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At the halfway point in the first decade of the 21st Century, Rev. Aaron Franklin, Jr. pauses to take a retrospective look into the lives, loves and leanings of Black Americans. With a unique blend of social critique and Christian theology, Franklin gauges the cultural and socio-spiritual status and progress of his beloved people against the backdrop of the Bible. At the outset, he is careful to identify ignorance - that Achilles heel of men and nations throughout the centuries - as one of the greatest obstacles to Black progress and suggests a renewed commitment to self-realization through education. Upon this foundation, he erects a fascinating superstructure of subject matter; encompassing topics from relationships to religion, sexuality to stereotypes, and much more. The basic premise of the text: the children of Africa here in America are not advancing in accordance with their God-given gifts. In essence, they are Moving Blackwards. You are invited to come along and take one of the most refreshing and sobering literary rides of your life.

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Rev. Aaron Franklin, Jr. is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of a Baptist minister and church musician/choir director, he is steeped in the tenets and traditions of Christianity, and more specifically, in the dynamics of the Black church. Franklin is a man of many passions and abilities; having developed a cultivated interest in everything from knitting to cabinet-making, from songwriting in the R&B tradition to tinkering with cars. He is a man of letters and a skilled tradesman; having obtained a B.S. in Music Education from Grambling State University, an M.Ed in Music Education from The University of Minnesota, and an M.Div from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also a certified Journeyman electrician, having completed a 5 year apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) Franklin is a 17 year veteran of the Preaching and Teaching Ministry of Christ and is an avid student of Koine Greek; the original language of the New Testament. The proverbial Renaissance man, Franklin easily moves from the Halls of Academia, to the slabs of Skilled Labor. He has a passion for social issues, a love for family, an insatiable appetite for learning, and an unswerving commitment to the betterment of all men. His 3 favorite people are his 2 daughters and his sons. He presently resides in the Atlanta area where he works in Special Education with Elementary school students.

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