Can Black Mothers Raise Our Sons? (1ST ed.) Contributor(s): Afr
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Publisher: African American Images (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 14.95 US

Binding: Paperback

Pub Date: November 01, 1999

Publisher Marketing: More than 50 percent of black children are being raised by single mothers. This book examines the future of black boys in the hands of African American mothers, showing 27 mothers who are raising their male children successfully. Some of the issues addressed are manhood, masculinity, media, music, peer pressure, academic achievement, the lack of fathers, and goal setting. This book will change the way society views, engages, and treats single-mother families and will be a reference for mothers looking for help in raising sons.