Kenneth L. Holmes

Gebundenes Buch

Keep Your Eye on the Prize: A Story of Determination, Diligence, and Perseverance

Beschreibung

Kenneth L. Holmes has never felt comfortable labeling people White, Black, Asian, East Indian, American Indian, and Hawaiian. The world would be a better place if we started identifying people by their names instead of where they fit on the spectrum of the color wheel. Would you like to see racism reduced, or even eliminated in today's society? Keep Your Eye on the Prize (Creative Classics Publications US) shares one man's journey of belief that perseverance can conquer all - even racism. Keep Your Eye on the Prize tells the story of how Ken L. Holmes persevered through racism, segregation, and discrimination to build a successful life for himself and his family. He was born into a family with a rich heritage that didn't allow the current cultural climate to label them, but instead they put action steps toward their dream for a better future. His father transplanted their family to an area of the United States where hard work and perseverance were rewarded with acknowledgement of achievement and a lifestyle that spoke of their success. Keep Your Eye on the Prize is about more than one man's story. It offers hope by showing how perseverance can conquer a multitude of issues the United States, and the world, finds themselves mired in today. It's about having those difficult conversations and speaking up for the truth in real-time. It's about exposing the Facebook-brushed fairytale people want to believe and opening people's eyes to the struggles still faced in 2021. It's about enlightening and educating those who prefer to stay secluded from issues in the headlines. Kenneth L. Holmes offer hope and encouragement. Keep Your Eye on the Prize was written to begin conversations that can, and will, heal racism in our country. A book that once picked up, you won't want to put down A book that will be shared with friends, colleagues, and family members. A book that will spark debate which will eventually open minds and hearts to achieve the dream that Kenneth L. Holmes had since he was a boy: "Why can't everyone be identified by their names instead of the color of their skin?"

Autor

As a young man from a country town, my dream was to escape poverty through a college sports scholarship in either baseball or football. Through the many obstacles on my journey, I also managed to acquire carpentry skills. I eventually graduated college with a bachelor's degree in social studies and a minor in driver's education and physical education. I later achieved a master's degree in master's in educational administration and supervision. In the interim I played two years of semiprofessional football, where I broke my leg. I recovered and enjoyed a short stint in the NFL with the New York Giants. But after the team cut me and put me on waivers, I ended my gridiron career and for the next thirty years worked in education, where I went from teacher to department chairman to assistant principal to principal all at the same high school. At the same time I was also working in home improvement in my off hours and built several of my own homes.My life is proof positive that with enough determination and perseverance you can overcome any obstacle-poverty, injuries, family dysfunction, and racism-to achieve your dreams and goals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781735272450
• ISBN-10: 1735272450
• Artikelnr.: 62752542