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Facts by a Black Guy!

Revisado: 04-15-25

I liked the historical and factual truths shared. It is essential that we continue speaking truth to power and ignorance to affect change.

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POWERFUL

Revisado: 01-04-23

Following Christianity has been a struggle for many years. Finding reason to believe has been a challenge. Mainly due to so many believers in Christ also believing in the enslavement of God's children and sees no value in the lives of people whose only real difference is the pigmentation they are wrapped in. This booked I thought eloquently pointed out many challenges within the church as well as ways those responsible for those challenges can also lead in efforts for solutions. I really appreciate the author for writing this book. I will certainly recommend it. Thank you.

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A Future I Pray NEVER Manifests

Revisado: 11-02-22

To say that I love this book would be inaccurate. I definitely appreciate this book. I love the book because it really does open your eyes to a lot of things. the points made have been very powerful. truthfully makes me concerned about my children and grandchildren. thankfully I've put a lot of financial things in place for them but sadly it doesn't appear that much of it will be enough unless they do more to be able to build their own legacy. I'm thankful that I gave him a head start.

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I JUST COULD NOT GET THROUGH THIS ONE

Revisado: 07-28-22

I start by saying that I had hope for this book and the author as he shared his experiences abroad helping people in need. One would think that a person with a heart big enough to take himself around the world to do good works would at some point find himself seeing good in others that do not look like him or worship as he does.

However, I found myself offended with his opening celebrating a comment from 45 on Abortion and just a few paragraphs later denigrating the Black Lives Matter Movement. As I continued to read, I felt as though I was reading an indictment of left-leaning views rather than a comparison between two ideologies. The way the words read, the author almost seemed giddy when discussing well and not so well disguised propaganda promoting what seemed to me White Supremacy and almost angry when sharing any information about other social groups.

I do not believe this author is a bad person. Yet I truly believe the slanted views in this book are insanely in support of the White Male, Far Right Conservative, elitist views that struggle to maintain a highly oppressive system focused on keeping only they in power.

What's worse, I have always struggled with the way all people have followed the Bible. We have all read the text looking through an imperfect lens of our own greed, desires and every conceivable failing, with many claiming they/ we are divinely inspired by Jesus Christ himself. Yet that is simply not true. Blacks & Whites read the same words, but one group often uses it to justify oppression and the other often uses it to embrace victimization. In both cases, a system of oppression is supported with the face of the oppressor becoming blurry. There is only one way... God's Way! If Love for all is not in it, then it cannot be of God. If you read God's word and find yourself loving only those who look like you, read it again.

From what I have read so far, through chapter 7, this book celebrates continued oppression and uses cherry picked biblical text to support its assertions. The very tactic used to keep people in chains and force those same people to love it! There were a few moments when I thought he made some good points. One being the subject of abortion as he compared it to how slaves were treated. However, he, like so many have, diluted the "Black Lives Matter" phrase with the "All Lives Matter" fallacy intended to minimize the actual purpose of the movement. Something born of a Pro Life view that excludes the lives of the many many many black men/ black people who lose their lives to a system that seems to reward those who collect these lives like trophies. I could not get through the entire book, but I venture to say this was not mentioned, and certainly there is no Biblical text that supports this without a complete distortion of that text.

If you are looking to gain insight on how those who embrace their oppressive views think, this book might be something worth your time. Even the reviews paint an interesting picture as most in favor of this book hail from one specific demographic. I would, however, highly suggest you read your bible IN CONTEXT rather than allow cherry picked assertions to lead you to question your honest and humble beliefs. Otherwise, steer clear of this one. I offer prayer to those who believe in such propaganda and hope that someday they will in fact learn to follow Christ and the love his light represents.

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MUST READ; MUST LISTEN; MUST LEARN

Revisado: 02-09-22

This was a very important book to read. The information was completely relevant and answered many questions middle class folk like myself have struggled to have answered.

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absolutely unbelievable

Revisado: 01-26-22

the information shared in this book is heartbreaking and instructive. this is an absolute must read and must listen for all people of color and all Americans

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Inspiring Leadership Mr. Cummings

Revisado: 11-23-21

This was such an inspiring listen. I am truly amazed at such a rich and inspiring life.

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Eye Opening!

Revisado: 02-14-21

This has been a lesson I will never forget. I am a Black Man that continues to fight for change. yet with all I have learned, I have been given information I will carry and share for life. Thank you.

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As relevant today as the days it was written.

Revisado: 02-08-21

This is now one of my favorite books ever. With just a few additional words, thus could be the defining book of today. Powerful.

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Eye-opening and Heartbreaking

Revisado: 02-08-21

This is a must read for every true American. I learned more from this book than I ever could doing my own research. Well done.

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