Generation B: Black America's Reset to Success

By Suru Manek

Generation B is my vision. I have a strong affinity for the African American community because in a way, I am an African American. Even though my ancestors are from the Gujarat state in India, I was born and raised in Kenya when Kenya was still a colony of the British Empire. I lived there when Kenya fought for its independence in the fifties and the sixties. I witnessed the amazing struggle of a country trying to redefine itself as a post-colonial entity. Because of what I experienced growing up in Africa, I have long felt that part of my life's calling is to help the African American community in some way be more economically successful. I have read a ton of books on the subject of racism and the problems caused by discrimination; many of them had excellent things to say but many of them also pounded African Americans continually about the problems they face--the high crime, the lack of motivation. I decided that the best way I could help Black America was tell them about how my culture--the Gujaratis of India--has overcome adversity and racism continually for hundreds of years to be one of the most economically successful cultural groups on the planet. I decided that I could offer a viable cultural solution--mine--as a way to explore how we react to the adverse forces of prejudice both positively and negatively and the consequences of each. I wanted to call it "Secrets to Success Revealed" but my editor thought that might sound too much like a "how to" business book, and that is definitely something this book is not.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503556697
• ISBN13: 9781503556690
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"