Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men Book

Consistently rated one of the nation's best African-American books, Chocolate Thoughts provide candid insight and uncompromising truth about how Black men truly feel about themselves, relationships, family, sex, marriage, work, careers, religion, love, money, racism, music, violence nad sports. It uniquley captures the commonality of Black men irrespective of their socio-economic background or educational attainment. A searing modern commentary,the national bestseller Chocolate Thoughts provides a spirited, at times austere look at psychological, social, political, and economic views that are often held but not expressed by Black men to the general public.

No Black man will read "I Won't Bow Down", "Reflections on My Relationship with Love", "Black Men" or "Time Bomb" and not recognized the Black man that he has been, currently is, or has known during his life. Every Black woman after reading "Whose Fault Is It", "Chocolate Thoughts and Almond Questions", "Unfulfilled Desires" and "You Can Get All The Shoes You Want" is guaranteed to gain a deeper understanding of the Black men in their lives or missing from their lives irrespective of whether or not that Black man is her son, boyfriend, lover, husband, brother, cousin, uncle, friend, or significant other.

Being Black can definitely give the reader a connection to Chocolate Thoughts, but anyone irrespective of race or gender will find these writing thought provoking, intimate, captivating, powerful, titillating and engaging.