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Author: PhD Walter McCollum Publisher: ISBN: 0974993344 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 193
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Dr. Walter Ray McCollum is a Senior Management Consultant where he provides clients with organizational performance and transformation options to improve effectiveness and efficiency. He also employs organizational capabilities to include operational design, leadership and team development, business process re-engineering, knowledge management, workload analysis, change management holistic analysis, collaborative systems, enterprise integration, human factors, strategic alignment and performance measurement. He is the founder and President of the Walter McCollum Scholarship Foundation where his vision is to continue contributing to society through the establishment of scholarship and youth enrichment programs. Dr. McCollum's educational accomplishments include: AAS in Business Management, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, Virginia; BS in Psychology, University of the State of New York, Albany, New York; MA in Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri; and PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change. The inspiration to write this book was the finale of a lengthy healing process. Growing up for me consisted of a life surrounded by vices, which could cause a man to become powerless. I remember relying on the Serenity Prayer God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. The power of prayer is an awesome thing. Through prayer, I was given serenity, courage and wisdom. Serenity helped me stand still and allow God to fight the battles for me as I was only a child and was not equipped. Courage helped me tobreak the cycles and provided me with determination to beat the odds. Wisdom helped me understand that the cards I was dealt in life are required ingredients for me to become self-empowered. In 2004, God revealed to me that my purpose in life is to impact social change on a macro-level, particularly with African American males. I have realized through mentoring African American males that the same vices that surrounded me two decades ago, still exist in their lives. I am obligated through my purpose in life, to represent the survival, growth and successes of black men who by defeating the odds, are as a result, changing the odds. I pray that this book is received as a fundamental tool to help move African American males towards Self-Empowerment. If one person's life is changed through the message in this book, social change has been impacted.
Author: PhD Walter McCollum Publisher: ISBN: 0974993344 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
Dr. Walter Ray McCollum is a Senior Management Consultant where he provides clients with organizational performance and transformation options to improve effectiveness and efficiency. He also employs organizational capabilities to include operational design, leadership and team development, business process re-engineering, knowledge management, workload analysis, change management holistic analysis, collaborative systems, enterprise integration, human factors, strategic alignment and performance measurement. He is the founder and President of the Walter McCollum Scholarship Foundation where his vision is to continue contributing to society through the establishment of scholarship and youth enrichment programs. Dr. McCollum's educational accomplishments include: AAS in Business Management, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, Virginia; BS in Psychology, University of the State of New York, Albany, New York; MA in Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri; and PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change. The inspiration to write this book was the finale of a lengthy healing process. Growing up for me consisted of a life surrounded by vices, which could cause a man to become powerless. I remember relying on the Serenity Prayer God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. The power of prayer is an awesome thing. Through prayer, I was given serenity, courage and wisdom. Serenity helped me stand still and allow God to fight the battles for me as I was only a child and was not equipped. Courage helped me tobreak the cycles and provided me with determination to beat the odds. Wisdom helped me understand that the cards I was dealt in life are required ingredients for me to become self-empowered. In 2004, God revealed to me that my purpose in life is to impact social change on a macro-level, particularly with African American males. I have realized through mentoring African American males that the same vices that surrounded me two decades ago, still exist in their lives. I am obligated through my purpose in life, to represent the survival, growth and successes of black men who by defeating the odds, are as a result, changing the odds. I pray that this book is received as a fundamental tool to help move African American males towards Self-Empowerment. If one person's life is changed through the message in this book, social change has been impacted.
Author: Emmanuel Acho Publisher: Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book ISBN: 125080048X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 288
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. “There is a fix,” Acho says. “But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.” In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask—yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and “reverse racism.” In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader’s curiosity—but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight.
Author: Chanequa Walker-Barnes Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1630871923 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 229
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Black women are strong. At least that's what everyone says and how they are constantly depicted. But what, exactly, does this strength entail? And what price do Black women pay for it? In this book, the author, a psychologist and pastoral theologian, examines the burdensome yoke that the ideology of the Strong Black Woman places upon African American women. She demonstrates how the three core features of the ideology--emotional strength, caregiving, and independence--constrain the lives of African American women and predispose them to physical and emotional health problems, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and anxiety. She traces the historical, social, and theological influences that resulted in the evolution and maintenance of the Strong Black Woman, including the Christian church, R & B and hip-hop artists, and popular television and film. Drawing upon womanist pastoral theology and twelve-step philosophy, she calls upon pastoral caregivers to aid in the healing of African American women's identities and crafts a twelve-step program for Strong Black Women in recovery.
Author: Mark Anthony Neal Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317646614 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 227
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Ten years ago, Mark Anthony Neal’s New Black Man put forth a revolutionary model of Black masculinity for the twenty-first century—one that moved beyond patriarchy to embrace feminism and combat homophobia. Now, Neal’s book is more vital than ever, urging us to imagine a New Black Man whose strength resides in family, community, and diversity. Part memoir, part manifesto, this book celebrates the Black man of our times in all his vibrancy and virility. The tenth anniversary edition of this classic text includes a new foreword by Joan Morgan and a new introduction and postscript from Neal, which bring the issues in the book up to the present day.
