Discourse

About the Book

This extraordinary literary work reveals the complexities of lives of ordinary people. The tales are of successes and failures, hopes and dreams, love, deceit, betrayal and murder. In Discourse Irwin L. Hinds finds a forum to discuss what negatively impacts individuals of African descent and speculate on what can be done to alleviate the problems. One major concern is the under representation of black men in colleges in general as compared to the representation in sports. The book chronicles the reunion of two friends, Oslo and Denny who seize every opportunity to discuss the problems. Further, Denny's romantic involvement with Claris, a former pupil of his resulted in an attempt on his life by Claris' husband, Prince, a renowned drug dealer. In that attempt, a bomb supposedly intended for Denny took the life of his fatherÕs best friend, Tejan. Prince was eventually killed in a helicopter crash and Denny and Claris became engaged to married...

About the Author

Irwin Hinds hold BS. And MS degrees in science (Biology) form the City University of New York and Long Island University respectively and a doctorate (Ed. D) form Columbia University, He is currently an adjunct associate professor at Medgar Evers College of the Coty University of New York and has had a long history of involvement in the healthcare industry.