In dark thoughts, prominent sociologist Charles LeMerte dares to say, explaining what everyone already knows - that the modern world is based on the need of white people to pretend they are not as dark as the next person. Literature from dominance, Lemert recreates the key moments of the 20th century by defining features such as WEB DuBois, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Anna Julia Cooper, Nella Larson, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali.

In a rare and infinitely complex look, Limmet also explores his own racism, his struggle with the suicide of his eldest son, as well as his growth as the virtual son of a black mother and his life now as the true father of an African-American daughter. Dark ideas speak of the most pressing social issues at the beginning of the twenty-first century: inter-ethnic relations, multiculturalism and social justice..