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A must for black students, this guide includes profiles of over 200
black and predominently white colleges, based on interviews,
questionnaires, and official college statistics.
Distinguished novelist's stab at presenting a different kind of
love story. "I wanted a black male narrator who is tender and
passionate," says Beckham. "At the same time," he adds, "readers
will find my usual elements of exaggerated reality and social
commentary."
Earl "The Goat" Manigault had what it takes to become a superstar:
incredible leaping ability, great timing, and unstoppable moves. He
sets a New York City junior high school record by scoring 52 points
in one game. In high school and on the playgrounds of Harlem, he
astonished opponents with his acrobatic shots, including the
patented double dunk. Although seventy-two colleges offered him
scholarships, lack of discipline and bad breaks sent Manigault
stumbling into a world of heroin addiction and petty crimes for
three years. He succumbed to the fast land life that sapped the
lives of so many of his friends in the 1960's. The Goat kicked the
habit, however, and then returned to Harlem to start his own summer
basketball league for black youth. This inspiring story of how one
man rebuilts his life is told with vivid, no-holds-barred
descriptions of the harshness, humour and love in today's inner
city.
This is the compelling story of young Henry Adams road to
self-discovery through his encounter and friendship with 'Runner
Mack', a self-styled black militant. Henry Adams desire to make the
Stars baseball team, for which he is well-qualified, symbolises the
larger black struggle first to enter and then to participate with
dignity in mainstream American society. His transformation
symbolises the impact of black consciousness on millions of other
African Americans. On its most surrealistic level, 'Runner Mack'
touches on the recurring patterns in black history: events symbolic
of the slave auction (Henry Adams interview), the Underground
Railroad (Henrys subway ride), the forced separation of families
(the invasion of men in goggles), and the futile effort to become
an American (Henrys baseball tryout). Rich with metaphor and
symbolism, the novel portrays the "grand old game" of baseball as
the symbol of America -- for whites, a sanctuary where the American
dream is reality, for blacks, a nightmarish world filled with pain,
chaos and frustration.
With over 500 private money sources for black and minority
students, this indispensible guide includes information about award
amounts, deadlines, contact names, addresses, and phone numbers.
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