Real Role Models : Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture /
All young people need good role models, and black youth especially need positive and real examples beyond the famous and wealthy people they see on SportsCenter highlights and MTV Cribs. While success as a celebrity athlete or entertainer may seem like an achievable dream, the reality is that young...
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Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2010.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why we need real role models
- Defining a role model
- They are more important than ever
- Moms : our personal real role models
- Rufus Cormier, JD
- Melody Barnes
- Eric Motley, PhD
- James McIntyre
- Tracie Hall
- Civil rights and real role models
- Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD
- Timothy George, MD
- Victoria Holloway Barbosa, MD
- Bill Douglas
- Leonard Pitts, Jr.
- Danyel Smith
- Are we really "keepin' it real"?
- Ed Stewart
- Lynn Tyson
- Willie Miles, Jr.
- Horace Allen
- Deavra Daughtry
- Je'Caryous Johnson
- Do we really lack real role models?
- Steve Jones
- Isiah Warner, PhD
- Gloria Ladson-Billings, PhD
- Bernard Muir and Craig Littlepage
- Beverly Kearney
- Qualities of real role models
- Self-esteem is not self-taught
- Education : a real ticket to success
- Being a real role model
- Final thoughts.