Why our children hate us How Black adults betray Black children by: Eric K. Grimes & Butch Slaughter
Do your eyes light up when your child walk into the room? MAYBE; SOMETIMES; RARELY; LET ME THINK ABOUT IT; NO. Then this book is for you.
In light of the Jena Six debacle; that the Icon brought to you the other day. I thought this might be a good time to review the book I have been reading over the past month. “Why our children hate us How Black adults betray Black children”.
This non-fiction book is not for the faint at heart, these brothers tell it like it is. They pull no punches and gives a no holes barred account of how we as Black adults have left behind our responsibilities, that which we call “Our Children.”
I enjoyed the book because I don’t believe in sugar coating problems or issues. I also believe in offering solutions. With the mere discussions that take place in this book they do just that.
For example: The first page of the book starts off with “A Letter to the Ancestors” in which they state: “Can you see us? You can..? This isn’t what you had in mind is it?” Half way through the book they talk about the miseducation, the school-prison pipeline, massive unemployment, poor health and our children being last on the list.
The entire book enlighten me, however two passages really struck a cord with me and I quote: “Somewhere under the miracle of the sun, the Black child’s mother and father are trying to make ends meet in a world that benefits from keeping their ends as far apart as possible. The Black child’s mother and father have no time to keep going back and forth to school because she is acting out. The Black child’s mother and father have no time for conferences because they are trying to get caught up on bills, keep heat on, put food in the refrigerator, and stay committed to the White Agenda. The Black child’s mother or father can’t be in two places at once, can’t keep getting those phone calls at work about Jamar, Tymyra, Shaquan and Aneeshia. That Black child has to start acting right. That Black child has got to behave or his mother and father are going to lose their parts in the illusion of progress.”
The other one is: “The chickens came before the eggs. Black adults came before Black children. We either prepared the way or we didn’t. We either set the standard or we didn’t. Black children didn’t wander away. Black adults abandon them. And for what…? To continue serving the master.”
What do you think?? I would like to hear from you. If you think any of the above is interesting; check out this book or should I say purchase this book. I promise you will be enlightened and encouraged.
Stay tuned… See what the Educator is reading next.
Do your eyes light up when your child walk into the room? MAYBE; SOMETIMES; RARELY; LET ME THINK ABOUT IT; NO. Then this book is for you.
In light of the Jena Six debacle; that the Icon brought to you the other day. I thought this might be a good time to review the book I have been reading over the past month. “Why our children hate us How Black adults betray Black children”.
This non-fiction book is not for the faint at heart, these brothers tell it like it is. They pull no punches and gives a no holes barred account of how we as Black adults have left behind our responsibilities, that which we call “Our Children.”
I enjoyed the book because I don’t believe in sugar coating problems or issues. I also believe in offering solutions. With the mere discussions that take place in this book they do just that.
For example: The first page of the book starts off with “A Letter to the Ancestors” in which they state: “Can you see us? You can..? This isn’t what you had in mind is it?” Half way through the book they talk about the miseducation, the school-prison pipeline, massive unemployment, poor health and our children being last on the list.
The entire book enlighten me, however two passages really struck a cord with me and I quote: “Somewhere under the miracle of the sun, the Black child’s mother and father are trying to make ends meet in a world that benefits from keeping their ends as far apart as possible. The Black child’s mother and father have no time to keep going back and forth to school because she is acting out. The Black child’s mother and father have no time for conferences because they are trying to get caught up on bills, keep heat on, put food in the refrigerator, and stay committed to the White Agenda. The Black child’s mother or father can’t be in two places at once, can’t keep getting those phone calls at work about Jamar, Tymyra, Shaquan and Aneeshia. That Black child has to start acting right. That Black child has got to behave or his mother and father are going to lose their parts in the illusion of progress.”
The other one is: “The chickens came before the eggs. Black adults came before Black children. We either prepared the way or we didn’t. We either set the standard or we didn’t. Black children didn’t wander away. Black adults abandon them. And for what…? To continue serving the master.”
What do you think?? I would like to hear from you. If you think any of the above is interesting; check out this book or should I say purchase this book. I promise you will be enlightened and encouraged.
Stay tuned… See what the Educator is reading next.
1 comments:
I received an email from the author Butch Slaughter. I tried to no avail to respond to the email on several occasions, but it kept bouncing back. So I decided that perhaps this would be the only way in which I could respond so the brother didn't think I was ignoring him.
I am very pleased with the review in which theEducator presented about this book. I will definitely be checking it out for myself (I have so many books on my reading list already). I think this is a subject that definitely needs to be talked about because somewhere along the way the parents have failed the children. We can do better and from what I saw in the book review it appears that this book is an excellant starting point to rectifying the situation.
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