Black and White Racism

Racism, Tribalism and the Human Condition

A personal and philosophical reflection on racism, tribalism, identity, prejudice, belonging, and the shared human tendency to divide the world into "us" and "them".

Drawing on fifteen years of living, studying and conducting research in Germany, Dr. Moses Kupabado Mananyi explores difficult questions about racism, tribalism, identity, belonging and the human condition.

Racism, Tribalism and the Human Condition

Black and White Racism is a thought-provoking reflection on racism, tribalism, identity, and the human condition. Drawing on personal experiences in Ghana and more than fifteen years in Germany, Moses Kupabado Mananyi explores how prejudice, belonging, and group loyalty shape human societies across cultures. Blending memoir, social commentary, and scholarly insight, the book challenges readers to think beyond conventional narratives and consider the universal forces that divide and unite us.

What Is This Book About?

This book examines how human beings construct divisions of race, tribe, culture, identity, belonging and moral worth. It invites readers to think more consistently about prejudice, discrimination, dignity and the shared weaknesses of human societies.

Why This Book Was Written

The book was written from lived experience, reflection and intellectual concern. It brings together personal observation, social analysis and moral questioning to ask how societies can confront prejudice without becoming selective in their understanding of human dignity.

Moses Kupabado Mananyi

Moses Kupabado Mananyi is a Ghanaian economist, researcher, and author whose work explores economics, public policy, identity, and the human condition. He studied at the University of Ghana, the University of Hohenheim, the University of Konstanz, and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg, where he completed his doctoral research at the Institute of Economics.

His academic work has been published in international journals including the Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Economic Surveys, Land Use Policy, and the Journal of Public Administration. His research interests span finance, development, public policy, behavioural studies, and social issues affecting contemporary societies.

Having lived and studied in both Ghana and Germany, Dr. Mananyi brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to questions of race, tribalism, identity, belonging, and social cohesion. His experiences across different societies have shaped his interest in understanding how individuals and communities navigate difference, inclusion, and group identity.

In Black and White Racism: Racism, Tribalism and the Human Condition, he combines personal reflection with social analysis to examine prejudice, moral consistency, and the forces that unite and divide human societies. Through his writing, he seeks to encourage thoughtful dialogue, deeper understanding, and greater empathy across cultural and social boundaries.

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Black and White Racism