title: The Illusion of Being a Black Man: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
author:  Ray A. Ransom 
description: Ray A. Ransom is the author of Gangster to Doctor, and several books in the fields of business and distance education. He holds a Ph.D. in business administration, and is an expert in real estate and martial arts. Dr. Ransom has been a fighter against illiteracy for over 20 years. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is active in professional speaking throughout the nation.
zlib_text: Table of Contents
  Cover
  Contributors
  The Black Mirror Multiverse: An Editor’s Note
  INTRODUCTION
  Black Mirror
  SEASON 1
  1 The National Anthem and Weighing Moral Obligations
  Weighing Moral Obligations
  “The world’s bloody broken”
  Anticipation of the Spectacle Turns to Horror and
  Disgust
  Invoking Moral Disgust
  Our First Gaze into the Black Mirror
  2 Fifteen Million Merits and Fighting Capitalism
  Critically Considering Capitalism
  The Commodity Form
  The Commodity Fetish
  The Culture Industry
  Resistance
  3 The Entire History of You and Knowing Too Much
  The Benefits of Having the Grain
  The Grain Erodes Trust
  The Grain Raises Suspicion and Triggers Paranoia
  The Grain Reduces Our Control over Our Life Stories
  The Grain Peels Back Our Social Masks
  The Grain Pressures You to Share Your Experiences
  The Grain Can Lead Us to Know Too Much
  
  SEASON 2
  4 Be Right Back and Rejecting Tragedy
  “It’s a thief, that thing”
  “You aren’t you, are you?”
  Double Trouble
  I Love You
  What Matters?
  Taking the Leap (It’s Not 