Dr. Carlos J. Minor is a veteran educator, having served students at every level throughout the P-16 continuum. Currently he serves as a guidance counselor and athletic coach in the Douglas County (GA) school system, and as an adjunct professor of education at Shorter University (GA). Dr. Minor holds a Bachelor of Science degree (General Psychology) from Xavier University, a Master of Arts degree (School Counseling) and the Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership) from Clark Atlanta University.
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Dr. Carlos J. Minor
718 Crestwell Circle
Atlanta, GA 30331
678-663-6330
SQN0501@aol.com
RUNNING HEAD: THE SIMMERING ANGER OF ADULT BLACK MALES
The Simmering Anger of Adult Black Males
Carlos J. …show more content…
The hostess seated me, the waiter let me know the salad bar was included and all you can eat, and everything seemed fine. After I got my first round of grub from the salad bar, I noticed that people were coming over from the other side of the restaurant. I also noticed that I was seated all alone to the opposite side. Out of curiosity, I wandered over and noticed two things. First, I was the only Black patronizing this particular dining establishment at that time. Second, while I did not receive any ill treatment I had been segregated from the other …show more content…
Young Black men in their late twenties or early thirties living in urban America, lost and abandoned, aimlessly walking and hawking the streets with nothing behind their eyes but anger, confusion, disappointment and pain. These men, running the streets, occupying corners, often are beaten beyond recognition, with scars both visible and internal. These men, Black men-sons of Afrika, once strong and full of the hope that America lied about-are now knee-less, voice-broken, homeless, forgotten and terrorized into becoming beggars, thieves or ultra-dependents on a system that considers them less than human and treats them with less dignity and respect than dead dogs. I am among those men. I will never forgive White people for what they have done to Afrikan-American me, women and children. This is our story, and this time we are not asking for or waiting on apologies and