Life: Four Quarters Plus Overtime

Book excerpt: Life: Four Quarters plus Overtime is a book created specifically with the African American community in mind. The book will examine the periods of development associated with the human life span with brief overview of the social, emotional, congenital, perceptual, and moral development specific to each life stage. The book will include cutting-edge commentary from experts in the field of psychology, public health, education, religion, genonrology, and the healing arts. Each chapter/quarter will have African American proverbs, cultural maxims, quotes, stories, and words of wisdom from black achievers, along with biblical scripture that will strengthen our faith and belief and help us interpret and experience our lives in a vastly different way. The book will conclude (Epilogue) with Mr. Griffin’s Life Four Quarters plus Overtime Memoirs.