Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life Audiobook (Free)

As seen in PBS’s POV

An unprecedented guide to helping black boys achieve success at every stage of their lives-at home, at school, and in the world

Regardless of how rich or poor their parents are, all black guys must confront and surmount the “achievement space”: a separate that shows up not merely inside our sons’ check scores, however in their social and emotional advancement, their physical well-being, and their lifestyle. As children, they score as high on cognitive checks as their about Claims Kept: Raising Dark Boys to achieve School and in Lifestyle peers, but at some point, the difference emerges. Why?

This is actually the issue Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michèle Stephenson asked when their personal son, Idris, began struggling in a fresh school. Because they filmed his experiences for his or her award-winning documentary American Promise, they met a range of research workers who had not only identified the reason why for the space, but had come up with practical, innovative solutions to close it. In Claims Kept, they explain

• how to influence your son’s mind before he’s also born

• how exactly to tell the difference between authoritarian and authoritative discipline-and why it issues

• how exactly to produce an educational plan for your son that fits his needs

• how exactly to prepare him for explicit and implicit racism in school and in the wider globe

• how to help your son or daughter develop resilience, self-discipline, psychological intelligence, and a positive outlook that will last a lifetime

Filled with innovative analysis, practical strategies, as well as the voices of parents and kids who are grappling with these problems firsthand, Guarantees Kept will problem your assumptions and motivate you to make sure your child isn’t dropped in the space.

Praise for Guarantees Kept

“The authors offer a plethora of information and advice aimed toward the precise developmental needs of black males . . Thorough and detailed, this guidebook is also a proactive approach. As Brewster sees it, when folks of color remain complacent, they not only break a tacit promise to future decades to achieve cultural equity, they also imperil the futures of both nation and the planet. A useful and impassioned parenting instruction.”-Kirkus Reviews

“A penetrating look at the regular practices, at college and at home, that donate to the accomplishment gap between the races as well as the sexes that appears to put black boys at a drawback. [Brewster and Stephenson] debunk misconceptions and provide ten parenting and education ways of improve the potential clients for black boys to greatly help them get over racial stereotypes and low goals. . . . This is a useful and insightful look at the particular challenges of raising dark males.”-Booklist