We especially liked the six key parenting strategies and the 20 suggestions from mothers and fathers. I am happy to report that we found the book helpful. Those complications led my wife and me to wonder how useful Beating The Odds would be for us. And even though we feel that we are competent parents (our oldest son is starting a law career in Boston, the other is in school and working), we recognize that our baby boy will face a future that is more complicated and more dangerous than the one our older sons faced. After raising two boys to adulthood, my wife and I (who are African Americans) decided to have another child, a boy who is now 8 months old. I read this book with great and deeply personal interest. But what can we do about it? More important, if you are a parent of an African-American boy what can you do to make sure that your son avoids such problems? Are there successful strategies for raising African-American boys? The answer is yes, and the strategies can be found in Beating The Odds. The litany of problems associated with young black males is often noted and commented on.
$25 For many of us the statistics are all too familiar: More African- American males are in the criminal justice system than in colleges homicide is a leading cause of death black boys are suspended from school and placed in special education classes at significantly higher rates than white boys. BEATING THE ODDS Raising Academically Successful African American Males By Freeman A.
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