Download or read book Telling My Story the Journey of a Ghetto Girl written by Allesley Officer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Allesley Officer has had just one wish her entire lifeto be loved. Even though she has always known the Creator of the universe cared for her, she never truly understood the depth of His love until her life became a suicidal travesty. Officer begins her memoir by candidly detailing her life as a young girl growing up in the inner-city of Kingston, Jamaica. Born to a twenty-one-year-old unwed mother of two other children, Officers journey was often difficult as she was shuttled back and forth between her mother and fathers homes. Repeatedly molested by first a stepsister and then a family friend, Officer relays how she finally told her fatherand was shocked when he did nothing. As she shares the details of her lifelong battle with suicidal thoughts and images fueled by years of sexual abuse, low self-esteem, and self-loathing, she also provides hope to others by illustrating how she was eventually able to rise above lifes challenges and learn to love herself once again. Telling My Story: The Journey of a Ghetto Girl shares one womans poignant journey of survival that will remind women everywhere to never forget their inner beauty, no matter how difficult life becomes.
Download or read book Woman to Woman from My Heart to Yours written by Marcia Grant and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a daily devotional book for women written by a woman. However, this is a book that men can read and find very insightful and refreshing. Although the author is not world-renowned, her writing is based on her spiritual experiences and calls on the life lessons of her family and friends. Similiar to an anthology, this book is a combination of bible stories and human experiences; this is an authentic piece of work that will garner positive feedback. Give this book as a gift to a friend and they will certainly thank you for it.
Download or read book My Remarkable Journey written by Katherine Johnson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change. In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest civilian honor—for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA’s first flights into space. Her contributions to America’s space program were celebrated in a blockbuster and Academy-award nominated movie. In this memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement, she served as a beacon of light for her family and community alike. Her story is centered around the basic tenets of her life—no one is better than you, education is paramount, and asking questions can break barriers. The memoir captures the many facets of this unique woman: the curious “daddy’s girl,” pioneering professional, and sage elder. This multidimensional portrait is also the record of a century of racial history that reveals the influential role educators at segregated schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like Katherine. The author pays homage to her mentor—the African American professor who inspired her to become a research mathematician despite having his own dream crushed by racism. Infused with the uplifting wisdom of a woman who handled great fame with genuine humility and great tragedy with enduring hope, My Remarkable Journey ultimately brings into focus a determined woman who navigated tough racial terrain with soft-spoken grace—and the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations.
Download or read book God Directed Revelation Redemption and Recovery written by Gail Daphney Ricketts and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have traveled from a place of unforgiveness, adolescent anger and resentments and overcoming temptations of the streets to a path to forgiveness, healing, confronting family of origin issues and childhood traumas by way of therapy, twelve-step co-dependency recovery program, prayer, and meditation.
Download or read book Imagining Black Womanhood written by Stephanie D. Sears and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how Black girls and women negotiate and resist dominant stereotypes in the context of an Afrocentric youth organization for at-risk girls in the Bay Area.
Download or read book Learning to Live A Black Woman s Journey Beyond Foster Care written by Theresa Cameron and published by Townsend Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first book, Foster Care Odyssey, Theresa Cameron unforgettably described the 18 years she spent as a "ward of the state"—a black girl growing up under the control of a largely white charity in Buffalo, New York. In this sequel,Theresa tells what happened after she "aged out" of the foster care system. Without family or community support, Theresa struggles to find her way through the maze of adult life, from college and employment to friendship and romance. Throughout it all, the one-time abandoned black baby grapples with the questions of her own identity and place in an often inhospitable world.
