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Table of Contents:

Dedication

Foreword by Gwen Carr (Mother of Eric Garner)

Letters

1. For KJ, But America Hear Me by Sherilyn Bennett
2. boy. A Poetic Release by Sherilyn Bennett.
3. A Lawful Perspective by Najah Adams. ESQ. Attorney at Law
4. A Mental Health Perspective by Stephanie Brinkley Wellon, LMHC
5. To the Silent Majority in Healthcare by Lexus Gainey Powell
6. Dear Constituents of Paralyzingly-Evil Learned Behavior by Tasheekia P. Harris
7. Dear Unconstitutionally Illiterate America by Andrea L. Gates
8. To the People Who Don't Understand by Drumeka Rollerson
9. To the Bearers of White Privilege by Carla Gaskins
10. A Front-Row Seat to Our World by Chanae Jackson
11. This is for YOU, the Red, White, and Blue by Najah Adams
12. Dear White People by Calvis Williamson
13. We Love You Anyway by Christy Mitchell
14. I Want You ALL to Feel Me by Michelle Limes
15. Racism Is Not the Elephant in the Room by Michelle Govan
16. Stop Racially Profiling My Sons by Charnelle McDonald
17. Actions Are Always Louder by Erica Michelle
18. An Unsilenced Cry for Help by Nychelle Walker
19. Education & Liberation by Nicole Morris
20. My Sons Are Not Thugs or Criminals by Treasure Muhammad
21. Black Moms... Be Encouraged by Leshonda Howard
22. Minding My Son's Business Is Dangerous... by Jiana Williams
23. A Threat to My Sons' Well-being by Petra Pindar
24. Motherly Love: A Plea to Society by Krystal Carr
25. Playtime Shouldn't Be Scary by Teadra Glover
26. Being White Doesn't Mean You're Right by Martekki Hampton
27. When Will Their Lives Be Included in the "ALL"
28. The Need of Educational Reform by Melanie Blu
29. My Son Shouldn't Be Afraid by Rhonda Willis
30. Why Are You Clutching Your Purse by Nicole Dias
31. Equality: The Basic Right of Humanity by Veronica Graves
32. You Will Not Define My Son by Yvonne Gloston
33. The World Has Changed Yet Ironically the Same by Kimberly Gomillion
34. America, My Son is an Amazing Person by Cassandra Farmer
35. America Needs a Real Sense of Community by Cynthia Walker
36. Equality... It's Not Too Much to Ask by Giovanna Burgess
37. Education Personnel, Stop Labeling Our Sons Negatively by Elizabeth Hamilton
38. Tired of the Condescending Stereotypes by Shate'ka Akridge
39. My Son's Life Matters Too by Gale Beasley
40. My Sons Are Blessings by Katie McKnight
41. You Cannot Rob My Sons of Their True Identity by Judith English
42. America, We Don't Want to Live in Fear by LaTasha Briscoe
43. Love Is What Love Does by Toni Wilson
44. AmeriKKKa and All Its Ugliness by Shelia Searight
45. Who Really Needs to Be Watched by Sheena Moton
46. My Son Deserves Life & Liberty by Tamara Cabarris

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