Download or read book Deep Down in the Jungle written by Roger D. Abrahams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the growth of interest in folklore, it becomes increasingly evident that the presentation of a collection needs some rationale more than the fact that traditional materials have been collected and properly annotated. Much has been gathered and is now accessible through journals, archives, and lists. If a corpus of lore is not presented in some way, which bears new light on the process of word-of-mouth transmission, on traditional forms or expressions, or on the group among whom the lore was encountered, there is little reason to present it to the public. This work represents an attempt to present a body of folklore collected among one small group of Black Americans in a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The author's approach toward collection and presentation has been intensive. He has tried to collect "in depth," and to recreate in his presentation the social background in which the lore was found, and to relate the lore with the life and the values of the group. Abraham's work is a departure from any past methods of analyzing folklore, and therefore a description of the author's point of view and his method will be given first. The majority of this work was written before his methodology was actually formulated. However throughout the project û the object was to illuminate as fully as possible the lore of one small group of African Americans from urban Philadelphia. The methodology, which developed, did so because of this objective more than anything else. Though the formulation of this theory may seem ex post facto, it is included because it clarified much during the rewritings of this book, and more importantly, because it will clarify many matters for the lay reader and for the professional folklorist.

Download or read book The Black Girls Left Standing written by Juliana Goodman and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Juliana Goodman's powerful young adult debut The Black Girls Left Standing, Beau Willet will stop at nothing to clear her sister's name. Sixteen-year-old Beau Willet has dreams of being an artist and one day leaving the Chicago projects she’s grown up in. But after her older sister, Katia, is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau knows she has to clear her sister’s name by finding the only witness to the murder; Katia’s no-good boyfriend, Jordan, who has gone missing. If she doesn't find him and tell the world what really happened, Katia's death will be ignored, like the deaths of so many other Black women who are wrongfully killed. With the help of her friend, Sonnet, Beau sets up a Twitter account to gather anonymous tips. But the more that Beau finds out about her sister's death, the more danger she finds herself in. And with a new relationship developing with her childhood friend, Champion, and the struggle to keep her family together, Beau is soon in way over her head. How much is she willing to risk to clear her sister's name and make sure she's not forgotten?

Download or read book Not Just the Levees Broke written by Phyllis Montana-Leblanc and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called "one of the rawest specimens of classic Nawlins spitfire you'll ever find" by Newsweek, and featured in Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke, Phyllis Montana-Leblanc gives an astounding and poignant account of how she and her husband lived through one of our nation's worst disasters, and continue to put their lives back together. New Orleans Hurricane Katrina survivor Phyllis Leblanc reveals moment by moment the impending doom she and her family experienced during one of the greatest disasters in contemporary American history. The initial weather forecast, the public warnings from officials, and then the increasingly devastating developments -- the winds and rain, the rising waters -- Not Just the Levees Broke begs the question, What would you do in a life-and-death situation with your family and neighbors facing the ultimate test of character? Not Just the Levees Broke is a portrayal of the human spirit at its best -- the generosity of family, neighbors, and strangers; the depth of love that one can hold for another; the power to help and heal others.

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Download or read book Abuse of Juveniles in Public Care and Detention written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diane Deception written by Val Johnson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diane Deception takes place in ghetto America. It's the ghetto way of life that's been bread in the minds of young women. When worlds collide and deception is involved, there's always a sad ending which leads to new beginnings.

Download or read book Category Five written by T. J. MacGregor and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Award-winning author T.J. MacGregor brings back psychic Mira Morales in her gripping fourth book in the Tango Key series. This time, Mara takes her measures to survive a category five hurricane while three dangerous criminals hold her and her family hostage. Original.

Download or read book A Family Out of Kilter written by Ralph Motley, Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is centered on a man named Ray, it delves into his criminal activities as a con artist and thief. His behavior brings a great deal of strife and heart- ache on his wife and children. A sequence of events ensues as Ray's larcenous behavior finally catches up with him, and ultimately he is arrested. Once incarcerated he has an epiphany-finally realizing the importance of his family. As the story concludes, Ray serves his time, all is forgiven and the family looks forward to a fresh beginning.

Download or read book Dirty Rotten Liar written by Noire and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noire's versatile storytelling keeps the urban erotic genre hot! --Kiki Swinson, bestselling author of the Wifey series What can go wrong when con-mami Mink LaRue joins forces with her slick-tongued look-alike Dy-Nasty Jenkins to run a three-hundred-grand hustle on the super-rich Dominion oil family? With the conniving Philadelphia stripper Dy-Nasty seeking to dip her fingers into the same pot of gold, Mink knows she has to play her hand right and hustle at the very top of her grind. But when Mink is suddenly called back home to be at the bedside of her sick mother, she is forced to leave Dy-Nasty alone at the mansion to work a solo scam on the Dominions and possibly claim the entire jackpot for herself. Will Dy-Nasty lie her way into the hearts of the Dominions and be declared a rightful heir to the vast family fortune? Or, will fate throw a cruel twist in the game and get both ghetto princesses kicked out of the mansion and left on the curb, dead broke? "Noire knows all about street slang, scams, strip clubs, and fierce sex bouts. . .This is top-of-the-line street lit." --Library Journal on Natural Born Liar (starred review) "Sizzling, action-packed, electric and gut-wrenching." --RT Book Reviews on Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless

