They Are All Our Sons
Principles to Ignite Our Boys
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I am standing on the edge of America - perched on a cliff and ready to fall. I cannot look back upon the growing assembly of men who now populate our prisons and crowd our shelters. The men who are no longer connected to their families; the men who abuse their spouses and partners and abandon their children.; the men who define a very real ethos that if ignored, stands to threaten our national identity and destroy our collective will. they are both visible and invisible. They hulk in door-ways, hide under bridges and gather in city parks and on street corners. They remind us that all is not well in America and that their failures start at a very early age - they remind us that the boys who we once were are the men who we do, in fact, become - a simple truth that I would ask you to keep in mind"
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About the Book
Brad Zervas observed twenty years ago that the boys we once were are the men who we become—and the same is true today.
It’s a startling observation given that all is not well in America and around the world—especially for young men of color.
They Are All Our Sons shares a series of tragic and uplifting stories that convey five key principles that can ignite these boys. These principles will lead them to a manhood rooted in grace, dignity, respect, community engagement, familial connection, and civility.
With nearly forty years of experience as a leader, educator, community activist and youth advocate, Zervas shares lessons from relationships with boys who have succeeded and soared—as well as insights from those who have been distracted, lost, and forgotten.
Our nation faces a crisis of epic proportions, and it is time to recognize that these boys have value and merit our love, attention, and commitment.
About the Author
Brad Zervas is an award-winning leader, educator, community activist, and youth advocate. His work with urban boys of color spans nearly four decades. As a teacher and as an executive in the nonprofit sector, he has galvanized generations of young people through programs of his own design whose results have earned regional, national, and international recognition. He lives with his wife of forty years, Dr. Leticia Zervas-Gaytan, in Bluffton, South Carolina.