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by his great-grandmother, who sat
him on her knee in her rocking chair,
read the Bible to him and told him
stories she had learned during her
childhood.
When Brown wrote down the
many childhood stories he remem­
bered, he and Jack realized that they
had a marketable product that could
benefit other African American fam­
ilies and their kids.
Brown and Jack each chipped in
$5,000 last March to start Jack Brown
Enterprises, which publishes chil­
d ren ’s books with moral themes
aimed at blacks.
T here’s a great need for African
American kids to have books they
can id en tify w ith, said P hyllis
Fogelman, publisher o f Dial Books
for Young Readers in New York
Among other things, the company
specializes in publishing books aimed
at blacks.
“ I think you get a sense o f your­
self as a child and your place in the
world by a lot o f things,” she said. "If
you’re black and you see only white
H is to ry
faces, it leaves a very left-out feel
ing, particularly in minority chil
dren, who come up against preju
dice all the time."
It s equally important for white
children to see African American
families leading successful, normal
lives, Fogelman said.
Brown, vice president o f the
company, is the creative arm, writ­
ing the stories and handling product
development. Brow n's wife, Bar­
bara Tompkins-Brown, is the mar­
keting director.
Brown adopted the pen name
"Zachary X King.” He likes the
name Zachary and took on the initial
X and the surname King in honor o f
black leaders Malcolm X and Mar­
tin Luther King.
Jack is com pany p re sid e n t,
h an d lin g m ost o f the b u siness
a sp e c ts o f the com pany and his
w ife, G erm aine, is c u sto m e r re ­
latio n s m anager.
They knew that their inexperi­
ence at publishing made it crucial
that they learn about the industry.
B o o k F e a tu re s
M in is te r F a rra k h a n
A new book by historian Adib
Rashad, Islam, Black Nationalism &
Slavery, A Detailed History, has just
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Mr. Rashad identified the major land­
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America, documenting many contri­
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before Columbus, and the role Islam
played in Muslim slaves surviving the
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Beginning with the origins o f
Islam in Arabia and continuing to the
African empires o f Ghana, Mali and
Songhai, Mr. Rashad examines the
influence the religion had on the peo­
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o f slavery on A frican M uslim s
brought to the Americas. He offers
several biographical sketches ofpre-
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Islam was reintroduced into the Un­
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Mr. Rashad describes the rise o f
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in urban areas o f the U.S. and pre­
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historical figures as Marcus Garvey,
drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, and
Malcolm X. The book also incudes
biographical profiles o f current lead­
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Brown), Imam W.D. Mohammed,
and many others who have contribut­
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Islamic consciousness. The chapters
on Elijah Muhammad and Louis Far­
rakhan are particularly revealing,
shedding much light on the origins
and teachings o f the Nation o f Islam.
Islam, Black National ism A sia -
very, A Detailed History, which in­
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Thomas Brown and Ricky Jack
wanted to tind books for their chil­
dren that portrayed African Ameri­
cans positively and that stressed
moral values.
Instead, what they found were
predom inantly wh ite characters who
d id n ’t resem ble their kids. The
books they found aimed at black
children w eren’t much better. One
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the only difference was that the chil­
dren were black instead of white.
Some books depicted black
children stereotypically, with bug
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” We didn t think what we found
was as good as it could be,” Jack
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books didn't have moral themes to
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Brown and Jack realized what
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families told them when they were
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