The Condition of the Black man, as the title implies, is an intimate analysis and personal account of the condition of the Black man. Each chapter discusses how Black men's various milestones, doctrines and vocations, have been impacted adversely. The author unpacks the deleterious impact of colonialism and how it has affected the mentality of Black people by denying them the knowledge of self and intertwines this through his own personal accounts of his own struggles, to overcome the impact of an oppressive system and to achieve self awareness.