A Man Who Happens To Be Black

I'M A MAN WHO HAPPENS TO BE BLACK




Houston, TX (BlackNews.com) - Who are you? How do you view yourself, as a black man or a man who happens to be black? What's the difference? I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black written by Brian Bolden, says it all. This is one of the most extraordinary books that every man, every woman of every race must read. It is guaranteed to change the lives of men and women of all races, cultures and environments.

Brian Bolden was born and raised in Killeen, Texas and graduated from Killeen High School. After graduating high school he attended Lamar University on a basketball scholarship. Four years later he graduated from Lamar University with a degree in Communications. It was then he realized his call and purpose in life was helping others. After realizing he also had a call from a higher power, he announced his call to the ministry and now resides in Houston, Texas as a finance director at a Chevrolet dealership.

Brian, after extensive research regarding the African American race, was inspired to write I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black. He saw a race of people falling by the wayside by the thousands and still mentally living in bondage and the past because of their mentality, thought process and mind-set. During his research, he discovered several things, in which I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black chronicles those discoveries. The book addresses the mentality of African American men who continue to view themselves as black men and nigga's as opposed to those who view themselves as men who just happen to be black. I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black deals with African American men who continue to struggle with their identity because of their past, lack of knowledge, lack of education, and refusal to expose themselves to anything else outside of the black culture and environment. I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black also addresses African Americans who are still mentally living in bondage because they continue to hold the entire Caucasian race of today responsible for what their parents and grandparents did to our parents and grandparents when they had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Brian Bolden is dedicated and committed to helping African Americans understand instead of clinging to the past, we must be thankful for the struggles of our parents and grandparents because those struggles gave us the opportunities we have today. I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black was written to help men come out of bondage, help women choose better mates, and help other races understand the African American male in general, in addition to addressing many other issues regarding the African American male.

Lastly, Brian Bolden is committed to helping African Americans understand that because of the struggles of our parents and grandparents we now have choices and opportunities. Therefore, as a race, we must now take advantage of every opportunity that was made possible by our parents and grandparents, because we are now able to become successful men who happen to be black without any restrictions.

I'm a Man Who Happens To Be Black is a book that is destined to change the way we all look at the African American male and touch the lives and hearts of millions.

To order your copy, please visit www.brianbolden.com, amazon.com or go to your nearest Barnes&Nobles bookstore.


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good one!

 

I'll look into this one also.

 

Very interesting. Don't you hate whites at all, even on a subconscious level, feel it would be right what happened not to remain so un-punished by anything, just like......bad luck, we're we and our grandparents were them. Feel a duty/desire to pay back somehow? I know I'm stepping on a very delicate zone here, probably no response would be "good" and nobody will answer.I don't know if I could be friend or date someone who's relatives (even old relatives) did much harm to my family (ancestors). I didn't say I wouldn't, I said I don't know. Anyway, this is not meant to stirr trouble, just, what's your philosophy on this, how do you deal with it?

 

I had a discussion similar to the question u are asking wih a Japanese girl who had trouble with her Chinese roommate who had a hard time forgiving the genocide that Japanese did in China in the past!

I do not hate whites at all, bcoz it`s all about POWER...
In Africa where my father was born, way back in the days, some tribes treated other tribes they wanted to dominate, the same exact way whites treated blacks in the slavery period...using all sorts of ways to make them look/feel inferior, and hurt them soooo much that they would "get used" to the pain, get used to being stepped on!

RACE is a pretext for human beings to get more power...like religion, like sex, like so many other things we use in our twisted minds just to DOMINATE...

Once in Africa I heard a black guy yell at another one with anger "look at this stupid dark man" bcoz he was of darker complexion...and it was a target to make him feel inferior!

Somebody said: men will do anything for POWER...ANYTHING!

So if when I see whites whose purpose isn`t to dominate me, who aren`t afraid I might take away their power, no hard feelings at all!!! LOVE...LOVE....LOVE....real LOVE...the only answer to everything

 

We can't dwell on the past. The past should always be remmebered. But not moving on from the past and just hating whites, is self-destructive and it shows in the black communities. Black people can't just go I would start a business,career,etc but America is too racist and I won't make it. People have to move on and not let anything get in their way. Otherwise alot of blacks will stay in this we can't accomplish anything with all the racism,so I won't even try mentality.

 

I really liked reading the responses from all 3 of you (Seychelles, JREMINATOR and jxsilicon). I identify with all of what you were saying. 8)

 

I might check it out.

 

You are so right guys. Smart points, thank you.

 

I think that the best way to deal with is to ensure that it never happens again to anyone.

Personally, I can't hold someone accountable for something that their relatives did to mine before they and I were born. Then, how much better am I than the people who discriminate against me because of colour, which is set before birth and cannot be changed afterwards?

I think that everyone should receive a fair chance to make mistakes before you judge them.

 

amen thats what is really true, a Man first, black second. like sydney poitier in Guess who is coming to dinner.

 

I couldn't agree with this man's viewpoints more. It makes me think about how so many Blacks refer to this world as a "white man's world". In my opinion, it's a "Thinking man's world" regardless of skin color. Juicy stuff, indeed.

 

dang, you are so right on. bravo and thanks

 

Sounds like he's trying to disassociate himself from his Black skin (the Black race)

Sad

 

You could also argue that it is sad to hold on to skin color (i.e race) which happens to be a small segment of your whole personality. I don't know which is worse, not being able to think beyond race or trying to isolate yourself from race.

I get crap from people who think I am trying to downplay my race. The truth is while I appreciate and learn from my race, it simply is an aspect of my overall identity and nothing more. I think I am a man first, then I am black, and so on.

Race is important no doubt, but it isn't the bread and butter of my existence!

 

Touche', infiniti.

 

I agree that a skin pigment is nothing more than a skin pigment, but being a small segment of your whole personality for the majority is false. If that was the case you wouldn't see all of these thugs or wanna be Black thugs running around. As a matter of fact it's so much of an influence that you see white boys and even Asians mimmicking the Black thug. It's not something to feel honored about, but it is what it is. Right?

 

I find this guy's ideas very liberating and long overdue. He's trying to free black people from the burden that they've put on themselves.

Also, he's changing the focus from society's need to "repay" black people for its mistreatment of them to personal empowerment, responsibility and achievement. Walking around with an "it's black people against the rest of the world" or "the world owes black people big time" attitude, more than anything else, will keep black people trapped in their own circumstances and from reaching their individual potential.

While it's important to be aware of racism, you shouldn't feel that if you fail as an individual, then black people everywhere will suffer as a result. It's too great a burden to carry. Personally, I tend to perform better in situations when the outcome will only affect me.

 

All due respect, perhaps he doesn't agree with Blacks who try to disassociate themselves from the human race. The color of your skin shouldn't define you.