Download or read book My Journey to Girl Gone Healthy written by Marissa Leonessa and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Journey to Girl Gone Healthy Marissa Leonessa Named as 1 of 8 Winners in over 60,000 Coaches who have led a life of impact by positively affecting lives in their communities sharing their mission. Who Is Girl Gone Healthy? Almost two years ago, I took a leap of faith and decided to write myself a different story... to bet on myself. I needed to get my health in order not only for me, but my sister's girls I am now a maternal guardian for. On top of that, as the sole provider in my home, I was constantly chasing investments and side hustles to give myself the financial cushion I so desperately felt I needed to be comfortable. I was no stranger to working 2aEUR"3 side gigs in addition to a fullaEUR"time career in healthcare, 'cause, hey, there's no stronger vibe than the girl determined to rise vibe. I took a small step and started with focusing on my own health journey, and when I experienced the results I had it felt natural to want to share it with everyone in my sphere.. That's when the opportunity of coaching knocked on my door, and I gave up the other gigs to narrow my focus on helping others. Since then, I have helped hundreds of people have the same success by following a simple program and by being open to being coachable. Then came the RIPPLE EFFECT...many of my clients wanted to help others, too, and I now find myself as the CEO of Girl Gone Healthy, LLC, with a total of 50 coaches sharing my mission! Never in a million years did I think I could run a successful business, speaking on a stage sharing my success with hundreds of other coaches, leading trainings and power hours, and most importantly, teaching clients healthy habits to employ each and every day. I have completed the trilogy I longed for...healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy finances beyond my wildest imagination, but I'm just getting started as there are SO MANY MORE I want to share the gift of health with AND healthy finances. If you want a healthy body, healthy mind AND healthy finances, but don't know how to get there, I have the vehicle to help you reach them!
Download or read book Willow Weep for Me A Black Woman s Journey Through Depression written by Nana-Ama Danquah and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to focus on Black women and depression, through the author’s “absorbing and inspirational” (Washington Post) personal journey. When Nana-Ama Danquah, a twenty-two-year-old single mother, began to suffer from a variety of depressive symptoms after giving birth to her daughter, she thought she was going crazy. Determined to portray strength in a world that often undervalues Black women’s lives, she shrouded her debilitating despair in silence and denial. But when she befriends other Black women who suffer with depression, she finds the support she needs to confront the traumatic childhood events that lie beneath her grief. Twenty-five years after its initial publication, as best-selling author Andrew Solomon writes in an illuminating foreword, Willow Weep for Me “remains a brave book . . . but at the time of its writing it was humblingly audacious.” Also including an afterword from the author, this groundbreaking classic is a powerful meditation on courage and a litany for survival. “An important and moving memoir. [Danquah] describes beautifully her experiences with depression.” —Kay Redfield Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind
Download or read book Womanish Black Girls written by Dianne Smith and published by Myers Education Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2020 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner A 2019 AESA Critic's Choice Award Winner Womanish Black Girls/Women Resisting Contradictions of Silence and Voice is a collection of essays written by varied black women who fill spaces within the academy, public schools, civic organizations, and religious institutions. These writings are critically reflective and illuminate autobiographical storied-lives. A major theme is the notion of womanish black girls/women resisting the familial and communal expectations of being seen, rather than heard. Consequently, these memories and lived stories name contradictions between “being told what to do or say” and “knowing and deciding for herself.” Additional themes include womanism and feminism, male patriarchy, violence, cultural norms, positionality, spirituality, representation, survival, and schooling. While the aforementioned can revive painful images and feelings, the essays offer hope, joy, redemption, and the re-imagining of new ways of being in individual and communal spaces. An expectation is that middle school black girls, high school black girls, college/university black girls, and community black women will view this work as seedlings for understanding resistance, claiming voice, and healing. Perfect for courses in: Adolescent Development, American Studies, Black Studies, Educational Anthropology, Latino Studies, Multicultural Education, Social Foundations of Education, Sociology and Women's Studies.
Download or read book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane written by Kate DiCamillo and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories. Jr Lib Guild. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint.
Download or read book Journeys of Black Women in Academe written by Brenda L. Walker and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journeys of Black Women in Academe provides lessons that are instructive to faculty and administrators across race and gender boundaries relative to the successes and challenges that African American women continue to experience in academia.
