" Success Stories: Insights by African American Men" is an inspirational collection of stories by 19 African American Men. It also includes researched-based information by Reginald Grant, MSEd on Reaching and Teaching African American Children. A cross-generational collection of stories from college students to men in retirement, a true glimpse into the journey of African American Men in America.
“African American males want the same things as everyone else, a family, a job a education, the opportunity to live the American dream. “ J. Everett Pearsall , Executive Director of the National Alliance of African American Athletes. I, nor most African American males don’t want any handouts or hand me downs, just the opportunity to compete on a level playing field. But, being an African American male in American is a unique experience.
Black men are our ancestors, fathers, husbands, baby daddies, boyfriends, nephews and sons,—they are all of us—and it is past time to eradicate the stigmas surrounding African American Males. We need to step up to fight the misinformation too often perpetrated in mainstream media. In the first section of the book are their Success Stories, told by African American Men. How they have persevered and overcome here in the American system so heavily stacked against them.
In the book we look at the research, the historical factors and hopefully provide some insight and solutions.
------------ Success Stories by: Robert Baddy, Charles Barnes, Zachary Byrge, Mark Campbell, Robert Carter, Charles Barnes, Casey Cummings, Tony Durk, Delmus Harris III, Steven Holden, Michael Montgomery, Caylin L. Moore, Chase J. Moore, J. Everette Pearsall, Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr., Tyrone Tate, Ashley Tucker, Chris Ward, PhD., Remound Wright, III. and Reginald Grant.
Reaching and Teaching African American Males & Research by: Reginald Grant
About the Author
Reginald Grant, MSEd is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and author. He currently serves as Director of Corporate Relations for the Retired NFL Players Congress and is the CEO / co-founder of eSportsInstruction.
He is the author of several books including “Youth Entrepreneurial Impact Program”, “Success Stories: Insights by African American Men”, “Thoughts of an Urban Teacher”, “A Case For Bilingual Education”, “A Teacher’s View, Education in America” and “Reaching and Teaching African-American Males”. He has a Master’s in Education, Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). He was an English teacher for seventeen years. He is a state of California Certificated English Teacher and has served on the three State of California development/review panels for English assessment exams. He is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others and sees education as the force for change. He is an alumni member of the University of Oregon and Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society. He is also a former professional athlete (Jets, NFL & Ottawa, CFL).