Download or read book What Color Is Your Hoodie written by Jarrett Neal and published by Chelsea Station Editions. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In thirteen candid and provocative essays, author Jarrett Neal reports on the status of black gay men in the new millennium, examining classism among black gay men, racism within the gay community, representations of the black male body within gay pornography, and patriarchal threats to the survival of both black men and gay men. What Color Is Your Hoodie? employs the author's own quest for visibility--through bodybuilding, creative writing, and teaching, among other pursuits--as the genesis for an insightful and critical dialogue that ultimately symbolizes the entire black gay community's struggle for recognition and survival"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book What Color Is Your Hoodie written by Jarrett Neal and published by Chelsea Station Editions. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In thirteen candid and provocative essays, author Jarrett Neal reports on the status of black gay men in the new millennium, examining classism among black gay men, racism within the gay community, representations of the black male body within gay pornography, and patriarchal threats to the survival of both black men and gay men. What Color Is Your Hoodie? employs the author's own quest for visibility--through bodybuilding, creative writing, and teaching, among other pursuits--as the genesis for an insightful and critical dialogue that ultimately symbolizes the entire black gay community's struggle for recognition and survival"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Hoodie of God written by LEE BANTA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his world, people are judged by color... the color of their hoodie. That's how you know whose gang, and whose territory you're in. Yet there is an evil here that will stop at nothing to destroy even that. "Hoodie of God" offers another point of view into the racial unrest, and tension that still plagues humanity. Todays random shootings of innocent victims for no good reason, even by the police, can be stopped by the simple solution offered in the bible. In the streets of the "hoodies," one man has the answer. Enter this world of darkness, and follow the light as you discover what it takes to survive in such a world. This journey will amaze and bewilder you, as you find yourself wondering... is it real... or fiction?

Download or read book Privacy at the Margins written by Scott Skinner-Thompson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Privacy can function as an expressive, anti-subordination tool of resistance that is worthy of constitutional protection.

Download or read book Justine McKeen Queen of the Green written by Sigmund Brouwer and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justine and her friends are excited about being green and helping the planet one project at a time.

Download or read book The Color of Life written by Cara Meredith and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this spiritual memoir, a white woman in an interracial marriage and mixed-race family paints a beautiful path from white privilege toward racial healing, from ignorance toward seeing the image of God in everyone she meets. Author and speaker Cara Meredith grew up in a colorless world. From childhood, she didn't think issues of race had anything to do with her, and she was ignorant of many of the racial realities (including individual and systemic racism) in America today. A colorblind rhetoric had been stamped across her education, world view, and Christian theology. Then as an adult, Cara's life took on new, colorful hues. She realized that white people in her generation, seeking to move beyond ancestral racism, had swung so far in believing a colorblind rhetoric that they tried to act as if they didn't see race at all. When Cara met and fell in love with the son of black icon, James Meredith, the power of love helped her see color. She began to notice the shades of life already present in the world around her, while also learning to listen in new ways to black voices of the past. After she married and their little family grew to include two mixed-race sons, Cara knew she would never see the world through a colorless lens again. Cara Meredith's journey will serve as an invitation into conversations of justice, race, and privilege, asking key questions, such as: What does it mean to navigate ongoing and desperately needed conversations of race and justice? What does it mean for white people to listen and learn from the realities our black and brown brothers and sisters face every day? What does it mean to teach the next generation a theology of justice, reconciliation, and love? What does it mean to dig into the stories of our past, both historically and theologically, to see the imago Dei in everyone? Plus, Cara offers an extensive Notes and Recommended Reading section at the end of the book, so you can continue learning, listening, and engaging in this important conversation.

Download or read book Dressed in Dreams written by Tanisha C. Ford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Essence's "10 Books We're Dying To Toss Into Our Summer Totes" From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo earrings, and the #BlackLivesMatter-inspired hoodies of today. The history of these garments is deeply intertwined with Ford’s story as a black girl coming of age in a Midwestern rust belt city. She experimented with the Jheri curl; discovered how wearing the wrong color tennis shoes at the roller rink during the drug and gang wars of the 1980s could get you beaten; and rocked oversized, brightly colored jeans and Timberlands at an elite boarding school where the white upper crust wore conservative wool shift dresses. Dressed in Dreams is a story of desire, access, conformity, and black innovation that explains things like the importance of knockoff culture; the role of “ghetto fabulous” full-length furs and colorful leather in the 1990s; how black girls make magic out of a dollar store t-shirt, rhinestones, and airbrushed paint; and black parents' emphasis on dressing nice. Ford talks about the pain of seeing black style appropriated by the mainstream fashion industry and fashion’s power, especially in middle America. In this richly evocative narrative, she shares her lifelong fashion revolution—from figuring out her own personal style to discovering what makes Midwestern fashion a real thing too.