Download or read book We Are Displaced written by Malala Yousafzai and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful book, Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces the people behind the statistics and news stories about the millions of people displaced worldwide. After her father was murdered, María escaped in the middle of the night with her mother. Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy. Ajida escaped horrific violence, but then found herself battling the elements to keep her family safe. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement — first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere except to the home she loved. In We Are Displaced, Malala not only explores her own story, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her journeys — girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known. In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world's most prominent young activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person — often a young person — with hopes and dreams. "A stirring and timely book." —New York Times
Download or read book Critical Companion to Native American and First Nations Theatre and Performance written by Jaye T. Darby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This foundational study offers an accessible introduction to Native American and First Nations theatre by drawing on critical Indigenous and dramaturgical frameworks. It is the first major survey book to introduce Native artists, plays, and theatres within their cultural, aesthetic, spiritual, and socio-political contexts. Native American and First Nations theatre weaves the spiritual and aesthetic traditions of Native cultures into diverse, dynamic, contemporary plays that enact Indigenous human rights through the plays' visionary styles of dramaturgy and performance. The book begins by introducing readers to historical and cultural contexts helpful for reading Native American and First Nations drama, followed by an overview of Indigenous plays and theatre artists from across the century. Finally, it points forward to the ways in which Native American and First Nations theatre artists are continuing to create works that advocate for human rights through transformative Native performance practices. Addressing the complexities of this dynamic field, this volume offers critical grounding in the historical development of Indigenous theatre in North America, while analysing key Native plays and performance traditions from the mainland United States and Canada. In surveying Native theatre from the late 19th century until today, the authors explore the cultural, aesthetic, and spiritual concerns, as well as the political and revitalization efforts of Indigenous peoples. This book frames the major themes of the genre and identifies how such themes are present in the dramaturgy, rehearsal practices, and performance histories of key Native scripts.
Download or read book Speechifying written by Johnnetta Betsch Cole and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speechifying collects the most important speeches of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole—noted Black feminist anthropologist, the first Black female president of Spelman College, former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, and former chair and president of the National Council of Negro Women. A powerful and eloquent orator, Dr. Cole demonstrates her commitment to the success of historically Black colleges and universities, her ideas about the central importance of diversity and inclusion in higher education, the impact of growing up in the segregated South on her life and activism, and her belief in public service. Drawing on a range of Black thinkers, writers, and artists as well as biblical scripture and spirituals, her speeches give voice to the most urgent and polarizing issues of our time while inspiring transformational leadership and change. Speechifying also includes interviews with Dr. Cole that highlight her perspective as a Black feminist, her dedication to public speaking and “speechifying” in the tradition of the Black church, and the impact that her leadership and mentorship have had on generations of Black feminist scholars.
Download or read book Waking up to Seventy written by Zahia Fahmy and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never in her wildest dreams did author Zahia Fahmy believe she would be seventy years old. That’s ancient. That’s her grandmother. That’s an old, quirky aunt. As Fahmy comes to terms with her age, she explores the memories and life experiences that got her to where she is today. Waking Up to Seventy shares Fahmy’s slow awakening from grief to the shocking realization that seventy is but a few months away. In this memoir, she journeys through the streets of her beloved Alexandria and introduces her people and her family. Following the thread of grief of losing loved ones and the anger and denial that follows, Fahmy concludes that the human inner store of memories is, in fact, the only salvation. Remembrance is the soul’s warm, loving, and gentle way of guiding one to acceptance and to healing.
Download or read book A Healing Place written by Kathryn Atwood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-world advice for caregivers of grieving children?from the founder of the nationally acclaimed, non-profit organization Kate?s Club. Kate?s Club is dedicated to empowering children and teens who have lost loved ones. Based on its founder?s down-to-earth philosophy on how to handle grief, A Healing Place aims to help parents cope with the realities and daily struggles grieving children face in a forthright, compassionate manner. The book is written from Kate?s own personal experiences after having lost, at the age of 12, her mother to breast cancer, as well as featuring experiences of the many families she has encountered through Kate?s Club. Chapter topics include: ? Embracing, not erasing memories ? Giving the child a voice ? How caregivers can be strong role models ? Handling transitions and traditions
Download or read book Long Journey for Love The Story of Patrick McBride written by Ross Glover and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
