Shahrazad Ali

Shahrazad Ali is an American author of several books, including a paperback called The Blackman's Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman. The book was controversial bringing "forth community forums, pickets and heated arguments among Black people in many parts" of the United States when it was published in 1989.

A sample passage of her book, among others quoted in the media, describes African American women referred to as the Blackwoman, using the parlance of the Nation of Islam stating:

Although not lazy by nature, she has become loose and careless about herself and about her man and family. Her brain is smaller than the Blackman's, so while she is acclaimed for her high scholastic achievement, her thought processes do not compare to the conscious Blackman's.

Her unbridled tongue is the main reason she cannot get along with the Blackman...if she ignores the authority and superiority of the Blackman, there is a penalty. When she crosses this line and becomes viciously insulting, it is time for the Blackman to soundly slap her in the mouth.

Guest commentator In August 2013, Ali re-emerged in the media as a guest commentator on the HLN program Dr. Drew on Call.

Selected bibliography How Not to Eat Pork (Or Life without the Pig), 1985 The Blackman's Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman, 1989 The Blackwoman's Guide to Understanding the Blackman, 1992 Are You Still a Slave? 1994 Day by Day, 1996 How to Tell If Your Man Is Gay or Bisexual, 2003,

In addition she has written some books no longer in print. Urban Survival for the Year 2000 How to Prepare for the Y2K Computer Problem in the 'Hood