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Save the Males: Why Men Matter Why Women Should Care 33 reviews
Kathleen Parker
Random House, 2008
Everyone should read this book
+ The Pulisher's Weekly Review Proves The Author's Point
+ Very interesting and very disturbing
Of the dozens of books I will read this year, Kathleen Parker's Save the Males is the one I will remember. It's both that good and that important. You should read this book if you are a man, know a man -- or, I suspose, thinking of becoming one. You should read this book if you are a mother with ...
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The African American Christian Man: Reclaiming the Village1 review
Eddie B. Lane
Black Family Press, 1998
This is good read with excellent points for church leaders.
The African American Christian man is very good book by Eddie Lane which gives a very clear and accurate picture of the dilemma facing the African -American church. Eddie Lane provides some points that should be considered for the church or religious group trying to minister to Black men. The ...
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Secret Sex Wars: A Battle Cry For Purity 5 reviews
Lift Every Voice, 2008
It's a man thing isn't it?
+ Exudes the Passionate Pursuit of Purity
+ A Must Read for Men who Love God and Want to be Free from Sexual Sins
+ THIS IS A MUST READ...FOR A LIFETIME
+ Sound the Alarm!
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The Mis-Education of the Negro (An African American Heritage Book) 46 reviews
Carter G. Woodson
Wilder Publications, 2008
Was A Great and very realistic perception of society
+ Required reading for all students, teachers, administrators or parents.
+ Classic
+ The MIS-EDUCATION of the NEGRO
+ I ordered book, paid for same, received same ... my kind of transaction, smooth and uneventful!
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Being a Black Man: At the Corner of Progress and Peril2 reviews
PublicAffairs, 2007
INSIGHTFUL...
+ Being a black man
Written by the staff of the Washington Post, this book is a compilation of a series of articles, augmented by some new material, on the issue of being a black man in America. The book offers a contemporary view on the issue and reveals how divided black men actually are on how they view themselves ...
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Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete27 reviews
William C. Rhoden
Three Rivers Press, 2007
INTENSE SPORTS AND HISTORY !
+ What a saga!
+ A serious eye opener
+ educational
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The Assassination of the Black Male Image10 reviews
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Simon & Schuster, 1997
Makes you think!!
+ Great Reading!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! I really liked the perspective that Mr. Hutchinson gave and all of the examples that were used!! This book is definitely a page turner! It is also an enlightening book to the misinformed and uninformed brothers out there that are just living life today without a ...
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man8 reviews
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Vintage, 1998
Masterful
+ Black men
+ A Fine Collection of Profiles
+ Couldn't put this one down, wonderful
+ Great Book
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Where Are All the Brothers?: Straight Answers to Men's Questions about the Church4 reviews
Eric C. Redmond
Crossway Books, 2008
In Defense of Christ and His Church
+ Great apologetic for the diminshing Y chromosomes in the church
+ This is an Invaluable Outreach Tool!
Pastor Eric C. Redmond writes with a burning passion for revitalization in the African American church. For Pastor Redmond, such revival begins with theology. While that word (theology) may terrify some, Pastor Redmond realizes how relevant theology is to everyday life.
In fact, "Where Are All ...
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The State of Black America 2007: Portrait of the Black Male 3 reviews
National Urban League
Beckham Publications Group, 2007
WAKE UP PEOPLE - DO SOMETHING!!!
+ An Important Read.
THE STATE OF BLACK AMERICA takes up the challenges facing the African American community, provides the startling statistics while giving suggestions for improvement. Senator and Presidential Candidate Barack Obama eloquently acknowledges the problems that the African American community faces while ...
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The Covenant with Black America71 reviews
Tavis Smiley
Third World Press, 2006
Five stars
+ book lover
+ A must read!
+ Great Read!!!!!!
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Authentically Black53 reviews
John McWhorter
Gotham, 2004
Eye-Opening
+ The unexamined life is not worth living.
+ The real deal
+ On Afro-Americans and Asians, Latinos and Gringos ...
+ Illuminating, Not for Michael Eric Dyson fans
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Black Man's Religion: Can Christianity Be Afrocentric?4 reviews
Glenn Usry, Craig S. Keener
InterVarsity Press, 1996
Should be required reading for W.A.S.P.'s like me
+ Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover
+ BLACK MAN'S RELIGION
When we look way way back into Christian history we usually look to the mid-east and the missionary journeys of Paul into Turkey and Greece, etc. BUT few realize the mighty missionary work in Africa the first 10-15 years after Christ's resurrection. Usry and Keener give us an eye-opening look at ...
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What Black Men Think50 reviews
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Dr. Shelby Steele
iYAGO Entertainment Group, 2007
Absolutely Wondeful! A Must See!!
+ What A White Man Thinks...After Viewing This DVD
+ Any Eye and hopefully Mind Opening experience!
+ Thought provoking
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The Covenant In Action11 reviews
Smiley Books, 2007
Excellent Book
+ The Covenant In Action
+ All About History
+ great gift
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April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America5 reviews
Michael Eric Dyson
Basic Civitas Books, 2008
Excellent Book on the Legacy of 4/4/68
I remember, as a child, visiting my great-aunt and uncle in their mansion (they were millionaires) and seeing a magaizine whose cover depicted a watercolor of a burning city. Asking what was the reason for this, I was told that people had rioted after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Covenant In Action11 reviews
Smiley Books, 2007
Excellent Book
+ The Covenant In Action
+ All About History
+ great gift
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man8 reviews
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Vintage, 1998
Masterful
+ Black men
+ A Fine Collection of Profiles
+ Couldn't put this one down, wonderful
+ Great Book
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What Black Men Think50 reviews
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Dr. Shelby Steele
iYAGO Entertainment Group, 2007
Absolutely Wondeful! A Must See!!
+ What A White Man Thinks...After Viewing This DVD
+ Any Eye and hopefully Mind Opening experience!
+ Thought provoking
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Black Man's Religion: Can Christianity Be Afrocentric?4 reviews
Glenn Usry, Craig S. Keener
InterVarsity Press, 1996
Should be required reading for W.A.S.P.'s like me
+ Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover
+ BLACK MAN'S RELIGION
When we look way way back into Christian history we usually look to the mid-east and the missionary journeys of Paul into Turkey and Greece, etc. BUT few realize the mighty missionary work in Africa the first 10-15 years after Christ's resurrection. Usry and Keener give us an eye-opening look at ...
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