Letters to an Incarcerated Brother

Zusatztext 50446611 Informationen zum Autor Hill Harper is the bestselling author of Letters to a Young Brother , Letters to a Young Sister , The Conversation , and The Wealth Cure . He is now a series regular on Covert Affairs . Harper holds degrees from Brown, Harvard Law School, and the Kennedy School of Government. Klappentext A compelling! important addition to Hill Harper's bestselling series! inspired by young inmates who write to him seeking guidance After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother ! accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on African-American incarceration rates on his mind! Harper set out to address the specific needs of inmates. Harper's powerful message from the heart provides advice and inspiration in the face of despair along with encouraging words for restoring a sense of self-worth. Uplifting and insightful! Letters to an Incarcerated Brother provides the hope and inspiration inmates and their families need. Introduction There is no doubt that if young white people were incarceratedat the same rates as young black people, the issue would bea national emergency.Dr. Cornel West, Foreword, The New Jim Crow This was a book I had to write. After the publication of my first book, Letters to a Young Brother , I began receiving an increasing number of moving lettersfrom inmates who had read it. With each letter I thought more about ourbroken systems of incarceration and our collective lack of political will to changesomething that is deeply flawed. It seems political debate has become more andmore preoccupied with power maintenance, with few real solutions ever contemplated,let alone offered. The great issues of poverty, race, civil rights, exploitedworkers, or access to quality public education seem abandoned. Meanwhile, millions of young men and women graduate from the streets and matriculate to prison rather than to college. About 2.24 million people in this country are now being held in federal and state prisons or local jailsmore than one-quarter of the world's total of eight million prisoners. Another 4. 8 million are under parole supervision or probation. In thirty years, our prison population has quintupled. We aren't experiencing a mass incarceration crisis, this is a hyper incarcerationcrisis. No mind, because we rarely see these people, do we? Wrong. We distract ourselves from thinking about it by discussing the high price of fighting crime, or we bitterly debate the efficacy of helping others by means of expensive social programs. We try not to think too much about the immigrant problem. When you can't do anything about it, it's better to lock away pain and poverty behind walls or push them to the outskirts of our boutique cities. Or like Chicago, tolerate young Black men killing one another at twice the rate of deaths of the war in Iraq. Or Washington, D C, where a mind-boggling three out of every four young Black men end up escalating through its penal system. In The Caging of America, Adam Gopnik writes, Mass incarceration on a scale almost unexampled in human history is a fundamental fact of our country todayperhaps the fundamental fact, as slavery was the fundamental fact of 1850. In truth, there are more black men in the grip of the criminal-justice systemin prison, on probation, or on parolethan were in slavery then. Apparently, all the proposed solutions for our social problems have become business models. Which would cost taxpayers less: government-funded incarceration like that of the past or the increasing privatization of the present? How can we lower the debt margin of having to feed these unpleasant people w...

 Praise for Letters to an Incarcerated Brother

“A must-read for all parents to share with their sons (and daughters).”
–Essence Magazine
"A clear, soul-stirring story that compels you (the reader) to take action and help change America for the better."
–IamEntertainmentMagazine.com
 

"Sage, dignified adjuration for the imprisoned. . . . An inspiring jail companion guidebook brimming with straight-talking tough love."
–Kirkus Reviews
 

Select Praise for The Wealth Cure:

“This is a different kind of financial book, one that not only urges us to look at how we use our money but also at how we define wealth. It's as much about personal philosophy as about advice on building a solid financial future.”
–USA Today

“The Wealth Cure could fit comfortably in the self-help or personal finance aisle, melding together life strategies, wisdom from family and strangers he meets on a cross-country train ride, and nuts-and-bolts budgeting advice. It's a guide that doesn't promise to get you rich quick, but to quickly help your life get richer.”
–AOL Daily Finance

“Too many of us think we don't have the ability to better identify how to spend our money, but in Hill Harper's latest book he gives advice on simple ways to save more and admits some of his own financial and personal challenges.”
–Chicagotribune.com

Select Praise for The Conversation:

“Hill Harper trades solving crimes on-screen for a new mission: fixing relationship drama.”
–Essence

“Hill's work presents a light, insightful, and accessible user's manual for African American men and women to better understand that which keeps us apart (and hopefully what can bring us closer together).”
–wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com

Select Praise for Letters to a Young Sister:

“When Hill told me about Letters to a Young Sister, my first thought was how badly I could have used a book like this growing up.” – Gabrielle Union

“This book would make a wonderful gift for any teen looking to find her place in life.”
–Star Tribune

"Get it, read it, and share it."
–Detroit Free Press

"Hill, speaking like an older brother, lays out his vision to young women who are confronting rough issues on how to become the architect of their own lives."
–Ebony

"Hill Harper is right. Now is our time (both sisters and brothers, young and old) to uplift ourselves."
–BlackVoices.com

“In his straight-talking style, Hill helps his young sister build self-confidence, self-reliance, self-respect, and encourages her on her journeys towards becoming a strong and successful woman.”
–Concrete Loop

Select Praise for Letters to a Young Brother:

“Harper’s message is a solo soaring above the choir...”
–The LA Times

“In clear, accessible language, Harper encourages his youthful readers to maintain productive values and never give up hope. . . . With frank, loving advice about relationships, careers, sex, education, spirituality and money, Harper helps young readers take that first step toward fruitful change.”
–The Washington Post

“In a direct and often colloquial tone...the letters stress the importance of having options and working smart, not just hard.”
–The New York Times

“An inspirational guidebook for young men...he tackles real life issues that young men encounter today.”
–The Charlotte Post

“...inspiration to young men clamoring for advice and encouragement at a time when popular culture offers little positive direction... Although aimed at young black men, this book, with its contemporary language and approach, should have appeal for youth of both sexes and all races.”
–Booklist

"A must-read for all parents to share with their sons (and daughters)."
—Essence

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