On loving and leading.I Too Am America
On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys
I Too Am America
On Loving and Leading Black Men & Boys
Equal parts memoir and historical telling, I Too Am America explores the Black Male Achievement movement through the paradox of promise and peril facing Black men and boys in America.
Shawn shares lessons from a life of leadership, love, and sacrifice. Together with award winning journalist and author Nick Chiles, he offers stories and insights for people committed to creating a better future.
For leaders, educators, community builders, and anyone ready to move from concern to commitment.
A book that moves people.Praise for I Too Am America
“Shawn graciously shares his lessons of leadership, love, and sacrifice for the world to see and learn from.”
Wes Moore
New York Times bestselling author
“Shawn Dove illuminates the challenges of being a young black man in America with grace and wisdom.”
Christina Lewis
Philanthropist and founder of All Star Code
“Read this book, savor it and share with a friend.”
Joshua DuBois
Author of The President’s Devotional
“Learn from him, this is the blueprint for loving and leading black men and boys.”
Jason Wilson
Author of Cry Like a Man
Experience meets storytelling.Shawn Dove
& Nick Chiles.
Shawn Dove is a speaker, leadership coach, and advocate whose work spans youth development, community building, and the national movement for Black male achievement.
Nick Chiles is an award winning journalist and author. His work brings a storyteller’s craft and deep experience to the book’s account of loving and leading Black men and boys.
Through lived experience and compelling stories, they invite readers to take responsibility for the change they want to see.
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A message for leaders ready to go deeper.