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Thursday, January 22, 2004
Old-school wisdom for today’s younger generations
Ossie Davis, Dick Gregory
and Robert Guillaume.
Most stories are
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By Artellia Burch
anellia.hurch@thecharlotteposi.com
Two new books attempts to
add a wealth of wisdom and a
blueprint for girls to help
build self-esteem.
“A Wealth of Wisdom” is a
collection of stories of 50
African Americans aged 70
and older.
Each stoiy gives a personal
account of the obstacles and
triumphs of the individuals.
The passionate and success
ful individuals tell heart
warming stories of their past.
While inspiring you with the
wisdom that was passed to
them or enlightening nuggets
they have gathered over the
years and now want to pass
on to you.
“A Wealth of Wisdom”
includes stories of national
and regional leaders all edit
ed by Camille O. Cosby and
Renee Poussaint. Men and
women equally grace the
pages from a wide range of
professional and personal
lifestyles. They are clergy,
educators, artists, healers,
and militaiy leaders. You can
also find some of the most
famous black elders like
Maya Angelou, Ray Charles,
with
a pho
tograph.
Each piece
without a photo made me a
little sad because it only adds
to the magic of the book
when you can connect a face
with insightful words.
Here are a couple of pas
sages that stick out to me
Dick Gregory,
activist, comedian and
author: “I would say to
young folks: don’t be in a
state of denial about racism
. and sexism. But don’t let it
block you. Don’t teach your
^children that you have
to be twice as
good as a white.
That’s an awful
thing to teach a
child. That’s like
saying, because
you’re black, white
America has a right tq
change your dollar for 94
cents. We used to get 50
cents. Before that we got
nothing. Young folks have
to say, “We want a full dol
lar’s change for a dollar, or
this cash register will never
ring again.”
Howard Owen Jones, radio
evangelist, educator: “The
church of tomorrow must be
a church that is really spiri
tual and has a message
that’s relevant-a message of
hope, encouragement. That
church must tell frightened
teenagers that you don’t
have to be afraid, there is a
Christ who can be with you.
It must also have a message
about the home-responsibili
ty of marriage and family,
'The church needs to point
out the heritage and hope in
the black family in America.”
Dolores Kendrick, poet
and educator:
“Never start
u
m
thing
you
don’t
finish.
Never
a k e
excuses.
Stand up for
what you
believe and be
^ honest as you
can possibly b e
in your way of life.
I would recom
mend this book to
people who love wis
dom and think life is
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too short to learn all lessons
on their own.
Yasmin Shiraz’s new book
“The Blueprint For My
Girls” is a self-help book for
adolescent women. The goal
of this book is to show an
individual how to build a life
full of courage, determina
tion and self-love.
Shiraz uses a simple for
mat to help teach readers life
coping skills. The book is
filled with 99 expressions
where the author gives a
simple strategy for esteem
building. Then she gives her
testimony, a blueprint-which
is more like a spiritual con
cept of why one should follow
her suggestion and she gives
the reader room to write
their own thoughts about
the concept.
I don’t think this book says
anything new and the
author fails to give a practi
cal outline of how to build
self-esteem. She mainly
gives theories and leaves the
bulk of the work of analyzing
to the reader.
I would only recommend
this book to young avid read
ers who always have a book
in their hands.
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Kids advocate for other children
and themselves
E very child wants a
home,” says 12
year-old Cronetta. “So
help the children in the
world because everybody
needs a parent.”
Cronetta and her broth
er Robert, age 10 are
spokespeople for chil
dren in foster care who
are waiting for adoptive
families in Mecklenburg
neighborhoods. They
know what it feels like to
be waiting - they are
waiting for parents to
adopt them.
“Cronetta is insightful,
engaging, and outgoing
- she has a strong sense
Cronetta and Robert are two of many children waitings
to be adopted in Mecklenburg County.
of responsibility, appre
ciates guidance, and has
a positive outlook on
life,” says long-time
friend Evelyn Dillard.
“Robert has an engaging
smile, pleasant personal
ity and has a special
interest in
music.” Both
Cronetta and
Robert sing
in the church choir
together.
“I love my brother, he’s
always been part of my
life,” stales Cronetta. “I
want to be adopted into
the same family with
Robert.”
If you are interested in
finding out more about
Cronetta and Robert or
other children awaiting
adoption, call Mecklenbuig
County Department of
Social Services at 704-
336-KIDS (5437).
Communities for Families & Kids
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION
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