Rules of Engagement For Black People

By Delenian Morse

"Rules of Engagement for Black People" finds a young man in the midst of a struggle to survive the unwritten rules of life that arrange countless roadblocks for him to hurdle. This young man has a much more hazardous pathway to success than his non-black peers, with unforeseen rules lurking and waiting to be stumbled upon.

This book provides a unique perspective that discusses how black people are viewed in their communities and their workplace. You will learn about finance, communication with peers, and how to engage with those who do not want you to continue to grow as an individual.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jan 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098356200

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Copyright © 2020

DELENIAN MORSE

RULES OF ENGAGMENT

For Black People

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 9781098356200

No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

DELENIAN MORSE

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing 2020

First Edition 2020

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RULES OF

ENGAGMENT

For Black People

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Early

Chapter 2

After 10:00AM

Chapter 3

11:30AM

Chapter 4

Lunch

Chapter 5

Unknown hour

Chapter 6

Acres and a pool

Chapter 7

Purchasing a vehicle

Chapter 8

Renting property/ Vacation rental

Chapter 9

Saving money

Chapter 10

Batman

Chapter 11

Attending college

Chapter 12

Friends

Final Thoughts

About the Author

Chapter 1

Early

A

t the beginning of my life, I lived on the south side of Indianapolis Indiana. My grandmother had 11 children and if you were born in the 60s and 70s you could obtain a great job without going to college. Most of the family worked hourly positions in white and blue-collar career paths. These positions allowed them to survive, and live decent middle-class lives. During a family gathering, my family would complain about how they were racially treated differently on a day to day basis. The professions ranged in fields such as telecom-munications, legal, electrical, automotive plant, culinary, government, medical, and military. Now, these careers don’t cover every field but the family members all would agree that they on a day-to-day basis had to avoid doing certain things to stay employed. My family knew that if they conducted themselves equally to Caucasians they would be fired, or eventually removed from their positions.

Lacking a college education, and almost zero opportunity to grow in a management role leaves little area for mistakes when being a person of color. Rules apply inside the workplace and outside the workplace. As a black person, you have to understand that your existence holds power. This power of being black is positive and negative. The moment you leave your home you are watched and evaluated inside and outside of the workplace. People inside and outside your culture are also in competition with you.

The competition does not only apply to those just in your workplace. Competition is your family members, siblings, neighbors, and parents. Many of the competitors will not negatively affect you in the way others would, but it is important to identify the forces that can hold you back from reaching your fullest potential. Such as a sibling waiting for a tattletale to your guardian when you make a mistake so they can sabotage your childhood freedom of the use of a game, dating, or hanging out with friends. This is not too different from what a coworker can and will do to sabotage you as a person. Statically speaking Black men and women usually do not come from wealth. We as black people many times are raised by grandparents, or with one parent per household. Because of this country’s history, we are many times the first person in our families to attend college and graduate. When I was a child, I was told that If I went to college, I would get a good high-paying job, and the rest would be some fairy tale life. This vision is simply that and nothing like what I could imagine. If anything, this was just getting through the door to the first battle. I was never warned about being overqualified, underpaid, and having to experience racism from my peers, and colleague’s that even wear the same shade of brown that I