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The Black Male Handbook: A Blueprint for Life Audiobook
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An NAACP Image Award nominee, The Black Male Handbook is an impassioned call to end the problems facing today's men. Political activist Kevin Powell offers insights on steering away from violence and toward a more responsible manhood. Featured prominently on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Powell and his book offer welcome guidance to all men.
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"I've followed Kevin Powell's journalisitic career since he was a fledgling writer and early season "The Real World" housemate. He is a committed social activist whose prose is incisive. This book of essays does not disappoint. "
— Susan (4 out of 5 stars)
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" I've followed Kevin Powell's journalisitic career since he was a fledgling writer and early season "The Real World" housemate. He is a committed social activist whose prose is incisive. This book of essays does not disappoint. "
— Susan, 8/27/2013 -
" Definately would recommend this book, male or female. "
— Kelly, 12/17/2011 -
" This is a road map of life...it will help give a sense of direction to a brother who is lost. "
— Frederick, 5/22/2010
About Kevin Powell
Kevin Powell, a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, is the author or editor of over a dozen previous books. Thanks to a college financial aid package, he studied at Rutgers University and has gone on to write for publications such as the Huffington Post, CNN.com, Esquire, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Vibe, and the Guardian. He is also the president and Co-founder of BK Nation, an American organization focused on civil rights, human rights, and equal opportunities for all people. Powell is a proud long-time resident of Brooklyn, New York.
About the Narrators
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.
Ezra Knight has appeared in Law & Order and many national commercials, including those for Bank of America and Excedrin. He also has extensive stage experience, which earned him a Helen Hayes Award nomination for his role in Rita Dove’s The Darker Face of the Earth.