A Plant that's Never Watered is a book of poetry dealing with the issues of youth. How hopelessness, gang violence, drugs, poverty, and how they as African Americans are often viewed can set the stage for their future.
A Plant that's Never Watered is a book of poetry dealing with the issues of youth. How hopelessness, gang violence, drugs, poverty, and how they as Af...
Inside my Joy, Inside my Pain is poetry that deals with the ups and downs of being a woman in American. It touches on Domestic violence, as well as the joy of just being. Many will be able to identify with the poems in this book.
Inside my Joy, Inside my Pain is poetry that deals with the ups and downs of being a woman in American. It touches on Domestic violence, as well as th...
Darkened By Many Years is a book of poetry that addresses the issues of the African American Experience. Themes of hope, hopelessness, fear, and joy can all be found in this work.
Darkened By Many Years is a book of poetry that addresses the issues of the African American Experience. Themes of hope, hopelessness, fear, and joy c...
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. stands for: Justice Unattainable through Systematic Tactics Inducing Crisis Eternally. This book of poetry touches on the subjects of crime, prison, injustice and mirrors the pain of those affected by them.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. stands for: Justice Unattainable through Systematic Tactics Inducing Crisis Eternally. This book of poetry touches on the subjects of c...
This book of poetry touches on faith, and hope, and comes from the perspective of a Muslim believer. However it is a book of inspiration for all who love poetry and have faith.
This book of poetry touches on faith, and hope, and comes from the perspective of a Muslim believer. However it is a book of inspiration for all who l...
A fictional account of rape in the military, "The Other Friendly Fire" sheds light on an issue that has been hidden for far too long. The main character Anita Marie tells her story of how rape affected every aspect of her life. She highlights the lack of support and concern shown her by the military and how it compounded the problems she faced. She tells the story of all those unheard voices who lived that same nightmare. Anguish, fear, sadness- all the emotions Anita Marie experience she shares on the pages of this book- so that others may understand.
A fictional account of rape in the military, "The Other Friendly Fire" sheds light on an issue that has been hidden for far too long. The main charact...
Although African American pioneers arrived in Des Moines, Iowa, in the early 1860s, the population exploded in the 1880s due to the surrounding coal mines. In the 1860s, the Burns Methodist Episcopal Church was the first African American church built in Des Moines, and its only address was "East Side of the River." From 1900 to the 1960s, African Americans across the United States called Center Street "the coolest place in the country." The likes of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and many others graced the hotels and clubs there. In Des Moines in the late 1960s and early...
Although African American pioneers arrived in Des Moines, Iowa, in the early 1860s, the population exploded in the 1880s due to the surrounding coal m...