About T. Owens Moore
T. Owens Moore, Ph.D. is trained as a Physiological Psychologist. He is a graduate of Lincoln University in PA, and he has an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Howard University. For more than twenty years, he has served as a college professor, a biomedical researcher, and an African-centered scholar/activist. He is a distinguished educator who appreciates interdisciplinary studies. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta GA and an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Clark Atlanta University, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. His specialty courses are both in the field of Neuroscience and African-Centered Psychology.
Dark Matters – Dark Secrets
Dark Matters – Dark Secrets is a continuing exploration of the area of melanin research. Melanin is commonly known as the substance that produces skin pigmentation, and this book will be valuable to any reader interested in the various effects of pigmented cells in the skin as well as the central nervous system.
Moore divides this book into two parts. In Part One (Dark Matters), a new and exciting perspective on the role of melanin in the skin is presented with a lengthy discussion on the pineal gland and the brain. Essentially, DARK DOES MATTER as a critical factor for the maintenance of life.
The Science of Melanin: The Second Edition
The Science of Melanin: Dispelling the Myths (1995) was originally published by Beckham House Publishers. As the first scientific exploration into the area of melanin research by Dr. T. Owens Moore, The Science of Melanin is being distributed by Zamani Press. Therefore, both Dark Matters-Dark Secrets and The Science of Melanin are being marketed in tandem by Zamani Press to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of information related to melanin. Moore makes the complex information simple for the common person to comprehend.
The Science of Melanin is a full-length scientific analysis of melanin research. The reader will get a thorough understanding of what melanin is and why it is important to all humans. Moore divides this book into three parts.
In Part One, a critical analysis of the literature of four popular African-centered scholars is presented. The importance of blackness from a physiological perspective is also presented to highlight the advantages of melanin functioning.
Why Darkness Matters: The Power of Melanin in the Brain
Why Darkness Matters: The Power of Melanin in the Brain (2005) was a book first published by African American Images in Chicago, IL. Moore is one of four authors on this book. In combination with Edward Bruce Bynum, Ann Brown and Richard King, Moore has the lead article on Melanin: A Sensory-Motor Network. Bynum is a clinical psychologist, Brown is a biochemist and King is a psychiatrist. The expertise of these various scholars and their perspective on melanin is highlighted in this collection of informative essays. The latest addition is published by Amazon.
Clue Seeker: A Journey Back Through Time to Search for an Identity
Clue Seeker: A Journey Back Through Time to Search for an Identity (2007) is published by Xlibris Press in Philadelphia, PA. This journey is written as a novel to explore his explorations throughout the world and his sensation with the number 13. He courses throughout many regions of the world to search for what it means to have an African consciousness. In this exploration, the reader will experience the author’s interactions with different cultures as he searches for an identity in this global society. Although this book is a personal journey, it can provide direction, inspiration, and guidance for those individuals who know there is a greater force directing their own lives. The number 13 symbolizes transformation, and the number 13 has led Moore to peace and tranquility. In your own life, you may have recognized that there are special people and intriguing interactions that can enlighten your awareness of a higher consciousness. Moore has tapped into his flow, and this book will help guide you along your personal journey in life.
The SpiderFly Proverbs: A Practical Guide for Loving Relationships
The SpiderFly Proverbs: A Practical Guide for Loving Relationships (2011) is a simple 62-page booklet with 62 proverbs created by Moore to give insight on nature and how loving relationships can be formed from the simplicity of how insects like a fly and spider function in nature. The proverbs are written like bible verses and each proverb is explained by the author. In sum, the male and the female side of each proverb is presented. The fly (male) and the spider (female) are very different but they must coexist. In this booklet published by Zamani Press, there are many parallels to life and how insects function in nature. As stated in Proverb #15, “When the fly wisely lands on the spider’s back, the SPIDERFLY tandem can transform into the magnificence of a butterfly.” With so many challenges in relationships, perhaps this book can be a guide for those young and old.
Zamani Press
Zamani Press (ZP) was created in 1994 as an independent publishing company to publish, market and distribute literature that is intellectually provocative and academically rigorous.
With the control of the dissemination of information by a few corporate enterprises, ZP serves as an alternative source of information that is not funded by corporate money.
Therefore, the views and ideas expressed are by and for the masses of the people who do not control the majority of the world’s wealth.
THE FOCUS of the information distributed by ZP is about people of African descent and how to elevate them beyond the status of an educationally oppressed people. The reality is that misinformation and poor education has kept people oppressed and unaware of alternative perspectives.
