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Racism or Attitude?: The Ongoing Struggle for Black Liberation and Self-Esteem

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The author of this books gets it right - and I don't mean the 'conservative' right but the moral right vs. wrong. Today people need to take more responsibility for their own detrimental actions. And this author, while agreeing that racism is still with us, acknowledges that the choices that people make often determine how others react to them. People who choose to vandalize their community, use mind numbing drugs, commit violent acts are NOT deserving of our sympathy. Those are thugs.

On the other hand, people who are self starters, work hard, and take responsibility for getting themselves educated and out of poverty are heroes. In between are all of the regular folks we never hear about: those who have good jobs, nice homes, well behaved kids and great lives.

Please don't consider being black to mean the inner city poverty culture's vulgarity and degrading behaviour and actions. Being black is like being of any race: They are individuals and deserve to be treated as such based on their behavior not on their 'looks.' This is a very well written book and I would very much like to read more from this intelligent author.