Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It | 
| Author: Juan Williams
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Pages: 256
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ISBN: 030733824X
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Publication Date: July 24, 2007
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Half a century after brave Americans took to the streets to raise the bar of opportunity for all races, Juan Williams writes that too many black Americans are in crisis—caught in a twisted hip-hop culture, dropping out of school, ending up in jail, having babies when they are not ready to be parents, and falling to the bottom in twenty-first-century global economic competition.
In Enough, Juan Williams issues a lucid, impassioned clarion call to do the right thing now, before we travel so far off the glorious path set by generations of civil rights heroes that there can be no more reaching back to offer a hand and rescue those being left behind.
Inspired by Bill Cosby’s now famous speech at the NAACP gala celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Brown decision integrating schools, Williams makes the case that while there is still racism, it is way past time for black Americans to open their eyes to the “culture of failure” that exists within their community. He raises the banner of proud black traditional values—self-help, strong families, and belief in God—that sustained black people through generations of oppression and flowered in the exhilarating promise of the modern civil rights movement. Williams asks what happened to keeping our eyes on the prize by proving the case for equality with black excellence and achievement.
He takes particular aim at prominent black leaders—from Al Sharpton to Jesse Jackson to Marion Barry. Williams exposes the call for reparations as an act of futility, a detour into self-pity; he condemns the “Stop Snitching” campaign as nothing more than a surrender to criminals; and he decries the glorification of materialism, misogyny, and murder as a corruption of a rich black culture, a tragic turn into pornographic excess that is hurting young black minds, especially among the poor.
Reinforcing his incisive observations with solid research and alarming statistical data, Williams offers a concrete plan for overcoming the obstacles that now stand in the way of African Americans’ full participation in the nation’s freedom and prosperity. Certain to be widely discussed and vehemently debated, Enough is a bold, perceptive, solution-based look at African American life, culture, and politics today.
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 Not bad, but not great July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to say that I agreed with about 95% of what Juan Williams said, but I read very little in the book that I hadn't read before. Furthermore, when Williams makes a point, say "black people can't blame others for a lack of discipline," he makes that point again, and again, and again until I felt like saying "Enough!" He can belabor a simple point into four pages.
The book is largely a followup, perhaps even tribute, to Bill Cosby's speeches on black responsibility. Cosby has a way of making a sharp point that grabs your attention in one sentence whereas Williams takes two pages. I wish Williams could have fleshed out Cosby's points better, but too often he just repeated them in more words.
Cosby had a great speech, but the line "The White Man, he's laughing -- got to be laughing" really annoyed me. I'm white and not laughing. Does Cosby think white people love to see black people destroying themselves?! I have to think he was using that to get the attention of the black audience, not that he believed it. Still, it was an ugly thing to say. I'm a white, very conservative, and I want every single person to succeed and live up to his or her fullest potential.
Williams is a liberal, so the book is somewhat biased in that direction. Nothing wrong with that, but don't expect this to be a conservative conversion. He bashes Ronald Reagan ("marginalized young people in Ronald Reagan's America") and comes just short of calling conservatives racists a couple times. His view is often an us-versus-them attitude: "Here's an idea: Bill Cosby for police chief of Black America." I just want one America, E. Pluribus Unum, not Black America, Asian America, White America, Latino America, ...
I thought he took a rather cheap shot at William Bennett regarding his comments about "aborting every black baby." I reread Bennett's comments, and for someone in the public eye, Bennett should have known better. Bennett was making an extreme example to illustrate the ridiculousness of some arguments, not advocating doing so!
All that said, if your library has the book, check it out. I found a few interesting nuggets. He did a good job at explaining how black leaders thought after the Civil War and into the 1900s, and I found some of those parts fascinating.
 A voice of reason. June 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was one that far exceeded my expectations. I came in to expecting to find the work of an elitist conservative what I found instead was the calm voice of an everyday normal man. He is no patsy either for slick attempts to repair race relations even going as far as to strike down idiotic proposals for reperations by arguing that both conservatives and liberals advocating reparations are just both plain wrong. Even if you agree with his points or not give him a chance to stake his positions, you may be surprised to find yourself agreeing with him after everything is said and done.
hits the nail on the head May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is sensational--Juan does a great job, and his insights hit the nail right on the head; amazing--he says exactly what others are either too afraid to say, or just not insightful enough to see. Juan does a great job in presenting the ideologies brought forth by his so- called 'phony leaders'. He introduces the ideas of Bill Cosby in a front and center manner. No doubt this book could cause some controversy, but Juan hits the nail on the head every sentence. A definite 'must read'!
One of the Best March 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Juan Williams book, Enough, is one of the most important books to come out in the past ten years. At a time when education and determination are vital tools to anyone wanting to be successful in this global economy, Williams makes it clear, some so-called "black leaders" just don't think that is the case. Excuses and let's keep "looking to the past" rallies seem to be all some black leaders are willing to focus on.
This book does not shrug off racism as a problem, but it definitely uncovers the "other" issues that plague the black community. I live near Gary, Indiana, and I see the damage done when black America refuses to step up the table of responsibility. Children born to children and young men killing each other over drugs and rims have got to stop.
Williams' book is a must read for anyone truly concerned about changing the direction America is headed. Until the big cities in this country become safe and responsible places for blacks, whites, and any other group to live in, our economy and standard of living will never be up to what it could be.
This book should be in every home in America! And all Americans need to realize that it is "our personal" responsibility to make the right decisions concerning education, work, and social attitudes.
Buy this book - you won't be sorry!
The True About Black America February 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book that speaks to the problems in black America that have been and are still being ignored. It tells of a race of people who were and are able to overcome the most dire circumstances. Yet, they don't take advantage of the opportunities that are available today, well written Juan Williams.
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