Real role models : successful African Americans beyond pop culture / / Joah Spearman & Louis Harrison, Jr

• Autore: Spearman Joah <1983->
• Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 158 p.)
• Disciplina: 920.009296073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans; Role models - United States; Successful people - United States; African American professional employees; African American leadership
• Altri autori: HarrisonLouis <1955->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Part One: What They Are and Why We Need Them -- 1. Why we need real role models -- 2. Defining a role model -- 3. They are more important than ever -- Part Two: Who They Are -- 4. Moms : our personal real role models -- 5. Rufus Cormier, JD -- 6. Melody Barnes -- 7. Eric Motley, PhD -- 8. James McIntyre -- 9. Tracie Hall -- 10. Civil rights and real role models -- 11. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD -- 12. Timothy George, MD -- 13. Victoria Holloway Barbosa, MD -- 14. Bill Douglas -- 15. Leonard Pitts, Jr. -- 16. Danyel Smith -- 17. Are we really "keepin' it real"? -- 18. Ed Stewart -- 19. Lynn Tyson -- 20. Willie Miles, Jr. -- 21. Horace Allen -- 22. Deavra Daughtry -- 23. Je'Caryous Johnson -- 24. Do we really lack real role models? -- 25. Steve Jones -- 26. Isiah Warner, PhD -- 27. Gloria Ladson-Billings, PhD -- 28. Bernard Muir and Craig Littlepage -- 29. Beverly Kearney -- Part Three: How They Do It -- 30. Qualities of real role models -- 31. Self-esteem is not self-taught -- 32. Education : a real ticket to success -- 33. Being a real role model -- 34. Final thoughts.
• Sommario/riassunto: All young people need good role models, and black youth especially need positive and real examples beyond the famous and wealthy people they see on SportsCenter highlights and MTV Cribs. While success as a celebrity athlete or entertainer may seem like an achievable dream, the reality is that young African Americans have a much greater chance of succeeding in the professions through education and hard work - and a mentor to show them the path. Real Role Models introduces high school and college-age African Americans to twenty-three black professionals who have achieved a high level of success in their chosen fields and who tell their stories to inspire young people to pursue a professional career and do the work necessary to achieve their dreams. Some of the individuals profiled by Joah Spearman and Louis Harrison, Jr., include Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald; Melody Barnes, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council; Danyel Smith, editor-in-chief of Vibe; and Dr. Tim George, Chief of Pediatric Neuroscience at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. They and other interviewees describe their backgrounds, career paths, and desire to give back by helping others reach their goals. Representing a wide range of occupations, these real role models prove to African American youths that a whole world of successful, rewarding careers awaits them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Real role models
• ISBN: 9780292792807 (e-book); 9780292723016 (hbk.); 9780292718326 (pbk.)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826907703321
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