The Reckoning What Blacks Owe to Each Other

by Robinson, Randall

• ISBN13: 9780525946250
• ISBN10: 052594625X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: E P Dutton

Summary

Drawing on his own work with gang members, ex-convicts, and others scarred by extreme poverty and crime, the author of Defending the Spirit describes the need for African Americans of all ages, classes, and economic levels to help provide solutions to the problems of America's inner cities. 35,000 first printing.

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	1	(4)
The Luncheon	5	(34)
My Thoughts As Peewee Waits to Speak	39	(12)
Peewee's Speech	51	(6)
Deja Vu	57	(8)
Playing the Hand You Are Dealt	65	(10)
Peewee's Revenge	75	(8)
The Aspiring American Entrepreneur	83	(18)
Peewee's Father	101	(12)
Wadleigh Junior High School	113	(4)
Peewee and the White Stockbroker	117	(14)
Wealth, Privilege, Social Class, and Race	131	(16)
Washington, D.C., in the Year 2076	147	(42)
New York, 1964	189	(10)
False Exits	199	(8)
Peewee Goes to Prison	207	(12)
New Child Lynch	219	(22)
Walk-up Retail	241	(12)
Aubrey Lynch	253	(10)
Peewee and New Child: Saving Themselves and Saving Others	263	(6)
Afterword	269	(2)
My Plea	271	(6)
Index	277	(14)
Acknowledgments	291