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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Not Getting Trumped: Randal's Nationally Televised "Black Faces in White Places" Moment | |
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| The Four Dimensions of Black Faces in White Places | |
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| A Roadmap for Redefining the Game and Reshaping America | |
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| The 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatnes | |
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| Learning the Game | |
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| America's Story: The United States and Race | |
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| Learning What the Game Is All About | |
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| Establish a Strong Identity and Purpose | |
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| Identity | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Identity and Purpose for African Americans | |
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| Self-Determination: Your Identity as an Asset and Your Purpose as a Source of Power | |
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| The Interdependence of Strategies 1 and 2 | |
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| Obtain Broad Exposure | |
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| Your Comfort Zone and Growth Zone | |
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| Why Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone Is Important | |
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| Pursuing Broad Exposure and Diverse Experiences | |
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| Looking Back, Looking Ahead | |
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| Demonstrate Excellence | |
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| One Playing Field, Two Sets of Rules | |
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| Defining Excellence | |
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| Why You Must Be Excellent | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Demonstrating Excellence | |
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| From Independence to Interdependence | |
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| Playing the Game | |
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| Three Trends in a More Interconnected World | |
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| Relationship Building: The Power of Connectedness | |
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| Playing the Game: Relationships, Relationships, Relationships | |
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| Build Diverse and Solid Relationships | |
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| Personal Diversity | |
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| Relationship Building | |
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| Three Compelling Ideas about Relationships | |
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| The Strength of Weak Ties | |
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| Bridging Network Gaps | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Networking and Relationship Building | |
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| Seek the Wisdom of Others | |
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| What Is Wisdom? | |
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| The Five Tenets of Seeking Wisdom | |
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| Developmental Relationships | |
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| Mentors and Prot�g�s | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Mentors and Prot�g�s | |
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| Find Strength in Numbers | |
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| The Power of Strength in Numbers: Don Imus Gets Taken Down | |
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| Group Relationships | |
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| Strength in Smaller Numbers: Inner Circles, Teams, and Partnerships | |
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| Strength in Smaller Numbers Leads to Strength in Larger Numbers | |
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| Strength in Larger Numbers: Organizations | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Organizational Involvement | |
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| Strength in Numbers Sets the Stage | |
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| Mastering the Game | |
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| The Entrepreneurial Mindset | |
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| Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship | |
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| Five Ways to Master the Game | |
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| A Two-Pronged Approach for Redefining the Game | |
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| Think and Act Intrapreneurially | |
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| African-American Intrapreneurship | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Intrapreneurship | |
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| Social Intrapreneurship and Community Investment as a Competitive Advantage | |
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| The Cycle Continues | |
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| Think and Act Entrepreneurially | |
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| African-American Wealth Creation | |
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| Applying the Entrepreneurial Mindset | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Entrepreneurship for a Profit | |
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| Social Entrepreneurship | |
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| Game-Changing Strategies for Entrepreneurship for a Purpose | |
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| Institution Building | |
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| Redefining the Game | |
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| Prerquisites to Redefining the Game | |
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| What We Mean by "Redefining the Game" | |
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| Changing the Game vs. Redefining the Game | |
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| Synergize and Reach Scale | |
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| Creating Synergy | |
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| Reaching Scale and Expanding Scope | |
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| Profiles of Synergy, Scale, and Scope | |
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| The Critical Importance of Synergy and Scale to African Americans | |
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| Give Back Generously | |
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| Leaving a Positive Legacy | |
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| America's Shape and Reshaping America | |
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| The African-American Tradition of Giving | |
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| The Four Foundations of Giving | |
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| Strategy 10 to Strategy 1: Identity and Purpose Revisited | |
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| Final Quotations and Final Questions on Giving Back | |
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| What Does Redefining the Game and Reshaping America Mean to you? | |
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| Epilogue: Is Success the Standard or Is Greatness the Goal? | |
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| Success vs. Greatness | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |