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    Tired of Being Black
    Tired of Being Black
    Tired of Being Black
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    Tired of Being Black

    By Rodney Jordan

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    Tired of Being Black offers a fresh perspective on the struggles and stereotypes of the black race from a man who personified most of them growing up and then turned his life around to become a public school teacher, a basketball coach, and a positive role model to hundreds of students and athletes.

    In his book, Jordan draws heavily from his experiences growing up in an urban black neighborhood largely defined by gunshots, violence, stolen cars, teen pregnancy, and welfare. Raised with two brothers and a sister by a single Mom, Rodney disrespected and rebelled against all authority figures in his life, eventually finding himself forced out of the house at the age of twelve. Jordan was faced with transforming his life or continuing on the path of so many he knewthe path to prison.

    With refreshing honesty, Tired of Being Black exposes negative stereotypes that black males like the young Rodney Jordan often perpetuate through their actions, reactions and lack of actions. The books free verse format makes it an easy--but powerful-- read for young men and women of all races who want to understand how cultural perceptions can be formed through the eyes of those looking in from the outside.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateSep 17, 2012
    ISBN9781475945256
    Tired of Being Black
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    Rodney Jordan

    RODNEY JORDAN has a master’s degree in new professional studies from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Norfolk State University. Originally from Norfolk, Virginia, Jordan now lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area where he teaches sixth grade Language Arts and United States History. Tired of Being Black is his first published work.

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      Tired of Being Black - Rodney Jordan

      Copyright © 2012 by Rodney Jordan

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      ISBN: 978-1-4759-4524-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-4525-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012915110

      iUniverse rev. date: 09/07/2012

      Table of Contents

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      Prelude

      Chapter 1:   Name Calling

      Chapter 2:   That Time of Year

      Chapter 3:   Special Privileges

      Chapter 4:   Bob Your Head

      Chapter 5:   Taking Advantage

      Chapter 6:   Ignorance

      Chapter 7:   Priorities

      Chapter 8:   I Am Who I Am

      Chapter 9:   My Fault

      Chapter 10:   Liking White Women

      Chapter 11:   Not Ready for Parenthood

      Chapter 12:   Useless Assumptions and Stereotypes

      Chapter 13:   Living a Lie

      Chapter 14:   My Vote

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