african american men

"Bobby and Cheryl Love were living in Brooklyn, happily married for decades, when the FBI and NYPD appeared at their door and demanded to know from Bobby, in front of his shocked wife and children: 'What is your name? No, what's your real name?' Bobby's thirty-eight-year secret was out. As a Black child in the Jim Crow South, Bobby found himself in legal trouble before his 14th birthday. Sparked by the desperation he felt in the face of limited options and the pull of the streets, Bobby became a master thief. He soon found himself facing a thirty-year prison sentence. But Bobby was smarter than his jailers. He escaped, fled to New York, changed his name, and started a new life as 'Bobby Love.' During that time, he worked multiple jobs to support his wife and their growing family, coached Little League, attended church, took his kids to Disneyland, and led an otherwise normal life. Then it all came crashing down"--Provided by publisher.

"Exploring issues of masculinity and patriarchy from both a personal and cultural standpoint through the lens of a Black man, this deeply personal collection . . . tackles the complex realities of men's lives today and their significance for society"--OCLC.

Simple text and color illustrations feature eighteen trailblazing black men in American history.

"Fred Daniels, a black man, is picked up randomly by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago neighborhood and taken to the local precinct where he is tortured until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from the precinct and takes up residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago"--Provided by publisher.

Private investigator Easy Rawlins is hired to find Elizabeth Eady, aka "Black Betty", who has left chaos and mayhem in her wake.

Fourteen-year-old John Grimes finds a spiritual awakening during an evening night service at a Harlem storefront Pentecostal church while his parents reflect on their sins and despairs.

Fleeing from trouble, Leroi "King" Tremain embarks on a journey that leads him into combat in the first World War and eventually into numerous battles against oppression as he continually struggles for respect as a black man in the first half of the twentieth century.

The story of two young black men, one condemned to death for a murder and the other a teacher, who form a bond in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s.

Everyone in the family believes that fourteen-year-old John will grow up to be a minister like his step-father. John's sister tries to bring him down because of his loss of faith and identity.