MEDIA KIT FOR WHAT ABOUT ME BY D. JOHN JACKSON
TITLE
What About Me: Walking the Tightrope as a Black Man in America
by D. John Jackson
(Published February 23, 2021)
MEDIA CONTACT
Giela Thornton
giela.thornton@scribemedia.com
707.384.9787
WHY DOES What About ME MATTER?
Have you ever felt unseen, unheard, misjudged, or misunderstood?
In What About Me: Walking the Tightrope as a Black Man in America, D. John Jackson, a Fortune 50 corporate leader with over thirty years of engineering and business leadership, shares a simple, powerful message: Your life matters. Your dreams matter. And you can achieve them, no matter who you are or where you’re starting out.
Through the stories and lessons of his own personal journey, Jackson proves time and again that what you say and do can change the trajectory of your life.
Written specifically for young Black men and boys in America today, What About Me speaks to, and for, all marginalized or underrepresented voices with a call of courage and perseverance.
When young Black men and boys are fully appreciated, when we all come together through stories of success and hope, this country will finally reach its true potential.
Suggested Questions for Discussion:
You say education about history is key to understanding the root of racism and knowing how to dismantle it. Why do you think Americans are so uneducated about their history, and how can we remedy this ignorance?
Who is responsible for informing others about American history, specifically its history of violence and discrimination against the Black community?
Why do you think people—particularly white people—are so quick to deny the continual violence and discrimination of Black people in America?
If you feel comfortable sharing, what are some microaggressions you have experienced at the hands of well-meaning white people? If you prefer to speak more broadly, please share some general examples of these subtle (but very real) acts or statements of racism.
What do you believe people can do to end racism in America? Please share specific action items you think could make a difference.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, D. John Jackson
D. John Jackson is a Fortune 50 leader with global responsibilities that include strategic planning, engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence. A creative visionary, he’s an executive producer of documentary films, an author, a strategist, a futurist thinker, a lecturer, and a motivational speaker. His speaking topics are diverse and range from leadership and world history to emerging technologies, economics, and competition in the global marketplace. He is also the founder of 5J Entertainment, a company committed to educating, informing, entertaining, and promoting positive images of African Americans through various forms of media. Its first film documentary, What About Me, explores the untold, unheard, distorted, and misunderstood stories of Black men in America. Learn more at http://5J-Entertainment.com/.
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