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African American Parenting of
Boys               Girls  

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Books on Raising Boys

Boys Into Men - Raising Our African American Teenage Sons by  A.J. Franklin & Nancy Boyd-Franklin, ISBN 0-452-28085-0, Plume, 2001

State of Emergency - We Must Save Our African American Males by Jawanza Kunjufu. To order call 1-800-552-1991

Orita: Rites of Passage for Youth of African Descent in America by Marilyn Maye, Warren L. Maye

Raising Low-Fat Kids in a High-Fat World by Judith Shaw, ISBN 0-8118-1441-6

Giving the Love That Heals - A Guide for Parents by Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt, ISBN 0-671-79399-3, Pocket Books

Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Na'im Akbar

Great Books for African American Children by Pamela Touissant, Plume, 1999, ISBN 0-452-28044-3

Racial Inequities in Special Education, Co-edited by Dan Losen from the Harvard Civil Rights Project (A must have if you have children in special ed.)

The Myth of A.D.D. - 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Learning by Thomas Armstrong

In Their Own Way - Discovering & Encouraging your Child's Personal Learning Style by Thomas Armstrong

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Books for Girls

For High School Aged Girls: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah is really good to provide a realistic, closeup look at life with thug boyfriends, Pocket Books

Am I the Last Virgin?: Ten African American Reflections on Sex and Love by Malik Yusef (Editor), Aladdin Paperbacks, ISBN 068981254X

Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America by Rebecca Carroll (Editor), Ntozake Shange

Girl in the Mirror -  A Teen's Guide to Self Awareness by Denise Crittendon, ISBN 1-888754-06-0
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