The Reckoning

by Robinson, Randall

• ISBN13: 9780452283145
• ISBN10: 0452283140
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-31
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

In The Reckoning, Randall Robinson examines the crime and poverty that grips much of urban America and urges black Americans to speak out and reach back to ensure their social and economic success in this country. With insight, compassion, and unflinching honesty, Robinson explores the twin blights of crime and poverty—the former often a symptom of the latter—and asks questions that are critical to the rebuilding of black communities: How do we create awareness of the heroic efforts already being made and how can we bring our troubled youth to safety?  A product of Robinson’s work with gang members, ex-convicts, and others who have been scarred by the harshness of life in our inner cities, The Reckoning is certain to be as important and controversial as his earlier books.

Author Biography

Randall Robinson is the founder and president of TransAfrica. Frequently featured in major print media, he has appeared on The Charlie Rose Show, Today, Good Morning America, 20/20, 60 Minutes, The Tom Joyner Show, and BET, among others

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Luncheon	p. 5
My Thoughts As Peewee Waits to Speak	p. 39
Peewee's Speech	p. 51
Deja Vu	p. 57
Playing the Hand You Are Dealt	p. 65
Peewee's Revenge	p. 75
The Aspiring American Entrepreneur	p. 83
Peewee's Father	p. 101
Wadleigh Junior High School	p. 113
Peewee and the White Stockbroker	p. 117
Wealth, Privilege, Social Class, and Race	p. 131
Washington, D.C., in the Year 2076	p. 147
New York, 1964	p. 189
False Exits	p. 199
Peewee Goes to Prison	p. 207
New Child Lynch	p. 219
Walk-up Retail	p. 241
Aubrey Lynch	p. 253
Peewee and New Child: Saving Themselves and Saving Others	p. 263
Afterword	p. 269
My Plea	p. 271
Index	p. 277
Acknowledgments	p. 291
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