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    Come on, People!: On the Path from Victims to Victors by Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint, Alvin F. Poussaint

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    • Publisher: Thomas Nelson
    • Pub. Date: October 2007
    • ISBN-13: 9781595550927
    • Sales Rank: 9,835
    • 288pp
    • Edition Number: 1
     
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    Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America, or for that matter the world. They address the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadness, and feelings of being used, undefended and unprotected. These feelings often impede their ability to move forward. The authors aim to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. Come On, People! is always engaging, and loaded with heart-piercing stories of the problems facing many communities.

    • Illuminating and captivating stories
    • Combines powerful message of personal responsibility with practical solutions
    • Rides on the media coverage of Cosby's public statements and city-by-city callouts

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    Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victorsby Anonymous

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    May 28, 2008: If you are a parent or know a child, then this is a must read. This book is a practical guide on parenting. It is filled with concete advice and Do's and Don'ts. I loved it so much. I also bought a copy as a Father's Day gift for my son!

    Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victorsby Anonymous

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    April 16, 2008: Bill Cosby is right on target with the issues but the question is: What's next? Not all of our impoverished are irresponsible in their heart but when you don't know the next step to take, when you don't have someone to encourage you to keep emotional stability, but also physically walk you through the process to achieve success, what else can you do?? How do you get there??? I work with juveniles who want better for themselves and can see the plan that we've mapped out for a changed and successful life, but when I have to return that youth back to the SAME NEIGHBORHOOD and SAME DEADBEAT PARENTS or the SAME POOR PARENTS, how can I REALLY make him believe that his success really is achievable? I know it is because I had that encouragement and examples before me, and I had people that cared and were adamant about my life's purpose coming to fruition, but they don't have that. So what's next for them? Who starts to map out this pathway we're speaking of in the book? There are two types of people in the poor neighborhoods: those who desire to get out but can't, and those who don't care to get out. We need to attack them both but we need to initially direct our energy towards those who truly desire to leave. It will be easy to help them because they already have the motive, they just need the means to make it happen!!! We know that most of these parents are not educated so how can we expect them to just up and make changes? In counseling youth, I've seen that many of them know very little about even the basic functions of life and this is because they're parents don't know as well. So while I'm teaching the child, WHO TEACHES THE PARENT? We have the opportunity to teach Life Skills here. It should almost be a REQUIREMENT to teach Life Skills to impoverished parents. You know POLITICS play a role in EVERYTHING AND NO ONE WANTS TO STEP UP AND SAY I'LL DO IT, OR I'LL PAY FOR IT!! THAT'S THE SAD WORLD WE LIVE IN AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HELD BACK TODAY!! SO WHAT'S NEXT? Mr. Cosby, WHAT'S NEXT?