Bad Dogs - Ken Gordon

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Résumé :
Inspired by actual events, this timely, gritty, and thought-provoking novel chronicles the four-year college experiences of Jon Quest, an African American student from the North who is attending a prestigious military university in the South. Jon does not live by the code dictated to African Americans in the South and is therefore repeatedly the target of racist attacks...until he starts fighting back. Despite constant assaults, Jon refuses to be intimidated by the school's racist students who do not want his kind at their esteemed university. His journey to empowerment has begun. He rises to a position of leadership and respect among his peers and begins working to improve conditions for other Blacks on campus. His take-no-prisoners efforts focus on eliminating the racial terrorism which is so prevalent at his university. As he continues his campaign of racial empowerment, Jon adeptly uses the very system previously set up to hold them back. But an incident occurs that puts him and the other Blacks on campus in the crosshairs and threatens all they've worked to accomplish. In desperation, Jon forms a secret vigilante squad to protect himself and his friends, and to mete out retribution to those who escape accountability. Readers are taken on an emotional ride on the roller coaster of racism through the eyes of a recipient of this inexplicable hatred, as this country's leaders of tomorrow reveal their true feelings about white privilege and ingrained racism. The story boldly presents an uncomfortable reality in a raw and thought-provoking manner and shows how many of tomorrow's leaders are infected by yesterday's racism.

Biographie:
Ken Gordon is a father, husband, and author who has spent many Saturdays enjoying yummy ice cream with his children.Ken, and his wife Leslie, have four adulting children, two beautiful grandchildren, and cockapoo.Now that their children no longer live at home, Ken makes yummy ice cream treats for Leslie, who favorite flavor is Butter Pecan.Writing a children's series was Leslie's idea, which she presented to Ken one Saturday morning. The idea of writing a book about a dad enjoying ice cream with his family brought back wonderful memories from Ken's own childhood. It was these lasting memories that inspired Ken to write a book, encouraging dads to spend time creating wonderful memories for their own families.Additionally, Ken believes fathers should spend time engaging with the children and not just being present. Whether it is at the ice cream parlor, in the kitchen, at the dining room table, or playing games, a dad should spend time and create lasting memories for his children, as Ken did for his, and as Ken's dad did for him.

Sommaire:
Ken Gordon Jr. is a storyteller, leader, pastor, and lifelong student of identity, power, and belonging. Bad Dogs: The Complete Story draws from his lived experience as a young Black cadet navigating discipline, expectation, and survival inside a system not built with him in mind-and the man he would later become because of it.A veteran commercial executive with more than 25 years of experience across corporate America, Ken has led global sales organizations, built high-performing teams, and negotiated complex partnerships in highly competitive industries. Yet beneath the professional success lies a deeper narrative-one shaped by early encounters with authority, loyalty, punishment, and resilience. Bad Dogs is the origin story behind that journey.Ken writes with unflinching honesty about boyhood, manhood, and the cost of learning too early how the world categorizes those it does not fully see or recognize. His work explores the quiet moments between rebellion and obedience, the line between discipline and dehumanization, and the lasting imprint of environments that demand conformity without understanding.He is also the pastor of House of Light Church, where he encourages others to live authentic, judgment-free lives-seeking to be better today than they were yesterday. Ken is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and a Diamond Life Member of the NAACP. He is the author of several books, including Combat Zone: Navigating Corporate America While Black, where many of the themes first surfaced in Bad Dogs are carried forward into adulthood. Together, his work forms a continuum-examining how early conditioning shapes confidence, ambition, relationships, and faith.Ken is a husband, father, faith leader, and mentor. He believes stories are not just told to remember the past, but to reclaim it-and to give language to those who were never meant to survive, let alone speak. Bad Dogs: The Complete Story is both a reckoning and a release....