“Why not teach the oral tradition out of Africa, which includes an equally relevant commentary on human behavior?” She suggests. “Why not teach translations of early writings or oral storytelling from Latin America or Southeast Asia other parts of the world?
Because it’s important to encourage people of color to revert back to the savagery and primitivism of their ancestors in order to better fit in with modern society?
BTW, is it equally important to deprive people of color all advancements made by ALL dead white men (Steve Jobs, Henery Ford, Nikola Tesla, Alexander Flemin,Louis Pasteur, et. al.), or just deprive them from the achievements of certain selected dead white men?
People who hate Western society should leave it.
Problem solved.
What? You say you want all the trappings and benefits of Western society but without all this oppressive white people?
The answer, then, is no.
Leave.
My kids had to read this in high school:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/things-fall-apart-chinua-achebe/1116754130?ean=9780385474542
Things Fall Apart stands out from so many other works of its era because it does not sentimentalize Africa. Situated in the village of Umuofia it speaks of brutality and suffering, tradition and community.
Follow the story of Okonkwo, the son of a lazy but amiable man and the father of several children of his own. Overcoming the obstacles set before him in childhood, he becomes a prosperous farmer and winning wrestler and gains the respect of his peers.
I read it, too. It was interesting but not like Shakespeare. Why must it be either/or? Read a wide variety of authors.