Children of the Dream The Psychology of Black Success

by EDWARDS, AUDREY

• ISBN13: 9780385242691
• ISBN10: 0385242697
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-02-03
• Publisher: Anchor
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Summary

In Martin Luther King's now legendary "I Have a Dream" speech, he hoped for a time when "little children... will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." It is these children, now come of age in the post-civil rights era, shaped by the belief that the key to their success would be in assimilating into the very culture that has for so long denied them opportunity and equality, who are the Children of the Dream.

Author Biography

Audrey Edwards was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1947. She has worked at a variety of publications as an editor and she also opened her own real estate brokerage firm in 1986. Edwards's work as a freelance journalist has appeared in such diverse publications as the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Glamour, Redbook, and others.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Children of the Dream	p. 1
Black Success in America: A Progress Report	p. 9
The New Black Upper Class	p. 12
Black Wealth in America	p. 13
From $500 to $200 Million	p. 14
The Stuff of Dreams and Fortunes	p. 17
Leveraging a New Deal	p. 19
Getting Ready
A Reunion in Little Rock	p. 27
"Blood in the Streets"	p. 29
"The Beast in Us ..."	p. 31
Walking into War	p. 33
From Separate to Equal	p. 37
From Separate to Inferior	p. 40
The Psychological Charge for Integration	p. 42
The Intergation Generation	p. 48
Success and the Black Family
Richard Mays, Les Hollingsworth, and Lottie Shackelford	p. 50
The First Black to ...	p. 57
Getting Over
To be Young, Gifted and Qualified	p. 69
Breaking into the Business	p. 71
In the Matter of Being Qualified	p. 77
People Get Worthy	p. 80
Ready to Go at All Times	p. 81
On the Daddy Track	p. 86
Acting Your Color	p. 92
The Color of Power	p. 94
The Color of Strength	p. 100
The Color of Style	p. 105
The Color of Image	p. 108
Getting Mad, Getting Even	p. 112
Angriest Black Man in America	p. 114
Getting Over	p. 115
Succeeding Beyond Anger	p. 123
Taking the Larger View	p. 124
A Credit to the Race	p. 129
Exceptions and the Expectations	p. 132
The Grooming Process	p. 137
Playing by the Rules	p. 138
Learning to "Eat It"	p. 142
Success and the Black Woman	p. 151
Feeling Fulfilled	p. 152
Up Off Her Knees	p. 155
Of Race and Gender	p. 157
The Life and Times of the Movement People	p. 160
Having It All	p. 161
A Success in Her Own Time	p. 166
Dealing with the Brothers in the Struggle	p. 169
Woman Power	p. 172
The Essence of Success	p. 175
Success and the Black Man	p. 180
Against the Odds	p. 183
Black Men, Black Power	p. 188
The Warrior as Artist	p. 190
Amazing Grace	p. 194
Presumptions and the "Smart-Ass White Boys"	p. 199
The Master Dealer	p. 203
Shooting the Wounded	p. 206
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	p. 210
Getting Down
A Dream Deferred?	p. 217
Paying the Price of the Dream
Janet Cooke, Leanita McClain, and Edmund Perry	p. 218
Integration and the Real Thing	p. 222
Winning at Race	p. 227
Taking Affirmative Action	p. 229
The Dream Continues	p. 234
How We Have Overcome: The Psychology of Black Success	p. 240
Personal Responsibility/Integrity	p. 241
Taking Command	p. 242
Gopas (Goals, Organization, Planning, and Action Sequences)	p. 245
Giving an Accounting	p. 246
Managing Others' Racial Perceptions and Reactions	p. 249
Managing at the Top	p. 250
Pioneering	p. 251
Breaking New Ground	p. 252
High Degree of Self-reliance	p. 255
Brewing It Her Way	p. 256
Positive Self-acceptance	p. 258
Reaping the Rewards of the Risk	p. 258
Balance in Life	p. 262
Designing the Dream	p. 262
Giving Back, Reaching Back	p. 264
Coming Home Again	p. 266
Faith	p. 270
Doing God's Will	p. 271
Transcendence of a Racial-Victim Perspective	p. 273
Conclusion: Reaching the High Note	p. 274
Bibliography and References	p. 277
Index	p. 281
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