Download or read book Vivian Must Die written by S. D. Lewis and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time the Johnson family were together all hell broke loose. Willie Mae informed her family that she was no longer the old maid just hoping some man, any man would pay her some attention but she let everyone especially her mother Vivian know that she had found love, true love with Dr. Harrington Wilson and she was his wife. Of course her mother thought it was just Willie Mae’s way of once again trying to upstage her younger sister Angie to get attention. It never even crossed Vivian’s mind to congratulate her oldest daughter and instead she tore her a new one by accusing her of being so desperate she would do anything to shine but no one shines more than her favorite daughter Angie. It didn’t take very long for Vivian to realize that she was the only one in the room with such a low opinion of Willie Mae. Angie and Darryl were happy for her. Her father Michael was a little disappointed that his eldest daughter had eloped but he was happy she was happy. He welcomed his new son-in law into the family. He even helped pack Willie Mae’s things together. When that day ended Vivian was left alone in her mansion with just her servants. Losing Willie Mae was something she had never thought about because in her mind Angie is the only child that she truly cared about and Michael still wanting the divorce only hardened her heart more. Vivian Must Die is the continuation of the story of the Johnson family with Vivian fighting as hard as she knows how to stop the divorce but when she realized that some things are beyond her control there were no limits she would not go to make everyone know she would not go down without a fight. She knew as long as she was Vivian Marie Johnson and she had a breath in her body she knew Michael could not resist her, would want her back and couldn’t live without her. That is until another woman with just as much beauty and sass made an entrance and took Michael’s focus off of Vivian once and for all. Get comfortable and sit back and prepare to get lost in the lives of all the wonderful and not so wonderful characters from the novel The Maid of Honor. You will laugh, you will cry, you will get angry, you will shout for joy and some of you may even sympathize with your most hater characters when you take a walk in their shoes. Vivian Must Die will tie up a lot of loose ends but don’t get too comfortable because when you think you have figured everyone out another surprise is around the corner.

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Download or read book You Can t Touch My Hair Deluxe written by Phoebe Robinson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deluxe eBook edition of stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson’s You Can’t Touch My Hair brings Phoebe’s hilarious voice off the page, directly into your eyes and ears. This enhanced edition features exclusive video footage with cameos by some of Phoebe’s comedy besties, plus more than an hour of audio where Phoebe talks regrettable crushes from the 90s, advice she wishes someone had given her as a teenager, the influence of RuPaul, and much more. Delivered in her signature style, Phoebe serves laughter and levity alongside more serious topics at rapid-fire speeds, topped—as always—with pop culture references for days. A hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from upcoming comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe Robinson Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the role of "the black friend," as if she is somehow the authority on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy Joel ("isn’t that . . . white people music?"); she's been called "uppity" for having an opinion in the workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page—and she’s going to make you laugh as she’s doing it. Using her trademark wit alongside pop-culture references galore, Robinson explores everything from why Lisa Bonet is "Queen. Bae. Jesus," to breaking down the terrible nature of casting calls, to giving her less-than-traditional advice to the future female president, and demanding that the NFL clean up its act, all told in the same conversational voice that launched her podcast, 2 Dope Queens, to the top spot on iTunes. As personal as it is political, You Can't Touch My Hair examines our cultural climate and skewers our biases with humor and heart, announcing Robinson as a writer on the rise.

Download or read book Love Don t Come Easy written by Alex Hairston and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Brown's seemingly perfect life lacks the one thing he truly desires, a meaningful relationship, but that all changes when he meets his soulmate, who also happens to be his best friend's wife. Reprint.

Download or read book Up Against a Giant written by F.E. Greene Jr. and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up against a Giant is based on a true story. It reveals many struggling events between two American families, one black and the other white—one as a master and the other as slaves! Though both families are different by blood, they're one! Up against a Giant reveals uncensored each eventful moment as it occurs between the races. It is an adventure that expands through five states, including our nation's capital.

Download or read book The Unconventional Path of Thelonious Aubrey written by Gwen Banta and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fledging singer Thelonious 'Theo' Aubrey and his best friend Bo, an African-American trumpet player, struggle to succeed in the exhilarating music scene of the French Quarter as America slowly recovers from World War II. Desperate for money, they join forces with Callie, a seductive young dancer, and Gritty, an enigmatic outsider. From the colorful streets of New Orleans to the legendary jazz clubs of Harlem, the young artists meet some of the most prominent musicians of their day. When the fallout from their checkered pasts catches up with them, a surprising turn of events leads the lovable, eccentric characters to their unexpected destinies. Gwen Banta's THE UNCONVENTIONAL PATH OF THELONIOUS AUBREY is a historical fiction masterpiece full of humor, love, and heartbreak, set in history's most exciting era of jazz and blues.

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Download or read book Seems Like You re Ready written by Relentless Aaron and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Angel is a rising vocal star. Dougie is a media mogul who's never had a problem separating his work from play. But the minute he locks eyes with Angel, he knows he's in trouble.