A friend of mine sent me this to re-post, so here goes...
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The Three Minds of Black America:
Tresconsciousness and the Twenty-First Century
Are you a man, woman, teen or child of African descent who has been torn by society’s expectations of race and class? Have you found yourself developing different personalities in the workplace, in the church, in the neighborhood, in the classroom, with your family and with your peers? Are you struggling to find your true self that is comfortable in all settings and situations?
Tresconsciousness, or triple consciousness, is the idea that Blacks in America are always torn between the ideals of three distinct communities: Eurocentric America, the Black upper middle class community and the greater Black community. As an African American develops their personal identity we are striking a balance between each of the three aspects of ourselves.
This anthology is an anthology regarding the existential triple consciousness of Blacks in America. Each African-American performs his/her idea of Blackness daily, teetering between three worlds: Eurocentric America, Black middle class values and the greater Black community. Each community is reflected as a mental idea which people use to construct their own identity. The Du Boisian notion of double consciousness alludes to a unified Black community that, in reality, has always been divvied amongst class.
Tresconsciousness is the individualized rationed presence of westernization, Black elitism and Black struggle within each person of acknowledged or ignored African descent.
Many researchers have discussed the socioeconomic implications and effects of the expanding Black middle class and Black underclass. This anthology continues this discussion in reference to its existential effects on the individual and collective identity of young African-Americans.
The sound establishment of identity is the first requisite in the upward progress of a group, race or society. With the maturation of the generation that has been named both, "The Hip Hop Generation" and "Black Power Inc.," America is witnessing a generation of African-Americans that is comfortable acknowledging and expressing all three realms of their history, community and identity. This collection will explore the performance of the Black identity at this intersection in every day life.
