THE RACE CARD
Nobody Told Me I am Black:
Setting the Stage
Book One does not ease you in. Chapter One, The Race Card, punches you in the nose. The reader either continues or stops. There is no gradual entry.
The chapter begins with race and with the meaning of racism. Not as abstraction, but as structure. The discomfort is immediate because the word does more than describe attitudes. It calls into question behavior, decisions, and systems assumed to be neutral. The reflex is defense. The safer response is silence. That silence protects structure.
THE RACE CARD
Book One of A Three Part Series
This opening chapter moves beyond anecdote. It pairs lived experience with documented history and measurable outcomes.
One reader called it really, really damn good and very readable. Another noted that the research gives it macro level sense. The force of the chapter comes from that combination.
From there, the examination turns to formation. How beliefs about fairness, merit, and normalcy take root. Whiteness functions as baseline. Evaluation flows from that baseline. Exceptionalism becomes requirement. Even then, race remains the first filter. Degrees and credentials do not change the lens through which performance is assessed.
UBUNTU | ALL AMERICAN CITY
OLYMPIC DREAMS
Nobody Told Me I am Black:
Setting the Stage
Military enforcement culture. Catholic doctrine. Patriarchal authority. These are structural influences shaping discipline, hierarchy, obedience, and silence.
Spokane, Washington. Voted an All American City. Roughly one percent Black. One in five Black residents will be arrested. For white residents, it is one in thirty. A disparity without national parallel in cities of similar size. The numbers speak for themselves.
The strategy becomes performance. Athletic achievement. Academic excellence. Professional credibility. The belief that distinction might offset race.
It does not.
EARTH ANGELS | FACE OF CHANGE
Book One – Final Chapters
The final chapters move from awareness to responsibility. Earth Angels. Difference Makers. Face of Change. The question is no longer whether the structure exists, but what will be done once it is seen.