Capitalist Nigger: The Road to Success: A Spider-Web Doctrine
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Chika Onyeani's book argues that Black communities are held back by habits of dependency, complacency and low self-esteem, and it presents these as problems the community must confront itself. Drawing on a 'spider-web' economic doctrine, the author compares the approach to the economic habits he associates with Asian communities and urges Black people to become what he calls economic warriors. He contends that economic independence, a competitive drive and the building of enterprise networks can lift the community out of what he describes as a victim mentality.
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The book is written as a blunt, self-critical challenge to its readers. It makes its case through sharp and often provocative claims about culture, consumption and the economic position of Black Americans.
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