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15 October 2010
New York, NY -- The subject is hot that’s why the book is timely. It’s what
the political conversation is among African Americans right now: But it had
already been told in the book Dear Obama: Notes From The Hood.
Buried among
the tons of self -published books this stellar discovery rises to the top as
a well written insightful gem, a work ahead of its time. For example, besides
the issues notable journalist Tavis Smiley has already raised on this subject,
judging from one of Ebony’s recent top stories Is Black Leadership Dead?, much
of what had been raised in the Ebony article had also been dealt with in detail
in K. Roussan C’s book Dear Obama: Notes From The Hood.
Is this book controversial? Yes. Is it interesting? Yes. Informative? No doubt.
It’s everything a book should be. And the literary agents who turned it down
because of its groundbreaking hot wire topic are now banging their heads in
regret. Yes, this book is agitating but not one sided. It is asking: Are African
Americans a monolithic group? It seemed that way for a moment in the mesmerizing
aura of Obama’s White House. Many were unwilling to see it disturbed, even at
their own social and economic expense. Therefore a dissenting black voice had
been hardly allowed to be entertained. But with questions rising among our important
black intellectual voices like Michael Eric Dyson, the dialogue is on. And knowing
it has never been either/or, in the African American dialogue for self-determination,
we are not about to start censoring each other.
K Roussan C says: “The moment African Americans indulge enmasse in a self-imposed
pledge of silence on any topic, including the president’s performance as it
pertains to our neighborhoods and concerns, progress is impeded.”
Whether people agree with this book or not, many do agree that dialogue amongst
African Americans is essential to progress - And this book handles the sensitive
dialogue about Obama’s disposition to our inner city yearnings with a scrupulousness
that is deserving of nothing but respect.
But there is more! Obama aside, this book also breaks down the many characters
that make up the drama of life in the ‘hood, especially as it relates to music,
fashion, and everyday behavior. Have we in developing resistance to the pain
of discrimination also developed dysfunctional behaviors that are so hard core
and deep-rooted, we now strongly identify with them and are unwilling to let
go?
K. Roussan C is not white nor is he Republican, he is not a member of the Tea
Party Movement, or an Obama hater. He’s just a young up-and-coming, plain old
born-and-raised in the heart of the inner city, college-educated son of the
soil, who votes Democrat. He’s telling it as he sees it, and a whole lot of
people are identifying. The book is available to read or order at: Amazon.com
and https://www.createspace.com/3455525
ISBN:1452881499
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