLACK and WHITE, and about the concept of racism. The objective of the book is to highlight the roles played by our history, our language, our culture, our politics, our religion and our economy in promoting racism. The author however cautions that, "our concern with racism should not diminish our sense of the gravity of other no less virulent forms of bigotry. It should be clear that discrimination, even when it is not racist, should not be tolerated. Some non-racist forms of discrimination which can even lead to ethnic genocide are just as dangerous as racism."

Author Biography

Osman Alimamy Sankoh, known to most Sierra Leoneans as Mallam O., was born in Warima in Sierra Leone. He attended Tomlinson High School, Songo. He obtained a BSc Ed. (Mathematics) degree with distinction from Njala University, Sierra Leone. He further holds the following degrees: Bsc Hons. (Statistics); MSc (Applied Statistics); and DSc (Applied Statistics from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. He is currently the Executive Director of the INDEPTH Network, a health information international NGO located in Accra, Ghana, where he lives with his family. Mallam O. established the Sierra Leonean Writers Series (SLWS) in 2001 and, as his own contribution to nation building, now publishes books by writers of Sierra Leonean origin. His first book, "Hybrid Eyes - Reflections of an African in Europe" was the first to be published in and formed the basis for establishing SLWS.