Download or read book Stay Outta Grown Folks Business written by T. Linn Hill and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stay Outa Grown Folks' Business journeys with Eva "Baby Girl" Solomon from her humble beginnings during the post–World War II era in Pinecrest, a small town in Mississippi, to a cell in a Northern California Women's Correctional Facility in the eighties and all others places lived in between as she reconciles her past with her present. Triggered by "you never had a childhood," Eva Solomon, as an experienced black woman with years and scars on her spirit, begins a quest to discover the motive behind the remark. Intelligent, talented, and popular, Eva is a fast learner surrounded by colorful characters, but answers to difficult questions don't come easy. "Who are my people? Who is my daddy? When did I become grown?" With great sensitivity, Stay Outa Grown Folks' Business tells a compelling story of a young child once called "Baby Girl" becoming a woman named Eva while navigating through dark spaces and places known all too well to women often struggling just to survive. Eva finds illumination encountering life's myriad of highs and lows and ultimately seizes the power of her own voice to speak her "truth." On the journey, Eva reclaims love and laughter and proclaims new life and traveling with her the reader will too...
Download or read book Grown Folks Business written by Victoria Christopher Murray and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-06-07 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheridan's husband wanted to stop living a lie, but how is she going to live her life knowing the truth? "There's no other way to say this. I'm in love with someone else." With these words, Sheridan Hart's life as she knows it comes to a crashing halt. She thought she was living every woman's dream: for the past seventeen years of marriage, Quentin had been a model husband, father, and business partner. But for all those years, he'd been hiding a secret from her. In fact, he had kept his secret from everyone. His startling confession is a lifelong attraction to men, and he is leaving her to be with his lover. While coming to grips with the destruction of her marriage, Sheridan must also deal with the emotional reactions of her sixteen-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter. When word gets out about Quentin, everybody has something to say—her family, her friends, and her church community all have advice to give and judgment to dole out. But at the end of the day, Sheridan must lean on her faith and her heart to decide what's best for her family.
Download or read book Because It Was Necessary written by Kintae Primmer and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is to help encourage those that feel like there is no way out and feel like they are by themselves in their lives, the situation that they are living in. People might also feel like giving up on life, that there is no hope, or their situation won't get any better, but what they need to know is that other people have gone through some of the same experiences, and these experiences make them, not destroy them and to also know that God has a plan for us all. Everyone's life story is designed for them to become a person that will solely trust in God and His purpose and plan for their lives and to use their life experiences to help others. Do not let any of your stories be wasted but to be embraced.
Download or read book Confessions of a Thug and a Gentleman written by Jaz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were taught in the hood to never tell. From rape to beatings to killings to drugsyou never tell or youre considered a snitch. This is not a tell-all book but my story, my journey. Ive changed most names in this book to protect peoples identity. I feel everyone should tell their story; it heals!
Download or read book Laundry Can Wait written by Dorothy Cadet and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laundry Can Wait is a straight-talking, no nonsense dialogue between author and reader. On this carefully crafted journey, you'll see how forming visions, goals, and making memories are the keys to a happy life. You are invited to delve in and discover how, as women, we prioritize other things that may be urgent over what matters most: creating a lifetime of memories for you and your family. We get so busy, we forget about creating balance in our roles as women, wives, and moms. You will read stories about "great mommy moments" and other days when there should have been a "do-over" button. Above all else, you will learn how you can be the "Best Mom in the Whole Wide World" for your child So pull up a chair and know that Laundry Can Wait Dorothy Cadet has three lovely children (Victoria, Jimmy and Gabriella), and is the wife of an amazing husband, James. Dorothy's diverse background has prepared her for her roles as woman, wife, mother, businesswoman, entrepreneur, teacher, and now, author. Dorothy has devoted nearly twenty years to being a teen and youth mentor and ministry leader. Having worked with the parents of thousands of adolescents and young adults, she discovered her love for women's issues. She has spent five of the last ten years teaching and ministering to women in all environments. This book has been a labor of love for her, and she truly hopes that women are rejuvenated and transformed into the best woman, wife and mother imaginable. Dorothy is working on several other books, so be on the lookout for them in the near future. The website is updated regularly. www.DacBooks.com
Download or read book From Pieces to Weight written by 50 CENT and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapper 50 Cent has made it big in a very short space of time. Having been supported by Jam Master Jay, and produced by Dr Dre and Eminem, the rapper and poet has already experienced great success and critical acclaim for his anthemic single 'In Da Club' and bestselling debut album. While some rappers just talk the talk, though, 50 has walked the walk, and this brilliant insight into who he is and where he came from is a must for all fans. Growing up in Jamaica, Queens, he was born to a 15-year-old drug-dealing mother -- she was killed in mysterious circumstances -- and took over the family business at the age of twelve. Living hard, he has been stabbed, shot nine times (one bullet in his face) and has survived a number of assassination attempts. He is a survivor, a man from the streets who has made it big-time without forgetting his roots. This is the inside story of a rap icon.
