Tough Notes: A Healing Call for Creating Exceptional Black Men

by Haki R. Madhubuti

From the author of the best-selling Black Men, Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?: The Afrikan American Family in Transition, Claiming Race, Rage, Redemption, and Wedding and Love Poems, comes this profound series of letters, notes, and written conversations to young boys and men. In this moving text, Haki R. Madhubuti, poet, publisher, editor, educator, and institution builder, hopes to guide young men in search of direction to make good choices and wise, informed decisions on the road to a healthy life. Madhubuti writes as a caring father and resourceful teacher, with the insight of one who has benefited from his elders.

Genres: Nonfiction

150 pages, Hardcover

First published December 22, 2000

Reviews

[Africanpersonalities2000 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a book that everyman should read.

I expecially think that black men and men of color who are not afraid to recognize that their genome is a derivitive of African ancestry without being offended. This is a great book that gives fatherly instructions, interesting perspectives on being a good person.

The Author discusses the misconceptions of becoming a man and the unwriten rites of passage that most black males endure when they are coming into manhood. Talks about focus on our strengths and studing our weaknesses that we might be stronger.



An excellent book to have in your library.

peace and light

ap

[Muhammad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book recommendations.