Date started/date completed: March 5th/ March 23

Total Pages: 205

Rating of book (1-10): I give this book a 7.95

If this book had gone one more chapter, what would have happened? Explain.: THis book talked about Black America and it was full of statistics and ratios between blacks and other races. I really enjoyed the book because I enjoy statistics and things like this. However i think, because im a teenager, that it would have been fun to read a chapter about teenage statistics in comparsion to other races in relation to sex, drugs, education and things like that. Other than that though everything in this book was centered around black adults and government, business, and education.

Author’s purpose: I believe the author wrote this book because he saw how we (as a people) are falling behind other races, not only because we dont want to help ourselves but also because we dont know how we are hurting and holding ourselves back. This is the type of book that would open yours eyes to things like this and I believe it did a good job.

Intended audience(s): The audience are black people who are ignorant to the economy and dont want to help themselves and our people. We can be so much more progressed as a people of we werent so dependant on others. We have to change to see a change.

I think this is a real informational book for people to read. Especially if they have children and want them to be active in their communities, churches and be an all around good person.

Despite what you've heard, not all truths are self-evident...

The Covenant with Black America is a profound literary work that reveals the truths about America and its tenuous relationship with the African-American community. After an introduction by Tavis Smiley, leading authorities cover agendas that should be of major concern to all African-Americans: healthcare, education, employment, environment, etc.

The information included in this book shouldn't be anything you haven't heard before. If you are not familiar with the state of the African-American community as it pertains to issues such as health, wealth, justice, etc..., then you may want to educate yourself by reading this book and others like it. If you have heard some of this before, but only as conjecture, then The Covenant will make it factual by providing the statistical evidence. If this seems like the "I've heard all of this before" sort of talk, then chalk it up as a much needed reminder of the prognosis of a people if nothing is done to aid, educate, and advocate for said people.

Tavis Smiley and others have done a great service to all by publishing this book. This book is a necessity; not only is it intended to provoke thought it is intended to provoke action as well.

URL: http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/

Also see this diary on Daily Kos on Smiley's efforts to keep the pressure on the top GOP candidates for skipping this Thursday's GOP debate at Morgan State University (due to "scheduling conflicts"): http://www.dailykos.com/hotlist/add/2...

African Americans who want to make a difference should definitely read this book. There is much to learn, and more than much to do to create economic parity.

This book is a blue-print for ideas to solutions for social issues in the black community.

Tavis painted a solid picture about the state of Black America and the information he discussed in this book was powerful!

Things you should have an idea about....