Be Your Own Leader
Sisters and Brothers, please bear with me. Please, read this. Take it in. Receive it with the respect and love with which this is intended.
From: http://urbanintellectuals.com |
You are your own leader. You are the leader of yourself. You are the leader of your family. You are a leader of your neighborhood. You are a leader in your children's school. You are the example.
You.
You can read for yourselves the same information that Umar Johnson is giving to you. You can study. You can research. You can ask questions. You can learn. You can grow. You can gain knowledge of how to do better. You can put a plan into action.
You.
If you are not sure where to start, I can offer you some suggestions for reading materials.
- Message to the Blackman by Elijah Muhammad
- The Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
- Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing
- Yurugu : An African-Centered Critique of European Culture and Behavior by Marimba Ani
- Mentacide by Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti
- Blueprint for Black Power by Amos N. Wilson
- The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality by Cheikh Anta Diop
- Powernomics by Claud Anderson
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
- Philosophies & Opinions of Marcus Garvey by Marcus Garvey
- Psychopathic Racial Personality and Other Essays by Bobby E. Wright
- The Developmental Psychology of the Black Child by Amos N. Wilson
- Raising Black Boys by Jawanza Kunjufu
- Understanding Black Male Learning Styles by Jawanza Kunjufu
- Black Students Middle Class Teachers by Jawanza Kunjufu
- There's Nothing Wrong With Black Students by Jawanza Kunjufu
- Educating Black Girls by Jawanza Kunjufu
- 200+ Educational Strategies to Teach Children of Color by Jawanza Kunjufu
- Developing Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children by Jawanza Kunjufu
- Orita: Rites of Passage for Youth of African Descent in America by Marilyn Maye and Warren L. Maye
- Real Dads Stand Up: Expert legal information on child custody, visitation, child support, and other issues challenging divorcing, never married and separated parents by Alicia Crowe
- Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar
- The Myth of A.D.D. by Thomas Armstrong
...and many, many more.
Please try not to be intimidated by this list or any list a person could draw up. Trust me, I'm not special or unique in that sense. Anyone can research, find books, read them, take notes, etc.
Including you.
Find people in your school, parent group, community, church, mosque, etc. and form study groups or reading clubs.
Pick a book from the list above or any book you would like to read and discuss to aid you in your understanding.
You can do it.
Yes, you.
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