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This unique look at health care interprets scriptures of the Bible and adapts and applies the wisdom found there to modern ways of life. These scriptures teach that the prevention of diseases is not in the hands of doctors, but rather in what individuals eat and how they live. Health-minded Americans will learn how to avoid the disease-causing preservatives, growth hormones, and pesticides of the meat and dairy industries that pollute the once...

Geared towards African American parents, this handbook offers more than 100 tips on successfully guiding boys into manhood and helping them avoid common pitfalls. By understanding the detrimental impact that peer pressure, rap music, and television have on today's youth, especially males, parents can learn how to effectively support their children.

Offering suggestions to correct the dehumanization of African American children, this book explains how to ensure that African American boys grow up to be strong, committed, and responsible men.

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Addressing important issues, this book attempts to answer the question, "How can a single, low-income parent produce a high-achieving student?

This series of workbooks, one each for grades K-8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in today's media-driven culture. Designed to help combat the internal and external forces affecting African American youths, these workbooks, divided into 32 lessons, cover such topics as goal setting, family trees, African history, culture, Ebonics, rap, values, manhood, woman...

This series of workbooks, one each for grades K-8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in today's media-driven culture. Designed to help combat the internal and external forces affecting African American youths, these workbooks, divided into 32 lessons, cover such topics as goal setting, family trees, African history, culture, Ebonics, rap, values, manhood, woman...

This series of workbooks, one each for grades K-8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in today's media-driven culture. Designed to help combat the internal and external forces affecting African American youths, these workbooks, divided into 32 lessons, cover such topics as goal setting, family trees, African history, culture, Ebonics, rap, values, manhood, woman...

Examining values, this book analyzes how they affect decisions regarding abortion or adoption, marriage, gun control, and other controversial issues.

This collection of over 100 inspirational africentric stories of power, hope, and joy will appeal to all races. Stories about biblical events, African history, family, education, nature, and famous African Americans such as Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Paul Robeson, and many others are included. Harriet Tubman's story profiles her fight against slavery and dangerous travels to the South in the 1840s while living fr...

Addressing the many unique academic challenges that face black males--from low self-esteem, absenteeism, fatherlessness, and gangs to not accepting middle-class values, the impact of hip-hop culture, and drugs--this book provides answers and hope to teachers and the afflicted students and their families. With more than 75 solutions for educators to implement in their schools, including mentoring programs, rites of passage, internships, motivat...

Exploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to church when they reach adulthood, this impassioned proposal outlines ways that churches can retain their youth populations by giving them opportunities to take on leadership responsibility. Difficult questions, meant to foster self-exploration and self-evaluation within the community, include "Are we discriminating against youth? "and "Do youth feel empowered in our church?"...

Combining an insightful read with a daily devotional, this religious companion provides helpful advice for bridging the gap between the biblical and practical meanings of faith. Weighty questions are addressed, such as What is the purpose of faith? How can faith be increased? and What is faith? With ways to apply faith practices in finance, health, marriage, parenting, and career building, this handbook looks at faith as the core value in the ...

Refuting common ideas about the racial achievement gap, this exploration of the education system posits that the gap is not the result of the students, their parents, or the larger community, but rather stems from the limited effectiveness of the schools they attend. With a focus on what principals and teachers can do, this instructive resource explores ways that schools can change in order to better serve the needs of these students, such as ...

Information on peer pressure and how the peer group can be used to reinforce academic achievement.

Vol. 2- published by African American Images.

Refuting the myths that black youth are unable to excel at academics and are limited to careers in sports, rap music, or drug dealing, this motivational book aims to bridge the gap between school and hip hop culture. Topics such as the ability for many youths to memorize rap lyrics and how those skills can translate into academia are discussed along with more general issues.

Illiteracy is the precursor to retention, special education, dropping out and incarceration. Young people need to know how to read and they need books that speak to their culture and circumstances. This book helps them overcome poverty, gangs, drugs, homelessness and other social ills.

Geared toward African American parents, this handbook offers more than 50 tips on successfully guiding girls into womanhood and helping them avoid common pitfalls. The book looks at topics such as education, the definition of beauty, peer pressure, social media, dating, career development, music, television, role models, and the importance of paternal participation to help parents learn and understand how to effectively support their daughters.