Scam: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America

Scam: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America by Peterson, Jesse Lee. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0020049024102.

The civil rights establishment, contends Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, has made a career off the downturn of Americas inner city, promising solutions but offering only a Band-Aid. Petersons is a platform of empowerment, teaching individuals and families how to tap into the power within, rather than depending on handouts. Chronicling the failure of the welfare system, denouncing the notion of reparations, citing problems within black churches, and even condemning current black "leaders," Peterson argues that the crisis we face is spiritual, and no economic solution will suffice. He skillfully weaves the realms of politics, culture, psychology, and religion into this profound and relevant book.