About the book
When Barack Obama became the forty-fourth president of the United States, he made history by being the first African-American to be elected president. It was a transformative event signifying new race relations in the U.S. Yet, racial discrimination cannot be completely quelled.
In FLATLINE TO CHANGE, author Dr. Michael Gaffley gives some insight on the history of racism as he writes from his perspective as a member of an oppressed group during the apartheid era in South Africa. Through his eyes, you can witness the plight of the colored people and their political disability and marginalization. In this compelling book, Dr. Gaffley educates, informs, and agitates.
He writes from his perspective as a member of an oppressed group in apartheid South Africa. He was born and raised during the apartheid era in South Africa. He revisits the conflicting images of the nuanced reality of apartheid.
He shares his frustrations and joys of being politically disabled because of his skin color. He questions his identity because of his reality and the conflict in the community he is living in. He visits the plight of the colored people and their political disability and marginalization. He recalls how he was too white to be black and too black to be white. He muses about young people and their lifestyle.
He is passionate about rebuilding community in neighborhoods that has been overlooked in specific political dispensations. He talks about murder and other dysfunctions in his family system. He reflects on the workplace and on reclaiming our youth and our neighborhoods. He educates, he informs, he agitates.