Download or read book Blackeyed written by Mary E. Weems and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackeyed is a collection of plays and monologues. The topics covered in the book include housing and foreclosure, suicide, assault, mental health, the Black male experience, and more. The book intersects with critical race theory because the majority of this work positions race at the center of the experiences of the fictional or fictionalized characters. Embedded in these chapters are the interweaving of personal and ancestral stories, news reports, informal conversations, observations, interviews, and online research expressed in language unapologetically Black, critical, reflexive, and proud. Blackeyed can be used as a class text in theatre, education, creative writing, communication, women’s studies, sociology, and African American studies undergraduate and graduate courses. It can also be used by theatre practitioners, including actors and directors, working in community, regional and national theatre settings. Individuals including qualitative researchers interested in exploring more affective possibilities or arts-based researchers can also read this collection as an example of methodological exemplar. Finally, anyone interested in the Black experience as well as the specific topics covered in this book can read this collection of plays as one might read a collection of short stories.
Download or read book Quiet Storm written by Rhea Lynn Martin and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cherry Hill written by Akeam A. Simmons and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cherry Hill depicts the life of a young man growing up on the hard streets while his young mother works two jobs trying to care for them. He is raised by pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, and hustlers; at the very same time, he carries an anointing from God in his bosom. All his life, he runs from God until he can run no longer. This book unveils how God can use anybody—those which others count as no good, God can use them.
Download or read book The Good Life Part 2 written by Dorian Sykes and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as he graduated high school, Wink jumped head first into the drug game. He hardened his heart and did whatever he had to in order to rise through the ranks. In The Re-Up, Wink takes things to the next level. His father plugs him in with a cocaine pipeline from prison. Soon, Wink is at the top of his game, handling enough cocaine to supply the entire Midwest. But he will learn, just as hustlers before him have, that every run has its end. Wink takes us along for a shotgun ride to the top of the underworld—the money, the fast cars, the power . . . and the demise. In these closing chapters, the game throws everything it has to offer at Wink. Will he survive the treachery and betrayal, the addiction, and the lure of fast money? Or will Wink plan his own ending?
Download or read book Pretty Boy Problems written by Michele Grant and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avery Beauregard Montgomery is a natural born charmer and he was sure he could persuade his brother and sister-in-law not to kick him out of their house. But his brother - tired of having to clean up Avery's messes - believes it's time Avery grew up. Now unemployed and basically homeless, he decides to crash at his sister's house. Avery didn't expect to find his sister's friend Belle staying at her apartment, or to walk in on her as she showered! He can't get that vision out of his mind and now he knows exactly what he wants: Belle.
Download or read book WIN WIN written by Marsha Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marsha Jones is back with her latest literary installment, Win-Win, a story about love in the world of semi-professional football. Meet Madison, a charming, sexy, and widowed filmmaker who has put her life on hold when it comes to romance. Her best friend Jaymz, a film critic who has an opinion about everything, tries to help jumpstart it anyway he can. Hunter Rodriguez is the Hive football team’s star quarterback. He has been married to his wife, Renee for more than 10 years. Hunter doesn’t want to acknowledge the fact that his marriage is on the rocks. Renee wants Hunter to “grow up” and “give up his dreams” of playing professional football. . After a series of personal tragedies, each character has a decision to make. What will they do for love? Will Madison let go of the past and open up her heart to love again? Will Renee stay in a sinking and loveless relationship? Is Hunter able to salvage his marriage and keep his secret? Will sparks fly Madison and Sterling? Win-Win answers all these questions and takes a whimsical look at what people will do for love, how lost love can make us stronger, and why it takes two people to hold onto it.
Download or read book Drowning in a Mother s Womb written by Ciara L. Anderson and published by Ciara Anderson. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drowning in a Mother's Womb approaches the story of a tumultuous childhood of a young girl in her own words, emotions and feelings. As she relives the horrific incidents of violent abuse, you will empathize with her every struggle and hang on her every word spoken in the language and culture of her experience. The most vital messages from her story are that regardless of the circumstances and situations that this young girl faced, having lived a most colorful life by the age of 13, she found herself drowning in her own resentment for a mother who never felt any remorse for her negligent parenting. Therefore, the girl continued to press toward her future, grasping at any and every place for help. When she least expected it, her broken spirit gave way to what felt like the walls of her mind closing in on her, and she found herself in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital. Ciara allows the reader to identify with a child's need to be nurtured and supported even when the nurturer remains absent and unsupportive.
