The Illusion of Being a Black Man
Subtitle: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
Publisher: Sampson Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: West Palm Beach, FL
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780974941356
Description: Never before in our history have there been more fathers absent from black families, more single mothers struggling to survive, and more children headed down the wrong path than there are today. 

Domestic, youth, and gun violence has become the norm for nightly news reporting that only gives viewers a peek at the seriousness of the problem.  Few outside of law enforcement are aware of the neighborhood wars taking place in most of this country’s inner cities. 

Wealth, wrongly defined by material possessions, is no longer passed on to the next generation; it’s nothing more than a pipe dream for those who don’t know what it truly is. Examples of achievement have been narrowed down to entertainers and professional athletes. Realistic role models are almost extinct.

Prisons are overflowing with majority black populations and as soon as one bed becomes empty there are at least two blacks convicted of felonies waiting to fill it. With over seven thousand students a day dropping out of school, educators are losing too many young people to not classify this as an epidemic this country can’t afford.

The Illusion of Being a Black Man uncovers issues leading to the rapid destruction of families. Its shockingly straightforward approach provides real world experience and powerful insight to families and individuals in need of positive change to survive. The author Dr. Ray Ransom re-paves the path to a better future in this easy to read volume.
Table of contents: title: 1. Absent Fathers	1; title: 2. Violence	11; title: 3. Wealth	23; title: 4. Education	35; title: 5. Achievement	45; title: 6. Knowledge	55; title: 7. Parents	65; title: 8. Power	73; title: 9. Prison	81; title: 10. Health	91