Talks To Young Men

Part I: I Am Who I Am

1. The Importance of Understanding Your Orientation
2. Ask Yourself The Question: Have I Been Properly Nurtured?
3. Brothers and Sisters (Siblings)
4. Living in the Projects: A Housing Development (Or Living in the Trap of a Poor ‘Hood)
5. How Does Your Size Affect You?

Part II: No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Prosper

6. Blocks (Our Fears and Anxieties That Stop Us In Life)
7. What Kind Of Gang Are You In?
8. Drugs (The Contemporary Slavemaster)
9. Violence

Part III: You Can Prosper

10. My First Job
11. Your Concept Of The Work Ethic
12. A Proper Attitude About Money
13. The King’s English and Employment
14. A’s Are Worth Thousands Of Dollars

Part IV: Who’s In Control?

15. I Was Treated Unfairly Today (Prejudice)
16. The Importance of Controlling Your Passions and Not Letting Them Control You
17. The Woman, A Man’s Greatest Test
18. How To Keep Sexual Thoughts About Women From Controlling You

Part V: Who’s In Charge

19. Who Is Your Judge?
20. The Principle Of Authority
21. Is It Really Necessary To Curse?
22. How Grown Is Grown?

Part VI: Friend or Foe?

23. Keeping Your Father Files Open
24. Understanding Different Cultures
25. Cops and Robbers
26. Are You A Quitter
27. Every Young Man Needs A Mature Man In His Face

Part VII: Life’s Foundation

28. A Strong Moral Cord
29. Understanding The Certainty Of Change And Preparing For It
30. Never Forget The Shoulders That You Stand On
31. Your Father Should Teach You How To Die

Part VIII: Special Section: Fatherhood Issues

32. Fatherhood: The Ideal
33. Separation From Your Kids
34. The Pressure To Provide
35. The Sense Of Inadequacy
36. Fatherhood And The Sense Of Feeling Trapped