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Man Up! Nobody is Coming to Save Us
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9780970892928
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0970892926
Label: Renegade Books
Manufacturer: Renegade Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
Publisher: Renegade Books
Studio: Renegade Books
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Editorial Review:
Man Up! is a hard hitting, hig, introspective look into what the Black community must do to save itself. Finally, a voice speaks to the complex relationship between personal and community responsibility.
Steve Perry effectively calls to task organizations such as the NAACP and the Black church as well as talking heads like Michael Eric Dyson and Cornell West for their role in the retardation of the Black community. Ultimately Man Up! is about the simple solutions offered in each chapter.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Whole Truth & Nothing But The Truth
I found this book so inspiring that I've bugan to purchase additional copies for friends and relatives. "Man Up," is a gut checking collection of facts designed to move one to take stock of him or herself, decide what needs to be improved, THEN MAKING THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS !! For too long we have blamed too many other people for our problems. "Man Up" offers critical insight into what is "wrong with us," and practical steps we as a people can take take to help get us back on the path to glory. ... Read More
Rating:  - A Courageous & Timely Call to Arms ... to those who ask: Why Me? It is now time to ask: Why Not?
I wanted to read "Man Up: Nobody is Coming to Save Us" but never took the time until recently. I was cognizant of Steve Perry's reputation as principal and founder of The Preparatory Magnet School (in Hartford, Connecticut) and his commendable work preparing low income high school students for college. "Man Up", exposes raw nerves in the heart, head, and soul, of black communities across America. I suffered blunt force trauma while reading the author's views on black churches, high- profiled national ... Read More
Rating:  - Some good points....but not enough of them
This book makes some good points, but to me, it discounts the affects of historical and present racism within the equation a little too much. One would think that Blacks in America are just inherently morally bankrupt from reading this book, and like my Grandfather always said "If your enemy likes what you are doing or saying, it's something wrong with what you are doing or saying". I'm sure that the racist elements within our society really LOVE what this author is saying and the way he is saying it. Mr. ... Read More
Rating: - Right on point, but not for the weak-kneed or faint of heart!
This book is a hard-hitting, unblinking, tough love prescription for fixing the Black community. Steve Perry is a principal in an urban school in Connecticut, so he's no right wing, Ivy League windbag who lives in a mansion yet tries to tell people in the hood how to fix their lives. This man fights in the trenches every day trying to educate young Black people and give them a future. This book is definitely not for the sensitive, thin-skinned or faint of heart. There are plenty of "feel good" books out ... Read More
Rating: - Somebody who finally gets it
Mr. Perry expresses what the real problems are in the Black community. He is right when he states that we women are to take blame for the way we make excuses for our sorry sons behavior. I have two sons and I and my husband have tried to teach our sons what being a "real" man is all about. They have chosen to live the "cool life of the streets". We plan to give them both a copy of this book and hope they can finally see the light. A must read for men and women alike. If you have a loved one in prison, send this ... Read More
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