Clearly this is a perspective that doesn't require my commentary. With that in mind, I will say that the organization of this book leaves a lot to be desired. It is a scattered read in that way. 

There are some great messages but it feels a bit like weeding to find those moments. I do appreciate the sections of historical context a lot. 

"The expectation that young Black males should through sheer character and willpower overcome all the all the disadvantages American society bestows on them even before birth and somehow thrive is unrealistic and delusional."

A lot of the writing in this book centers around Black trauma only being able to be healed by the Christian God and Jesus. One of the chapters addresses the idolatry of the white Jesus and how that is erroneously promoted everywhere and is ultimately a false god. That is a concept that gave me a lot to reflect upon. 

In the end, there were many concepts and statements that give me a lot to think about. Some of them redirected my thoughts about how we need to be participants in demanding equal rights for all a million steps before each horrifying fatality occurs. An obvious statement, and yet most of my actions up until recently were responsive, not proactive.