Killing in the Name of Love: Genocide of a Nation

Killing In The Name of Love Reviewed by: Wanda Starkes, C & B Books Killing in the Name of Love, Genocide of a Nation by, Alvin Morrow is an eye-opening book filled from cover to cover with hideouts and devastating realities of Black history. Being an advocate of African American history, I found Killing in the Name of Love melancholic, educating, and interesting. Superb and intelligently written, Mr. Morrow takes his readers on a powerful journey back to the Motherland dating back to 1555, where the documented destruction all began. Carefully outlining, he explains important non-fictional events that contributed to the tribulation behind, (Genocide of a Nation). Mr. Morrow highlights how after over 400 years, many African Americans are still in slavery to date and suffering from acute cases of identity crisis, as they continue to destroy their mental, physical bodies, environments, and families! The struggle continues and Alvin Morrow fully aware of this leaves no stones unturned revealing the truth and sending a wake-up call, which is very much needed. I highly recommend reading, Killing in the Name of Love especially for young African Americans searching for the truth about His-story and not Their-story!

The is a very well written and easy to read book. However Mr. Morrow does not insult his readers by being to elementery. The logic in the book goes beyond making the message clear. As you read you will begin to see what part you play in the "killing". This is the best non-fiction books I have read in four years...

Killing in the Name of Love takes a critical look at the state of the Black family in America today. Alvin Morrow outlines what he sees as the historical roots of the problems faced by Black families and what can be done to improve things. His approach in the book is similar to that of the Socratic Method, wherein he illustrates and teaches many important points by raising a series of difficult questions. While the book is not exhaustive, it goes a long way in terms of initiating a discussion of this very important issue. Morrow includes a listing of additional resources the reader can use to obtain more thorough information on many of the topics he introduces.The greatest asset of this book is that it causes the reader to think critically about some of the major issues influencing the Black family and the Black community as a whole. He discusses an array of different issues including fatherhood, motherhood, religion, nutrition, and education. Another asset of the book is that it moves beyond simply identifying problems by offering steps that should be taken to move towards solutions. Reviewed by Stacey Seay