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WILLIAM T. HOSTON RACE and the BL ACK M ALE SUBCULT URE THE LIVES OF TOBY WALLER Race and the Black Male Subculture William T. Hoston Race and the Black Male Subculture The Lives of Toby Waller William T. Hoston University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA ISBN 978-1-137-59045-9 ISBN 978-1-137-58853-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58853-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940009 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2 016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York To My Brothers Feddrick M. Hoston Release Date: 01/20/2031 Cleveland R. Wilborn Released: 05/21/2013 To My Uncles Willie A. Holmes Released: 07/10/2015 Recardo J. Holmes Release Date: Life in Prison Timothy C. Holmes Released: 09/16/2013 Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. ~KJV To My Son William Terrell Hoston Jr. You were birthed to fulfi ll God’s purpose for you and take unconditional care of your mother. You have the greatest mother in the world. Daddy loves you. I pray that you will be a drum major for justice Like the Kings before you On April 4, 1968/The world lost a King On April 4, 2015/A King was born The King of all Kings A CKNOWLEDGMENTS All praise to my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. With Him, all things are possible. He has provided me with the four most infl uential women in my life, the late Mildred Hoston, the late Bertha-Mae Mitchell, Thelma C. Owens, and Janet Smith. I am a product of their hard work and sac- rifi ce. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother[s].” A special thank you goes to June Marie Powell, the matriarch of 132 Villary Street, Belle Chasse, Louisiana. I appreciate you for loving me as one of your own children. Rest in paradise. Thank you to the many people who contributed to making this book possible. First, I would like to thank my graduate contributors: Randon R. Taylor, Anna A. Thomas, and Atoya Eaden. Each of these graduate students has a bright future. I hope and pray that positive mentor–men- tee relationships were cultivated in the process of completing the chap- ter, “D.o N.ot A.ccuse Black Males: The Life of Cornelius Dupree Jr.” An important thank you goes to Cornelius Dupree Jr. for granting us an interview. His story is truly one of trial, tribulation, and triumph. To Dr. Bakeyah S. Nelson, thank you for assisting in the early stages of this project. Your insight and advice was infl uential in framing the direc- tion of the book. To my mentor, Dr. Ronald Dorris, Xavier University of Louisiana, your input was invaluable to this project. Thank you for always supporting me. To my editors at Palgrave Macmillan, Rachel Krause Daniel, Chris Robinson, and Elaine Fan, thank you for believing in this project. vii viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To my beautiful and darling mother, Janet Smith, your examples of faith, courage, and sacrifi ce gave me much inspiration over the years to follow my dreams. To my lovely wife and best friend, Cecilia Hoston, I love you. You have given my life such love, happiness, and joy. To my black male subculture: Sonny, Fly, J-Gutta, Rock, Sterling, Crucial, ST, Rese, Ant, Coop, D, DT, Jett, RickyD, Gizzle, Ro-G, Black, Pop, Rell, Will B, Kage-1, BlackCash, Fred, Tee, C2, Nostro, Big Head, Shad, Big B, Jay, Dez, Marv, Ray, Deeki, Sherm, Starr, Fame, Roe Gill, D -, Alley Kat, Lil Dwight, Ferd, Crazy T, Blaise, Lil Blaise, Dex, Reginald, Ash, Lil Sterling, Javelle, Calvin, JD, Heir, Dave, Jarvis, Bait, Bubba, V. Miles, Slim, G-Funk, Herm, Big J, Smooth, Jim, Shell, Gene, Jelani, Shaun, Mike, OS, Shawn, J-Bo, RT, Ric, Lee, Luddy, Big Chris, Big C, Spencer, Dre, Eddie, Dug, Stan, Nathan, Carl, Leon, SuperStarRay, Lil Cru, Lil Rodney, EC, Linc, Zach, Junie, Jaydon, Ethyn, and Rell2K. To the following families: Hoston, Zanders, Owens, Cosby, Mitchell, Duffey, Hooper, Nelson, Veus, Cooper, Franklin, Gaines, Robinson, Gauthier, Anderson, Powell, Williams, Campbell, Thomas, Bolling, Hicks, Burrell, Green, Greenup, Hall, Isodore, Trufant, Laurant, Washington, Clements, Vance, Bonner, Sephus, Volley, Calice, Spivey, Wright, Long, Sanders, McQuarters, Baptiste, Davis, Barbre, Lee, Taylor, Carter, Garnett, Watson, Bennett, Swiner, Johnson, Rainey, Lain, Mauricio, Valladares, and the whole, “132 Villary St!” To you whom I have not named, please know that even though you are not named in this book, I deeply appreciate what you have contributed to my life. C ONTENTS 1 Introduction: The Toby Waller Stereotype 1 Part 1 Devaluing Black Male Life 9 2 Black Males are Human Beings: An Open Letter 11 3 Stand “Our” Ground: Murder in the Sunshine State 23 4 We Miss You, James Evans Sr. 43 Part 2 It’s Good to Be White in America 6 1 5 No Indictment on Canfi eld Drive 6 3 6 Target Practice: The Killing of the Black Male Continues 8 1 7 The Racial Politics of Marijuana 9 9 ix
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