Reviving Society

By Cornelius Walker, Jr

Why are there so many misfortunes happening in the African-American community. They have one of the highest crime rates in this country. The death totals mount up every year. So now beginning to research the problems of black society and writing these issues down in this book to explain what has transpired. You will come across a few things that has happened in your neighborhood. This book goes in depth explaining society and how the country as a whole view Black Americans.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cornelius Walker, Jr
• Release date: Aug 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310483400

Cornelius Walker, Jr

Cornelius Walker Jr is an author, motivator and his purpose is to encourage others. Growing up on the south-side of Chicago, Cornelius self published his first book at the age of 21. He has several books that speaks on the African-American Diaspora, community building, and empowerment. He wants to continue to bring positivity to as many people as possible.

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Reviving Society

By Cornelius Walker Jr.

Copyright @ 2015 Cornelius Walker Jr.

All rights reserved

ISBN: 1-71867-630-1

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Society/Subculture

2. Neighborhoods

3. Behaviors

4. Inequality

5. Media

6. Family

7. Education

8. Religion

9. Leadership

10. Solutions

Introduction

One day a thought came to my mind. I began to wonder why I see so many misfortunes happen in the African-American community. We have one of the highest crime rates. The death totals mount up every year.

So I began to research the problems of black society. I wrote these issues down in this book to explain what has transpired. You will come across a few things that has happened in your neighborhood.

I go in depth explaining society and how the country as a whole view Black Americans. You might be surprised of what you will come across as you read. There are psychological stand points in this book to help connect certain ideas.

I define society and give advice on how to deal with financial discrepancy. In this book you will learn the reasons of misfortunes in African-American society.

By the time you get to the end of the book you will find solutions to the problems that you read beforehand. Take the information that is shared and try to enforce in your own home what you’ve learned and see the differences. This book is to help create a better working network and culture in the Black community.

Reviving Society

Chapter 1

Society is a group of people living together in a community. No ethnicity or gender in the definition, just people. As African-Americans, the country has never really recovered from slavery and segregation. African-Americans built this country and invented most things that are used in this society today. Therefore America has its own cultures and subcultures.

The way the country counts their black citizens say that they are the minority. As a result, does this make African Americans a subculture of the overall culture of America? Blacks have the right to be part of America’s culture just like the other races.

The real reason for the minority reference is because of the statistics that tell us how many black people are citizens of the country. Nevertheless, should that mean black culture is really subculture?

Subculture is a cultural group within a larger organization, most of the time having beliefs or interests that vary from those of the larger culture.

Although the definition is true, are blacks really that different and inferior to the rest of humanity? We should think not, however, this is the way the so called cookie crumbles.

African-Americans are part of society but they alienate themselves to be less than what they are. They are forgetting the major role they played in building this country to where it is today.

If African Americans know the importance of the place they take in society, they would not have the issues of today. Furthermore, the people should get the proper education into learning about themselves and what they mean to their culture.

The truth will be shared only if society pushes it to the forefront. Confusion will be erased only if seeking what was taken away is taught.

We, as Americas, play a big part in society. In today’s time seeing the amount of black congressmen in the Senate is promising. On the other hand, not seeing black men and women trying to take their place in the future of politics is dishearten.

Being part of the social group and upper class of society takes place in politics. In that case, African Americas shy away from such topics. Blacks give themselves the inferiority complex by the way they interact with each other.

Some refuse to lend help to another in the time need. Always going around thinking that someone else will give them aid is how most African Americans think.

The reason why these situations occur is because some African Americans are ignorant of their own organizations and upbringings. Culture and society is built up with the people that invest in it. Culture does not make itself, the people do. The good and positive things done for the community is what will stabilize and sustain it.

Building community centers and playgrounds for the neighborhood will set up a common place for the communication and growth of the people.

The people are the society; therefore, building it upward and toward positivity will