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W h a t P e o p l e A r e S a y i n g . . .
BILL
COSBY
JULIUS
(DR. J) ERVING
BENJAMIN
S. CARSON, SR., M.D.
SMOKIN’
JOE FRAZIER
REV. JAMAL-HARRISON
BRYANT
DR. TONY
EVANS
DR. TONY
CAMPOLO "Outstanding, Intriguing, Informative! This dynamic book will serve well in reaching our young minority men. Thank you Joel and Don!!!" BISHOP
PHILLIP H. PORTER
DONALD
COLE
DR.
RALEIGH WASHINGTON
LENNY
MOORE
DR.
CLARENCE WALKER "Return to Glory is an informative, thought-provoking book that everyone should read with openness." MELVIN
FORBES
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Joel
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Griffin
The Freeman Institute®
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"bill cosby -- julius erving -- Dr. J -- ben carson -- joe frazier -- tony evans -- tony campolo -- donald cole"
"Return to Glory offers young
people an opportunity to see history and themselves in a
new light. By exposing the deceptions that we have come
to accept as truth, Joel Freeman and Don Griffin
challenge young people to think about who they are and
what life is truly about."
"The book you now hold in your
hands is the product of much research. I encourage every
African American to read this powerful book. Don and
Joel have captured the essence of the pain of the black
experience in America and have given us a road map to
wholeness. You will not exit this gripping book the same
way you came in. I also encourage every non-African
American interested in racial healing to read Return to Glory. It will enhance their understanding of what
people of color deal with on a daily basis."
"Don Griffin and
Joel Freeman have courageously revealed some little
known facts that I think are relevant to the psyche of
all Americans. With the ever-rising tide of suicides
among African American males and other societal
reflections of low self-esteem, this work is very timely
and should provide all of us with pride and a desire to
work together for the good of our entire society."
"Return to Glory packs a
powerful punch! It’s a must-read book for the youth of
today. It tells it like it is from the root to the
fruit. It’s a true champion."
"Return to Glory takes African
Americans on a high speed trip to consciousness, history
and self-worth…The work should serve as a component
for the rites of passage to every young African American
male who is in search of their heritage and destiny.
With every turning of the page the reader is brought
closer to enlightenment."
"Joel Freeman and Don Griffin
have dared to navigate, those of us who really care
about truth, through the often uncharted waters of race
and healing. This well-written collaborative effort will
do much to fill the void that is keeping a community
from reaching its full God-given potential."
"It’s about time we had a book
like this! It is going to be hard for some of us to read
this because the truth is always hard to face up to in
real life. But this is a real life book about how a
nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal have dealt
with their African American brothers. Understanding what
is wrong is the first step to reconciliation and
hope."
"We whites have done terrible
things to black people, and racial friction in America
is part of the price we must pay. It does no good to
blame our ancestors; if we in this generation would only
do what is right and just, friction between the races
would end quickly. But how to change deeply ingrained
patterns of thought, that is the problem. The place to
begin is knowledge. To the extent that we know the
truth, we are freed to change our ways. Return to Glory offers illuminating insights into the past. The book
will do more than boost the self-esteem of African
Americans. It will enlighten us whites and, one may
hope, free us from the tyranny of ignorance and
prejudice and cruelty."
"One of the most impactful ways
that we can invest in the future of this nation is by
investing now in the development of African American
young people. This book makes such an investment. I
applaud Joel Freeman and Don Griffin in undertaking this
very vital project."
"After a few generations away
from Africa, losing one’s culture means taking or
killing the root of the tree, which deadens the tree.
But God, the author of truth, will always reveal that
which is hidden -- African History and it’s influence
on the world. There has been a fight to regain the lost
image of a rich history and gain the dignity of a nation
that through its people were, in this country, forbidden
to be African and not allowed to be American. Don
Griffin and Joel Freeman have added another piece to the
puzzle of all the hidden pieces that God is putting
together. Thank you Don and Joel for this
treatise!"
"Return to Glory is an idea
whose time has come. I believe that the work will be an
effective tool for not only enlightenment to African
American youth, but also healing in the church. Don
Griffin and Joel Freeman have brought to the kingdom for
such a time as this."