Books that you would recommend every young black male should read

[KingBeez]

@KingBeez


This is a/the thread that we need, it should be stickied somewhere, is it possible or can we add synposis' of the books that we are listing, we have economics, some on self-esteem/awareness, some on racism, legal injustice, black history, some are biographies and autobiographies. theres too many gems on here and for the ones that nobody has ever heard of rather than just dumping a bunch of pictures or names of titles a description (which can be gotten from any amazon site or whatever) will let nikkas know what they are about to read or what they may be interested in.

I love books like the miseducation of the negro, I prefer the psychology and sociology as it pertains to being black more than economics for me. (I think anyone of any color can make money or learn how to, but a black child being raise and held to unattainable standards and such of white children by white teachers and white curriculum designers is a nightmare but im not going to derail the thread)-

we have a myriad of books but just dropping an assload of topics is almost counterproductive for someone like me who will hit up amazon and buy 10 books right now.

Updated. You're totally correct by the way, this thread should be stickied

 

[Barnett114]

Bump; hate to see one of the better threads in this subsection die

 

[Jean Jacket]

Automatic Millionaire- David Bach

Powernomics/Black Labor White Wealth- Claude Anderson

Art of War- Sun Tzu

 

[BrandonBanks]

Powernomics
Miseducation of the Negro
Autobiography of Malcolm X
Art of War
Rich Dad, Poor Dad

 

[Raheem95]

Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation

Some info on the book :

Two smart Black women break the Tyrone code — with affection, with respect, but with no illusions.
Black men as fathers, sons, teachers, lovers, rap stars, professionals, fantasy objects, and cultural constructs — a multifaceted picture of American Black men today.
You know Tyrone. Smooth-talking, irresistible Tyrone — the swagger in his step, the sexy drawl, the poetry and rhythm in his essence — the militant revolutionary of the 1960s evolved into the pimp/thug of the hip-hop era. Tyrone is the Black man seen through the media lens, through stereotype, through the eyes of Black women. He’s "Talk Show Tyrone," all muscle and defiance, “an archetype converted to a hit single.”
In Deconstructing Tyrone, the authors, journalists Natalie Y. Moore and Natalie Hopkinson, examine Black masculinity from a variety of perspectives, looking not for consensus but for insight. With chapters on Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, on the complicated relationship between women and hip-hop, on babydaddies, on gay Black men on and off the down low, on strippers and their fathers, on Black men in the office, at school, and in jail, Deconstructing Tyrone presents a multifaceted picture of American Black men now.

 

[Raheem95]

The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness: Eurocentric History, Psychiatry and the Politics of White Supremacy (Awis Lecture Series)

info :

"[Exposes] the role Eurocentric history-writing plays in rationalizing European oppression of Afrikan peoples and in the falsification of Afrikan consciousness ... [and contends] that the alleged mental and behavioral maladaptiveness of oppressed Afrikan peoples is a political-economic necessity for the maintenance of White domination and imperialism."--Back cover.

 

[Jimi Swagger]

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell a Jamaican breh. Or any of his books really. Not only does it help with business, will let you understand how people's culture play a part of who they are and how understand others.

 

[Jahbarri]

Book Name / Author

Think and grow rich ` Napolean hill
Escape From Marcy `
The belivers `
Jupiters Ascendant `
Art of war `
A rose that grew from concrete ` tupac
Philosophies and opinions ` Marcus Garvey
The richest man in babylon `
The black american handbook for survival through the 21st century ` Raydime amen rah
What every african should know ` kerry davis
african and native americans ` jack forbes
the mind of an assassin book
Black panther turncoat
They came before clumbus `Ivan Van Sertima
African presence in early america ` Runoko rashidi
Story of sinhue
book of shadows
hiding in hiphop ` terrance dean
Dancing with the devil ` Jeff harshburger
As a man thinketh ` James allen
The secret teachings of all ages ` manly P hall
Morals and dogma ` albert pike 1871
Men are from mars , women are from venus
fables of fortune
power of broke
the lean startup
crisis of character : a white hous secret service officer discloses his firsthand experience with hilary
how to hustle and win 1 ` supreme understanding
how to hustle and win 2 ` supreme understanding



THANK ME LATER ` GOT THESE IN THE SAFE ` PASSING DOWN TO MY KIDS

 

[HabitualLineSteppa]

"Makes Me Wanna Holler" by Nathan McCall

 

[Micky Mikey]

This is a book that every HUMAN should read. This book has had monumental effect on my outlook on life. I see so many people (especially black males) living chaotic lives. We as a collective group have become so absorbed in negative thinking that it truly hinders our sense of fulfillment. I believe the teachings of this book could be of great benefit to blacks as collective given the enormous amount of historical suffering we've endured( Echart Tolle would call it our collective pain body) . Upon the surface this book may appear to be teaching you to turn the other cheek. In actuality it teaches you how to prioritize stresses in your life.

 

[Majestyx]

all naim akbar books

 

[VicMackey415]

Soledad brother
Autobiography of an ex colored man
Art of seduction
Invisible man

 

[Jean toomer]

The known world- Edward P Jones
Invisible man - Ralph Ellison
Black boy - Richard wright
Mein kampf - Adolf hitler
Crime and Punishment - Fodor Dostoyevsky
Battle cry of freedom - James McPherson
Between the world and me - ta nehisi Coates

 

[Aimé]

Up! for the culture

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

The Bible
The apocrypha