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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book was a schizophrenic miasma of capitalism, race pride, and religiosity. I do not know how this author maintained a career in writing for so long because her prose is subpar. She makes wild proclamations such as believing that “Blackness” carries special power, considers all Hispanics and Latinos as Black, stating that Brazilian football legend Pelé spoke Spanish, and extolling that one of best things about America is that it is a capitalist society...not to mention that she also believes there is a Black America (community), that Black people need Black leaders, and Black people are not individuals, but are representatives of the entire Black race.Her anecdotes about being niggardly—stingy fell short because they illustrated, ironically, some of the reasons why one should not to extend themselves financially to help others. Overall, her authority is questioned in writing this book because she speaks of a “reading diet”, as in what you read you become, and if this is the case she is a brazen hypocrite having help produce [b:Confessions of a Video Vixen|87526|Confessions of a Video Vixen|Karrine Steffans|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171104129s/87526.jpg|84491], [b:On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men|282562|On the Down Low A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men|J.L. King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173397904s/282562.jpg|274113], and [b:Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game|726541|Pimpology The 48 Laws of the Game|Pimpin' Ken|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177696549s/726541.jpg|712754]. With her muddled musings throughout this book, it’s hard for me to believe her claim of being a “race woman” having co-authored so many other books that goes against her thesis. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
nig·gard·ly (adj.) [nig´erd-le] 1. stingy, miserly; not generous 2. begrudging about spending or granting 3. provided in a meanly limited supply If you don't know the definition of the word, you might assume it to be a derogatory insult, a racial slur. You might be personally offended and deeply outraged. You might write an angry editorial or organize a march. You might even find yourself making national headlines In other words, you'd better know what the word means before you pour your energy into overreacting to it. That's the jumping-off point for this powerful directive from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Karen Hunter. It's time for the black community to stop marching, quit complaining, roll up their collective sleeves, channel their anger constructively, and start fixing their own problems, she boldly asserts. And while her straight-talking, often politically incorrect narrative is electrifyingly fresh and utterly relevant to today's hot-button issues surrounding race, Hunter harks back to the wisdom of a respected elder--Nannie Helen Burroughs, who was ahead of her time penning Twelve Things the Negro Must Do for Himself more than a century ago. Burroughs's guidelines for successful living--from making education, employment, and home ownership one's priorities to dressing appropriately to practicing faith in everyday life--teach empowerment through self-responsibility, disallowing excuses for one's standing in life but rather galvanizing blacks to look to themselves for strength, motivation, support, and encouragement. From our urban communities to small-town America, the issues Hunter is bold enough to tackle in Stop Being Niggardly affect us all. Refreshingly candid and challenging, certain to get people everywhere talking, this is the book that takes on race in a new--yet also historically revered and simply stated--way that can change lives, both personally and collectively. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Her anecdotes about being niggardly—stingy fell short because they illustrated, ironically, some of the reasons why one should not to extend themselves financially to help others. Overall, her authority is questioned in writing this book because she speaks of a “reading diet”, as in what you read you become, and if this is the case she is a brazen hypocrite having help produce [b:Confessions of a Video Vixen|87526|Confessions of a Video Vixen|Karrine Steffans|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171104129s/87526.jpg|84491], [b:On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men|282562|On the Down Low A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men|J.L. King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173397904s/282562.jpg|274113], and [b:Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game|726541|Pimpology The 48 Laws of the Game|Pimpin' Ken|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177696549s/726541.jpg|712754]. With her muddled musings throughout this book, it’s hard for me to believe her claim of being a “race woman” having co-authored so many other books that goes against her thesis. ( )