Not again. Another unarmed young black teenager is murdered by a white shooter pleading self defense, this time in Philadelphia. Protests and riots tear the city apart, racially divided on who was the innocent victim. Victoria Perry, an up and coming Assistant District Attorney wants a jury to decide. Not everyone wants to see the case go to trial, including her politically ambitious significant other, Leonard Sterling. The defendant's wealthy family hires the top attorney in town to defend him, Benjamin Madison, who also happens to be the only person who casted a shadow on Victoria in law...
Not again. Another unarmed young black teenager is murdered by a white shooter pleading self defense, this time in Philadelphia. Protests and riots...
The economic issues facing the higher education industry are becoming more relevant in a contracting national economy. The United States is underperforming in higher education and the global competitiveness and the interdependent nature of the world demand that the nation make postsecondary education more accessible to greater numbers of people than ever before. The needs of our diverse population call for an examination of the state policy interventions to increase college enrollment among low-income and minorities who are underrepresented in higher education. Diminishing budgets for...
The economic issues facing the higher education industry are becoming more relevant in a contracting national economy. The United States is underperfo...
From the beginning, as written in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease." Described by many as the two faces of fortune, it is the blues and our blessings, one causing much heartbreak and the other providing immense joy. The Fortunes of Blues and Blessing is a historical American saga telling the story of a black family in America beginning in 1849 that spans more than 100 years and five generations. The family tree takes root in Sierra Leone with the capture of a young African named Zokaya, he's carried...
From the beginning, as written in Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall...
A contemporary history book that expands before and beyond the Civil Rights Movement in a decade by decade examination of the journey of Black Americans from Jim Crow in 1909 to Barack Obama in 2009. The book is designed to be informative as well as entertaining, covering a broadly based range of subject matter. Every reader will find a decade in which they can identify or relate to as they follow the changes that have taken place in the aspects of black life in the United States, black leadership, business and personal finances, black thinking and aspirations, culture, values, attitudes, how...
A contemporary history book that expands before and beyond the Civil Rights Movement in a decade by decade examination of the journey of Black America...
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to...
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to ...
Portia Roberts was in a day-to-day struggle to recover from the tragedy that tore her family apart. Desperate for a way out from under the dark cloud that constantly hovered above her; a major event on the news captures her curiosity and convinces her that there is a path to regain her peace of mind. Her odyssey carries her back and forth between her past and present before she can move on to her future. Go with Portia on her supernatural quest for healing and happiness, it's dramatic, sexy, funny, and full of surprises.
Portia Roberts was in a day-to-day struggle to recover from the tragedy that tore her family apart. Desperate for a way out from under the dark cloud ...
Fresh back from her youngest daughter's destination wedding in the Bahamas, Evelyn Winters is ready to celebrate her 50th birthday and get her life back. Finally it was her time to start living for herself instead of Nelson and the girls. Except that part of her life is not over yet, unexpectedly she's gets another baby to raise and Nelson isn't happy about it. From the start Elijah wasn't like her other babies, he was so happy and peaceful. Thinking he might be challenged she discovers he has special gifts, and as he gets older she begins to think he is truly the second coming. Elijah...
Fresh back from her youngest daughter's destination wedding in the Bahamas, Evelyn Winters is ready to celebrate her 50th birthday and get her life ba...
A Reflection is a decade by decade review of African-American history from 1909 until 2009, when Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first Black President. Every aspect of life for African-Americans from the changes that have taken place in our leadership, business and personal finances, our thinking and aspirations, our culture, values, and attitudes, and how have they affected the quality of life and personal growth for African Americans today are presented. Questions looked at are: What are the results of the evolution of Black people over the last one hundred years? What have been the...
A Reflection is a decade by decade review of African-American history from 1909 until 2009, when Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first Black Presi...
You can never foresee the trials or tragedies taht will challenge you in this life but I have to say that the loss of a child has to be the worst of them. It's unimaginable, unfathomable, and unbearable. 72 Steps is my experience. Almost too painful to put on paper, I hope it will inspire others who feel their lives have been devastated or destroyed beyond repair to trust and believe that joy does come in the morning. This is my testimony to the faithfulness of God. Through his grace I was able to pick up the pieces of my broken heart, put it back together, find peace, hop, and the...
You can never foresee the trials or tragedies taht will challenge you in this life but I have to say that the loss of a child has to be the worst o...
The only thing Luke was sure of was that he didn't want to be like his father, John. Raised on a one-way ghetto street in North Philly the odds weren't in his favor. Nothing special had ever happened to him until he met Ruthie on the day Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. When Ruthie got pregnant, he finally had something to live for. Even being drafted into Vietnam wasn't about to take that away from him. Back home Ruthie did hair to help make ends meet and developed a cream that made kinky hair curly. Together she and Luke built a successful cosmetic company. Luke's dream was to...
The only thing Luke was sure of was that he didn't want to be like his father, John. Raised on a one-way ghetto street in North Philly the ...
