Food for Thought

About the Book

This book provokes thought and conversation about a multitude of very interesting topics, concerns, and issues. The book will pique the interest of everyday people in their everyday lives. The author discusses his experiences gained through interacting with people from all walks of life. He also gained knowledge by researching issues such as the twentieth-century politics that led to mass incarceration, mental illness, prosperity church, and the 2016 presidential election. The author delved into issues of zero tolerance of hate crimes in US high schools and racial injustices and even met civil rights activist and former US ambassador Andrew Young. The author offers solutions and resolutions to many of the issues and concerns. He invites the readers to engage in healthy dialogue and says that it is okay to disagree without disrespect or violence. This book is very empowering and a must-read for people in the African American community, as well as non–African American communities, because the book delivers food for thought for all Americans.

About the Author

James G. Houston is a retired assistant deputy warden of the NYC Department of Correction and the author of Growth of a Man. James was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to Rockville Centre, New York, at the age of nine. He is married and a father of two. James was inspired by his family as well as victims of racial injustices throughout the United States of America. James comes from a close-knit family with humble beginnings. He cares not only about his family but also about all families in America, and this is reflected in Food for Thought. This book is dedicated to his community and all communities across America.