State of Emergency

Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781934155097
ISBN: 1934155098
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: November 01, 2008
Publisher: African American Images

Raising important questions and offering more than 100 applicable solutions, this critical analysis examines the challenges facing African American males in today's society. Providing a thorough investigation of educational issues, class struggles, absentee fathers, penal institutions, and the drug industry, the book condemns the standards and circumstances that have declared war on black men: Why is there such a disparity between punishments for crack and cocaine? Why is 91 percent of the African American prison population illiterate? What are the effects of rampant racial profiling? Further discussion evaluates the institutions that have helped African American men thrive and succeed, providing hope for the future.

Raising Black Boys

ISBN: 1934155071
Label: African American Images
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: August 01, 2007
Publisher: African American Images

Geared towards African American parents, this handbook offers more than 100 tips on successfully guiding boys into manhood and helping them avoid common pitfalls. By understanding the detrimental impact that peer pressure, rap music, and television have on today's youth, especially males, parents can learn how to effectively support their children.
 

Adam! Where Are You?: Why Most Black Men Don't Go to Church Click to order via Amazon with foreword by Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. ISBN: 0913543438 Number Of Pages: 203 Publication Date: June 01, 1997 Publisher: African American Images About the Book Addresses the question of why the church is 75 percent female and offers ways to bring black men back to God.

Keeping Black Boys out of Special Education
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ISBN: 0974900028
Format: Paperback, 200pp
Pub. Date: August 2005
Publisher: African American Images

This critical analysis looks at the disproportionate number of African American males in special education. Arguing that the problem is race and gender driven, questions covered include Why does Europe send more females to special education? Why does America lead the world in giving children Ritalin? Is there a relationship between sugar, Ritalin, and cocaine? and Is there a relationship between special education and prison? More than 100 strategies to help teachers and parents keep black boys in the regular classroom, such as revising teacher expectations, increasing parental involvement, changing teaching styles from a left-brain abstract approach to a right brain hands-on approach, redoing the curriculum, understanding the impact of mass media, and fostering healthy eating habits.
 

Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
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ISBN: 0913543004
Format: Paperback, 77pp
Pub. Date: March 1987
Publisher: African American Images

Advice for parents, educators, community, and church members is provided in this guide for ensuring that African American boys grow up to be strong, committed, and responsible African American men. This book answers such questions as Why are there more black boys in remedial and special education classes than girls? Why are more girls on the honor roll? When do African American boys see a positive black male role model? Is the future of black boys in the hands of their mothers and white female teachers? and When does a boy become a man? The significance of rite of passage activities, including mentoring, male bonding, and spirituality, are all described.

Satan, I'm Taking Back My Health!
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by Jawanza Kunjufu

ISBN: 0913543675
Format: Paperback, 200pp
Pub. Date: March 2000
Publisher: African American Images

This unique look at health care interprets scriptures of the Bible and adapts and applies the wisdom found there to modern ways of life. These scriptures teach that the prevention of diseases is not in the hands of doctors, but rather in what individuals eat and how they live. Health-minded Americans will learn how to avoid the disease-causing preservatives, growth hormones, and pesticides of the meat and dairy industries that pollute the once-fresh foods that the public consumes. Also included is an in-depth discussion of Satan's influence on the advertising industry and how it is linked to drug, cigarette, and alcohol addictions among the American people.

To Be Popular or Smart: The Black Peer Group

ISBN: 0913543101
Pub. Date: January 1988
Format: Paperback
Publisher: African American Images
Edition Description: 1st ed

This book asks the questions why do some Black youth consider being smart synonymous with being white? What does blackness mean? How can we give youth the same confidence in academics as they possess in athletics and music? How can we use the peer group to reinforce academic achievement?

ISBN: 0913543012
Format: Paperback, 116pp
Pub. Date: July 1985
Publisher: African American Images

This book discusses what's the relationship between self esteem and student achievement? Find the answers to this and other questions in this book.