Our Children - Our Responsibilities walks the reader through the social psychological and
theological dynamics and rationale for a step-by-step whole systems change model designed to
address issues plaguing the African American community and youth gravitating to gang
environments. Drawing upon an expansive audience of scholars and practitioners to support its
propositions the book moves away from talking about the problems to conveying a well designed
multi-disciplinary and detailed change strategy. It challenges traditional beliefs praxes and
strategies that typically start with a focus on youth as the central point and boldly addresses
the multitude of inter-related issues that plague the African American community. The model is
expanded to a global context which is a critical perspective since every continent has a gang
problem and or community-based issues that give rise to youth gravitating to gangs.
