Empowering African American Males to Succeed: A Ten Step Approach for Parents and Teachers [Paperback]

Mychal Wynn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Rising Sun Pub; 1st edition (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880463016
• ISBN-13: 978-1880463017
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,260,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mychal Wynn (1956 - ) was born in rural poverty in Pike County Alabama, grew up in urban poverty in Chicago, IL, attended Chicago Public Schools, and graduated with honors from Northeastern University (Boston). He has taught middle school students in South Central Los Angeles, adult learners at the U.S. Department of Labor, youth in Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls and Camps, and as an educational consultant speaks to over 100,000 teachers, parents, and students annually in school districts throughout the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. He passionately believes that, "Where you come from does not determine where you are going, only where you begin." [Follow Your Dreams].

Mr. Wynn currently serves as the CEO of the Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity (www.accessandequity.org), a Georgia-based nonprofit organization committed to widening the primary-to-postsecondary pathway to college for all students.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering African American Males to Succeed is Great!, January 19, 2009

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This review is from: Empowering African American Males to Succeed: A Ten Step Approach for Parents and Teachers (Paperback)

Michael Wynn's 140 page book is a great handbook for parents, educators, or others who want to help young African American males in particular, but any young people, succeed. Each of the 10 chapters called Blocks include a foundational reminder like an explanation of a quality or characteristic necessary for success. That is followed by a poem, an affirmation, or an activity to engage the young person in doing. Each block has a hands-on activity that is easy to incorporate in a family meeting, a class lesson or a rites of passage program or something of that nature. It is easy to follow, easy to use, and a wonderful asset.