Download or read book Trouble in My Way written by Michelle Stimpson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT'S ALL HER MOM'S FAULT. If she hadn't snooped into Karis's diary, she would never have found out that Karis went to a boy's house without permission. Now Karis is grounded, which means no modem, no iPod...and no cell phone. There's just no way a cute, popular, high-schooler can survive being cut off from the world, so Karis is forced to sneak around behind her mother's back. But the way she's acting makes Karis feel guilty -- even if it is her mom's fault -- and she doesn't like the feeling. Her scheming is starting to cause other problems, too. Borrowing a friend's cell phone has turned into a catastrophe that may break up her oldest friendship, and the cutie she met after driver's ed is acting a little scary. Will the faith her mother has taught her be enough to help her find her way through this trouble...and show both the world and herself that she's a stronger, better person than even she ever knew?
Download or read book Who Do I Run To written by Anna Black and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love triangle with a married man spirals out of control in the new contemporary romance novel from bestselling author Anna Black… Janiece Hawkins never thought she’d find herself involved in a love triangle—especially with a married man. KP, the man of her dreams, sweeps her off her feet long before he tells her he is married with two kids. Too deep in love to let go, she becomes accustomed to being KP’s other woman. She doesn’t have a problem with her role as KP’s mistress until she meets Isaiah. He’s ready to commit and make Janiece his. He will stop at nothing to win her over, even though Janiece is stuck on KP. Things spiral out of control when KP decides it’s time to leave Kimberly, his wife, to be with Janiece. The drama kicks into high gear when Isaiah fights to have Janiece, and Kimberly also fights to keep KP. The ultimate decision has to be made by Janiece. Who will she run to when she is ready to love?
Download or read book Burning the Bridges written by Charles Blount and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local basketball star, Black Johnson, is college bound until he gets tangled in a timeworn feud initiated by his father. When Black’s brother, Keith, is murdered in the streets in cold blood, Black swears vengeance and promises his mother he’ll find those responsible for breaking apart their family. Deep in the pursuit for answers regarding his brother’s murder, Black encounters a mysterious woman focused on her own path of revenge. As Black confronts the events surrounding his brother’s death, he uncovers mysteries that have been deeply buried by the people closest to him. Learning the truth can come at a high cost, especially when it means discovering his trust in others may have been misplaced. Will Black turn to the one person whose past will reveal all the answers? Or will he have to risk the lives of those around him to avenge his brother and solve the secrets of the past?
Download or read book Passion for the Heist written by K'wan and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crime would bring them together, grief would bind them and love would make them famous. Parish “Pain” Wells is a man freshly reintroduced to society, after serving time in state prison. Prior to his fall, Pain had been a heist man who showed the promise of someone who could go on to be a legend. His trajectory changed on the night he had made the mistake of accepting a ride from a friend, and found himself behind bars for the one crime he hadn’t committed. Several years later, Pain returns home to a world that wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. The only one who still remains in his corner is his ailing grandmother. It’s for her sake that Pain tries to stay on the straight and narrow. He’s tired of breaking her heart and vows to be a good grandson, but when her medical bills start mounting he finds himself backed into a corner. He needs money, fast, and there’s only one way he knows how to get it. Since her parents died and Passion Adams found herself a ward of her estranged uncle, a gangster who everyone calls Uncle Joe, her life has been on a constant downward spiral. She moves like a ghost from one day to the next, numbing her pain with drugs and alcohol, while seeking thrills in unsavory places. One morning Passion finds herself the victim of a robbery and the thieves snatch from her the only thing of value that she has left in the world, a locket containing the ashes of her deceased parents. Passion is devastated, fearing she would never see the locket again until it shows up later in the hands of a handsome stranger, who brings something into Passion’s life that has eluded her since the death of her parents... hope. The two broken souls find themselves inescapably drawn into each other’s orbits, and begin their journey of finding lives outside the ones of poverty and sorrow that their worlds had condemned them to. But when shadows from both their pasts threaten their happiness, Passion and Pain set out on an adventure that would make them hunted by law enforcement and celebrated by the underworld. What initially starts out as a mission of vindication quickly turns into a fight for survival. "K'wan delivered another classic." -Mark Anthony, Essence bestselling author of Paper Chasers "Make way for the Donald Goines/Iceberg Slim of our era." -Tracy Brown, author of Black, Dime Piece and Criminal Minded “Wait until you read this! K'wan is raising the stakes." - Kashamba Williams, author of Blinded and Grimey At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
