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Book of the Month... August 2002 |
by Ellis Cose
"In a very personalized manner, Cose focuses on how individuals--black men, specifically--can deal with racism in the U.S. Noting the special love-hate relationship that white Americans have with black men, Cose explores how the image of the rap star and the athlete contains aspects of what is projected and perceived as "cool." The image is so compelling that many young black men stifle their own individuality for a cool image, often leading to negative attention from law enforcement. What can individual black men do to avoid the negative fallout of this love-hate relationship? Cose advises against overplaying the race card, conforming ambitions to the expectations of others, and expecting others to be overly concerned about the plight of the black man in the U.S. Cose's recommendations provide a solid base for coping, coming as they do from an individual who has succeeded but knows the racial obstacles that face black men and yet can recognize and identify opportunities. Cose's stated objective of opening a discussion on how racism affects individuals makes this book interesting reading for a broad range of readers." Vernon Ford
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Book Excerpt... by Ellis Cose
Introduction to The Envy of the World
I'm not exactly sure when I realized that black males are special, that the world sets us apart from normal humanity, that we evoke, in not quite equal measure, inescapable feelings of envy and loathing. It dawned, I'm sure, like most great truths -- in barely perceptible stages, tangled up inextricably in the mundane puzzles and preoccupations of life.
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GUEST ARTICLE... by Glenn J. Sacks
Fathers Bear the Brunt of Gender Bias in Family Courts
The presence (or absence) of a father in a child's life is the largest factor in predicting whether a child will graduate from high school, attend college, become involved in crime or drugs, or get pregnant before age 18. The greatest and least recognized force behind America's epidemic of fatherlessness is the way courts allow custodial mothers to drive fathers out of their children's lives.
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COYOTE... monthly column by Dick Prosapio
Symore's Garage
The Austin, Texas psychic fair was the worst I'd ever done. The first day I did about five readings and they went well, as usual. The second day I did nothing. Not one person stopped at my table. Maybe it was my deodorant. Maybe my shirt blended in with the carpet. Maybe, as Elizabeth had heard from another reader, the guy across from me was "zapping (me) with negative energy."
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JEFF'S LIFE... monthly column by Jeff Stimpson
Water, Water Everywhere
Alex's classes are in a three-pool, indoor center about a three-block walk from the bus stop, and all the way he rode on my shoulders as I warned him he was going swimming in a big bathtub. "Alex, you're going swimming," I kept repeating well into the locker room. He must have wondered why T shirt, denim shorts, diaper, and sandals were swept away right here in the middle of the day, and replaced with a pool diaper and flowered shorts with a string in front.
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THE NEW INTIMACY... monthly column by Judith Sherven, Ph.D. and James Sniechowski, Ph.D.
When Love is Hard
One of the most powerful supports we can offer to those we love, especially the one we love, is to listen with an open heart when he or she is caught in some madness and is emotionally out of control. It's easy to love someone when loving them is easy. Loving them when loving is hard, when it demands
your care, patience, self-control, and a dedication to their well-being, even when you bear the brunt of their pain -- that is a true test of your love..
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