The Flip Side of Soul _ Letters to My Son

Teague, Bob

ISBN 10: 0688094201 / ISBN 13: 9780688094201

Published by Quill, New York, 1989

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wraps, 201 pp inscribed by the author to Herbert Weiss on the half title page cover lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Flip Side of Soul _ Letters to My Son
• Publisher: Quill, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688094201
• ISBN 13: 9780688094201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Paperback Octavo.
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography

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Synopsis

The distinguished NBC TV journalist offers his thoughts on the status of today's Black Americans, tackling such issues as discrimination, Black role models, and the importance of a strong family

From Publishers Weekly

TV newsman Teague ( Live and Off-Color ; Letters to a Black Boy ) uses the device of letters to his son to express positive and provocative thoughts on the "imperatives that come with being black." Blaming white society for all the ills in black society is, in Teague's view, counterproductive, even self-defeating. In support of that argument, he cites the example of immigrants and refugees who become readily assimilated in the mainstream of competitive America despite a variety of handicaps. Interspersing anecdotes of his personal experience with accounts of bias and hostility he has encountered in his professional life, he underscores the verities of stable family life, describing them as essential for release from the welfare syndrome. As he addresses his son, who is on the brink of his own media career, Teague speaks also to today's young black Americans, offering them challenges he believes they are ready to accept.
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