It Takes a Village to Raise the Bar: A New Paradigm for Black America

by Boyce D. Watkins

For 400 years, African Americans have struggled against oppressive forces that are beyond our control and push our resources to the limit. Excessive incarceration, unemployment, urban violence and broken families have come to plague the black family in ways that are being glorified in mainstream media. The only way to overcome these persistent challenges is to embrace a New Paradigm of thought that will allow us to endure the struggles which lie in front of us, making us the conquerors of our own destiny.No one is coming to save us, and no one cares that we are suffering. Our situation is not going to change until we do.In this powerful, concise set of essays, world-renowned Finance PhD Dr. Boyce Watkins explains that African Americans must dramatically and immediately shift the way we think about wealth, education, family and community. We must educate our own children, own our own businesses, strengthen our families and do what is necessary to ensure that the next generation is able to compete in a global, high-tech society.This book provides the template and guidelines necessary for you and your family to develop a generation of builders and leaders. Dr. Watkins teaches you how to apply 21st century solutions to solving 21st century problems. You MUST read this book.

58 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2018

About the author

Dr. Boyce D. Watkins earned BA and BS degrees from The University of Kentucky with a nearly perfect GPA and a triple major in Finance, Economics and Business Management. In college, he was selected as the Wall Street Journal Outstanding Graduating Senior in Finance, Freshman of the Year, and the Lyman T. Johnson Outstanding Graduating Senior. He then earned a Masters Degree in Mathematical Statistics from The University of Kentucky and a PhD in Finance from The Ohio State University. He now teaches Finance at Syracuse University, where he is the first African-American faculty member in the history of the Department of Finance. Of nearly 4,000 Finance Faculty in the U.S., Dr. Watkins is one of only 5 African-Americans teaching at a top 50-business school, and the only African-American to earn a PhD in Finance during the year 2002 . He is the author of "Everything you ever wanted to know about college – a guide for minority students" and "The Parental 411 – What every parent should know about their child in college". He is also the National Director of the Step up and go to college tour, which is going to 18 cities during the 2004-2005 academic year.

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read. Some old ideas repackaged and some new ideas that need to be considered. I took exception to some of the thought processes and lack of consideration given to family systems and the expectation that what worked before works today.

[Dozie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting read with some valuable points

[Janet Jennings · Rating 5 out of 5]

An encouraging book.


A book to wake up the black community as a whole. He wrote about what black people had only silently considered to themselves.