Author: Reggie Whittaker Publisher: ISBN: 9781980925712 Category : African American men Languages : en Pages : 69
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As The Black Man Thinketh will change the way you view yourself as a Black Man, how you interact with the world, and will act as your guide to the new blueprint of self- empowerment, love, and understanding, for the most capable human on earth-- The Black Man. Reggie Whittaker takes an in depth look into the psychological warfare plaguing African American men not only in America, but all around the world. Using real-life experiences and lessons, along with a dash of accountability, Whittaker openly speaks to the Black Man challenging him to take a stance, discover his inner strength, peace, live a life of service, and contribute to the prosperity and reclamation of African American culture.
Author: David E. Kirkland Publisher: Teachers College Press ISBN: 0807771791 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 209
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This beautifully written book argues that educators need to understand the social worlds and complex literacy practices of African-American males in order to pay the increasing educational debt we owe all youth and break the school-to-prison pipeline. Moving portraits from the lives of six friends bring to life the structural characteristics and qualities of meaning-making practices, particularly practices that reveal the political tensions of defining who gets to be literate and who does not. Key chapters on language, literacy, race, and masculinity examine how the literacies, languages, and identities of these friends are shaped by the silences of societal denial. Ultimately, A Search Past Silence is a passionate call for educators to listen to the silenced voices of Black youth and to re-imagine the concept of being literate in a multicultural democratic society.
Author: Elijah Muhammad Publisher: Elijah Muhammad Books.com ISBN: 1884855709 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 386
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According to countless mainstream news organs, Elijah Muhammad, by far, was the most powerful black man in America. Known more for the students he produced, like Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali, this controversial man exposed the black man as well as the world to a teaching, till now, was only used behind closed doors of high degree Masons and Shriners. An easy and smart read. The book approaches the question of what and who is God. It compares the concept held by religions to nature and mathematics. It also explores the origin of the original man, mankind, devil, heaven and hell. Its title, Message To The Blackman, is directed to the American Blacks specifically, but addresses blacks universally as well.
Author: Theodore S. Ransaw Publisher: MSU Press ISBN: 1628953411 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 818
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Drawing from the work of top researchers in various fields, The Handbook of Research on Black Males explores the nuanced and multifaceted phenomena known as the black male. Simultaneously hyper-visible and invisible, black males around the globe are being investigated now more than ever before; however, many of the well-meaning responses regarding media attention paid to black males are not well informed by research. Additionally, not all black males are the same, and each of them have varying strengths and challenges, making one-size-fits-all perspectives unproductive. This text, which acts as a comprehensive tool that can serve as a resource to articulate and argue for policy change, suggest educational improvements, and advocate judicial reform, fills a large void. The contributors, from multidisciplinary backgrounds, focus on history, research trends, health, education, criminal and social justice, hip-hop, and programs and initiatives. This volume has the potential to influence the field of research on black males as well as improve lives for a population that is often the most celebrated in the media and simultaneously the least socially valued.
Author: Adilifu Nama Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 0292726740 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 201
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Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how black superheroes are not disposable pop products, but rather a fascinating racial phenomenon through which futuristic expressions and fantastic visions of black racial identity and symbolic political meaning are presented. Adilifu Nama sees the value—and finds new avenues for exploring racial identity—in black superheroes who are often dismissed as sidekicks, imitators of established white heroes, or are accused of having no role outside of blaxploitation film contexts. Nama examines seminal black comic book superheroes such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, the Falcon, Nubia, and others, some of whom also appear on the small and large screens, as well as how the imaginary black superhero has come to life in the image of President Barack Obama. Super Black explores how black superheroes are a powerful source of racial meaning, narrative, and imagination in American society that express a myriad of racial assumptions, political perspectives, and fantastic (re)imaginings of black identity. The book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.
Author: Scott Poulson-Bryant Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0307781410 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 226
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A brilliant look at the pervasive belief that African American men are prodigiously endowed, from the author’s own experiences to sharp analysis of how black male sexuality is expressed in art, literature, media, sports, and pornography “Scott really goes there, talking honestly and telling secrets about the black phallus and its, uh, massive impact on America.” —Touré “Hung” is a double entendre, referring not only to penis size but to the fact that black men were once literally hung from trees, often for their perceived sexual prowess and the supposed risk it posed to white women. As a poignant reminder, Scott Poulson-Bryant begins his book with a letter to Emmett Till, the teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the mid-1950s for whistling at a white woman. For Poulson-Bryant and other men of his generation, society’s deep-seated obsession with the sexual powers of black men has had an enormous, if often deceptive, influence on how they perceive themselves and on the assumptions made by others. His tales of his sexual encounters with both sexes, along with anecdotes about the lives of various friends and colleagues, are wryly and at times shockingly revealing. Enduring racial perceptions have shaped popular culture as well, and Poulson-Bryant offers a thorough, thought-provoking look at media-created images of the “Well-Hung Black Male.” He deftly deconstructs movies like Mandingo and Shaft, articles in the popular press, and edgy works like Robert Mapplethorpe’s Black Book, while also providing distinctive profiles of icons like porn star Lexington Steele and rapper L.L. Cool J. A mixture of memoir and cultural commentary, Hung is the first book to take on phallic fixation and uncover what lies below.
Author: PhD Walter McCollum
Author: PhD Walter McCollum
Author: Emmanuel Acho
Author: Chanequa Walker-Barnes
Author: Mark Anthony Neal
Author: Reggie Whittaker
Author: David E. Kirkland
Author: Elijah Muhammad
Author: Theodore S. Ransaw
Author: Adilifu Nama
Author: Scott Poulson-Bryant