Book Information

Book Synopsis

Managed By Design: How Systemic Patterns Undermine Black Sovereignty examines recurring patterns within systems of power and how they continue to affect Black communities in their pursuit of sovereignty and self-determination.


Drawing on documented history and nearly four decades of experience across music, media, film and Haitian cultural spaces, author Steve Azor identifies patterns that repeat across generations, institutions and communities.


Through five analytical lenses, The Actors, Plantation Personalities, The False Prize, Punishment and The Goal, Azor encourages readers to examine power, representation and ownership through three central questions: Who owns? Who controls? Who benefits?


Rather than telling readers what to think, the book provides a framework for questioning the systems and decisions that shape communities in the United States, Haiti and throughout the African diaspora.

Publication Details

Title: Managed By Design: How Systemic Patterns Undermine Black Sovereignty
Author: Steve Azor
Publisher: Azor Publishing
Official Publication Date: September 29, 2026
Language: English
Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback and eBook

ISBNs:
Paperback: 979-8997490409
Hardcover: 979-8997490423
eBook: 979-8997490416

Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback and eBook 

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