In recent weeks we have seen time and time again what has been described by many as systemic targeting by law enforcement of black males. Although none of us want to believe this is true, it is becoming even more difficult to explain the disproportionate numbers of black lives lost at the hands of police officers across the country. There is no doubt that the introduction of the first black president has changed how many people see race in this country. At a minimum it has highlighted the need for us all to have those uncomfortable conversations about race. A Dying Breed: Insights into the African American Question is the first of a trilogy of books designed to focus on America’s questionable relationship with African American people. This is a tongue-in-cheek examination of how black men are routinely perceived much differently than other people in the United States, and the rest of the world. Black men are at the bottom of the world’s food chain, and therefore spend most their lives trying to elevate themselves to a higher level of acceptance in the eyes of all people. This systemic racially motivated attitude of indifference and exclusion of black men in mainstream American society, has contributed to what I call a self- imposed path of destruction for many black males. African American women and other people of color, as well as gays and transsexuals have a less difficult time finding jobs and gaining acceptance. In this first book I touch briefly on responsibility, unity, interracial relationships, unity, economics and finding jobs in America. This book began several years before Barack Obama and is not meant to be racially motivated.