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1 online resource (xv, 158 pages) |
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Why we need real role models -- Defining a role model -- They are more important than ever -- Moms : our personal real role models -- Rufus Cormier, JD -- Melody Barnes -- Eric Motley, PhD -- James McIntyre -- Tracie Hall -- Civil rights and real role models -- Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD -- Timothy George, MD -- Victoria Holloway Barbosa, MD -- Bill Douglas -- Leonard Pitts, Jr. -- Danyel Smith -- Are we really "keepin' it real"? -- Ed Stewart -- Lynn Tyson -- Willie Miles, Jr. -- Horace Allen -- Deavra Daughtry -- Je'Caryous Johnson -- Do we really lack real role models? -- Steve Jones -- Isiah Warner, PhD -- Gloria Ladson-Billings, PhD -- Bernard Muir and Craig Littlepage -- Beverly Kearney -- Qualities of real role models -- Self-esteem is not self-taught -- Education : a real ticket to success -- Being a real role model -- Final thoughts |
| Summary |
All young people need good role models, and black youth especially need positive and real examples beyond the famous and wealthy people they see on SportsCenter highlights and MTV Cribs. While success as a celebrity athlete or entertainer may seem like an achievable dream, the reality is that young African Americans have a much greater chance of succeeding in the professions through education and hard work--and a mentor to show them the path. Real Role Models introduces high school and college-age African Americans to twenty-three black professionals who have achieved a high level of success in their chosen fields and who tell their stories to inspire young people to pursue a professional career and do the work necessary to achieve their dreams |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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African Americans -- Biography
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Role models -- United States -- Biography
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Successful people -- United States -- Biography
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African American professional employees -- United States -- Biography
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African American leadership.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Cultural Heritage.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
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African American leadership
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African American professional employees
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African Americans
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Role models
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Successful people
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrison, Louis, 1955-
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| LC no. |
2009028224 |
| ISBN |
9780292792807 |
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0292792808 |
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0292723016 |
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9780292723016 |
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0292718322 |
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9780292718326 |
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