by Janks Morton (Author)
Janks Morton in his semi-autobiographical work tackles head on the taboo subject of maternal resentment in the African American community. Why specifically maternal resentment? A generation of young black children have been raised exclusively by single-mothers. Morton acknowledges while that some of these children's antipathy may be directed towards the non-residential fathers, predominantly the object and the focus of a young black boy's rage is directed squarely at the person responsible for their guidance, their direction, their socialization, their joy and their pain. Their primary care givers and providers - their Mothers
Author Biography
JANKS MORTON is a groundbreaking international and award winning Documentarian. As founder of iYAGO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC, he states "the company came into existence to reflect both the conscious and the unconscious soul of Black America. JANKS MORTON has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years and is a much sought-after teacher, lecturer, commentator and motivational speaker. He has convened workshops, seminars and served as panelist and keynote speaker at colleges, universities, prisons, conferences, churches and community centers around the world. In delivering his first feature length documentary, "WHAT BLACK MEN THINK", JANKS MORTON took on the role as producer, director, cameraman, lighting, editing, mixing, entrepreneur, graphic artist, actor, auteur and more. The call to action through one simple question "Are there more black men in jail or college?" challenges not only Black Americans, but every American, to rethink their perceptions about Black Male Identity. Because of the extensive and pervasive amounts of misinformation around Black Men in popular culture, the statistically supported revelations of WHAT BLACK MEN THINK have been critically acclaimed by BET, CNN, C-SPAN, ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE LA TIMES, RUSS PARR, MICHAEL BAISDEN and numerous of other media outlets. He states "That I would have to make a film, just to prove that black men are not in the dire state that some would have you believe, demonstrates the confusion that exists in America today." JANKS' next installment titled "MEN TO BOYS: 101 THINGS EVERY BOY OF COLOR SHOULD KNOW" is scheduled for release in February 2009 during Black History Month. In the same provocative and enticing premise, the film asks another simple, yet socially and psychologically complex question. "Can A Mother teach her son to become a man?" In an attempt to restore the time honored tradition of father to son communications and life building skills, "MEN TO BOYS" is JANKS attempt to provide an additional resource for young men to ascend to manhood. Based upon the book "101 THINGS EVERY BOY OF COLOR SHOULD KNOW" by LAMARR DARNELL SHIELDS, this project is sure to spark the same national debate as seen through JANKS' other productions.