Frances Cress Welsing (born March 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American psychiatrist practicing in Washington, D.C.. She is famous for the 'Cress Theory of Color Confrontation', melanin theory^[1] -based claim that explores the practice of White Supremacy. She is the author of The Isis Papers; The Keys to the Colors (1991). ^[2][3] Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... For other uses, see Psychiatrist (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds the belief that white people are superior to other races. ...

Area of Study

According to Cress Welsing, White Supremacy is practiced by those people who classify themselves as "white" to ensure the genetic survival of "white" people. Her theory is predicated on the work of Neely Fuller (1969), who states that "White Supremacy" is a global system of domination against people of color. ^[2]This system attacks people of color, particularly people of African descent, in the nine major areas of people's activity which are:^[3] Colored and person of color (or people of color in the plural sense) are terms that were commonly used to describe people who do not have white skin or a Caucasian appearance. ...

1. economics
2. education
3. entertainment
4. labor
5. law
6. politics
7. religion
8. sex
9. war

Cress Welsing states that White Supremacy is practiced by the global "white" minority on both conscious and unconscious levels to ensure their genetic survival by any means necessary. Cress Welsing believes that it is imperative that people of color, especially people of African descent, understand how the system of White Supremacy works in order to dismantle it and bring true justice to planet Earth.^[2] A concept in evolution linking survival of the fittest to natural selection. ...

Criticism

Welsing has been criticized for allegedly promoting an overtly racist ideology; in The Isis Papers she postulates that white people are the genetically defective descendants of Albino mutants who had been forcibly expelled from Africa^[4] This box:      Racism has many definitions, the most common and widely accepted is that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ... Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... Albinism is a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

She has been criticized for claims such as that black male homosexuality is consciously imposed on the Black man by the white man for the purpose of destroying the Black family, that black homosexuality is a sign of weakness and that homosexual patterns of behavior are simply expressions of black male self-submission to other males in the area of sex, as well as in other areas such as economics, education, entertainment, labor, law, politics, religion, and war.^[5]

Rare film appearance

Welsing made a rare screen appearance when she starred in the multi-award winning documentary 500 Years Later (2005) staring Maulana Karenga , Muhammed Shareef , Hakim Adi , Kimani Nehusi, Paul Robeson Jr , Nelson George, and many more. The film was written by M.K. Asante, Jr. 500 Years Later (፭፻-ዓመታት በጓላ) is the title of an independent documentary film directed by Owen Alik Shahadah, written by M.K. Asante, Jr. ... Dr. Ron Karenga Dr. Ron Karenga (Maulana Ron Karenga, Maulana Karenga, Ron Ndabezitha Everett-Karenga, Ron N. Everett) is an author and activist best known as the founder of the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, first celebrated in California, December 26, 1966 to January 1, 1967. ... Dr Hakim Adi (Ph. ... Nelson George Nelson George (b. ... M.K. Asante, Jr. ...

References

• Cress Welsing, Frances. (1991) The Isis Papers; The keys to the colors Chicago: Third World Press.
• Fuller, N. (1969). The united independent compensatory code/system/concept Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
• Ortiz de Montellano, B. (2001) Magic Melanin: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy to Minorities.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUV_RmNIuE4

Footnotes

1. ^ Melanin Properties - Afrocentrism and Pseudoscience (Skeptical Inquirer Spring 1992)
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Cress Theory of Color". "Frances Cress Welsing".
3. ^ ^{a b} "About Cress Welsing". "Africa Within".
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Afrocentricity vs Homosexuality: The Isis Papers

External links

• Francis Cress Welsing Website
• Interview with Francis Cress Welsing