The African-American Male

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Thesis Statement: To examine societies contribution to the destruction of the urban African-American male, one must further explain the educational system, racism toward the African-American male, and male role models in society; in doing so it will interpret the meaning to Jawanza Kunjufu first volume: Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys (2004). I. Educational System a. Lack of Information/ Dropouts b. Fourth Grade Syndrome c. Black Male Teachers II. Racism for males a. In the Environment b. Economically c. Rights as a Citizen III. Male Role Models a. Past b. Present c. Division between Male Leaders The motive for the twenty-first century, which is stated by Hillary Clinton, is “It takes a village to raise a child”, but does the village consist of a mother and a father figure to help raise a child (Granacher, Robert. P. “How to Raise a Moral Child”. http://www.2preslex.org/GRANACH1.HTM)? ‘Sixty-two percent of African-American children are reared by single parents, but very few families received no input from male figures, e.g., grandfather, father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, neighbor, lover or friend’ (Kunjufu, Jawanza. Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys. 59). The researcher questions how can one promote a phrase that society fails to abide by? Some of the failure comes from societies involvement with African-American males. To examine societies contribution to the destruction of the urban African-American male, one must further explain the educational system, racism toward the African-American male, and male role models in society; in doing so it will interpret the meaning to Jawanza Kunjufu first volume: Countering th... ... middle of paper ... ...h Room EdChange Multicultural Pavilion. , 1 of 2. Jackson, Phillip. “The Massive Failure of Black Males in the American Education System”. Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel..1 of 2. “King Encyclopedia”. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. 1 0f 4. Kunjufu, Jawanza. Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys. Chicago, Illinois: African American Images. 2004. Shepard, Jon M. and Robert W, Greene. Sociology and You. Columbus, Ohio: the McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc, 2003. Walker, Nathaniel. Personal Interview. 2, May 2008. Reverend, Pfleger, Michael, L. “No Need for us to Choose between Obama, Wright”. The Chicago Sun-Times. 4, May 2008.

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