Raped Black Male

A Memoir

By: Kenneth Rogers Jr.

Narrated by: Kenneth Rogers Jr.

Raped Black Male tells my story of being homeless and struggling to overcome depression while coming to terms with being sexually assaulted by my sister at age eight.

Beginning in my middle school years, the novel weaves its way through the '90s to present day, as the stress of exceeding expectations of what it means to be a black male and the crippling unspoken belief that says (without saying) - it's impossible for a man to be raped - has forced one mental breakdown after another, resulting in thoughts of suicide.

This memoir is filled with depth, humor, and honesty about the reality and myth of what it means to be a black male (not all of us can handle a basketball or football), while explaining the burden and responsibility each assigned title has had on my life, the way I prepare my seventh grade students to enter the world, and the way my shattered thoughts have forced me to interact. Using original journal entries written during my early life, each chapter is inspirational and told from the heart.

©2016 Kenneth Rogers Jr. (P)2019 Kenneth Rogers Jr.

Powerful

This book was truly an eye opener how trauma affects men. Often times men think sleeping with older women gives them cool points, but actually destroys their soul. You could hear his pain and struggle ashe read. I pray he found the healing he needs, this book truly gave me a release of not continuing to hold to the past but to let it Go!