Download or read book My American Harp written by Surazeus Astarius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My American Harp" presents 1,169 poems written 2010-2014 by Surazeus that explore what it means to be an American in the modern world of an interconnected global civilization.

Download or read book Two Summers written by Aimee Friedman and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes a novel about fate, family secrets, and new love, told in split narrative. ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . . ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . . When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue - but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most. From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

Download or read book The Perfect Lie written by Cheryl Bradshaw and published by Pixie Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Excellent book that mystery fans will want to read." - L. Smith, Amazon Top Contributor Alexandra Weston has been telling lies for the last twenty-five years. Those closest to her think they know her, but they don't. No one does. When Alexandra is found brutally murdered on the last stop of her book tour, fellow colleague Joss Jax steps in to investigate. Joss's search reveals disturbing details from Alexandra's past, including secrets buried within the pages of her books, and a list of enemies ready to talk about the real Alexandra Weston. Just when Joss believes she's solved the mystery, an unexpected twist rises to the surface, a twist so deadly it changes everyone's lives forever. If you enjoy books by Sue Grafton and Mary Higgins Clark, you'll enjoy Cheryl Bradshaw. Praise for the book: "Easy to follow, and difficult to put down." - Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer "Great, unexpected surprise ending." "Revelations come to light that have you dropping your jaw." "Bradshaw's ability to bring characters to life within a gripping, fast-paced story make her one of the best thriller writers today." "Another 5-star winner from Cheryl Bradshaw!" "I read 3 books a week, and this is the best book I've read in the last 3 years."

Download or read book Chic Sweats written by Carmia Marshall and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step instructions for transforming sweatshirts and sweatpants into fashionable pieces of clothing and accessories.

Download or read book The Evolution of Mara Dyer written by Michelle Hodkin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mara Dyer knows she isn't crazy. She knows that she can kill with her mind, and that Noah can heal with his. Mara also knows that somehow, Jude is not a hallucination. He is alive. Unfortunately, convincing her family and doctors that she's not unstable and doesn't need to be hospitalised isn't easy. The only person who actually believes her is Noah. But being with Noah is dangerous and Mara is in constant fear that she might hurt him. She needs to learn how to control her power, and fast! Together, Mara and Noah must try and figure out exactly how Jude survived when the asylum collapsed, and how he knows so much about her strange ability… before anyone else ends up dead!

Download or read book Giant Days Not On the Test Edition written by John Allison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in single magazine form as Giant Days no. 1-8.

Download or read book Giant Days Vol 1 written by John Allison and published by BOOM! Studios. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan, Esther, and Daisy started at university three weeks ago and became fast friends because their dorm rooms were next to each other. Now, away from home for the first time, all three want to reinvent themselves. But in the face of hand-wringing boys, "personal experimentation," influenza, mystery-mold, nu-chauvinism, and the willful, unwanted intrusion of "academia," they may be lucky just to make it to spring alive.

Download or read book Design Your Own Tees written by Jennifer Cooke and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains instructions for twenty T-shirt decorating projects that involve the techniques of dyeing, stamping, stenciling, and screen printing, and includes templates.

Download or read book Face to Face written by Penelope Freed and published by Robynne Smith. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah’s about to get everything she’s ever wanted… but one wrong move could send it all crashing down. This is going to be the best summer vacation ever. Hannah can’t decide which is more exciting—the prospect of six weeks of pure ballet with Lisa by her side, or spending that time with her new boyfriend. But it turns out the wider ballet world isn’t the same as her small-town studio. Mean girls, jealousy, and an injury she’d like to keep under wraps haunt what should be bliss. Can Hannah keep it together long enough to see her dreams come true? She may be the baby of the family, but Katy Quinn is ready to step out of the shadows cast by her big brothers and talented best friends. With Hannah and Lisa gone for the summer, JJ starts hanging around more and more, but Katy can’t tell who’s friend JJ wants to be—hers or her brother’s. Will the new girl’s friendship turn out to be something more? And when Katy discovers something she loves just as much as ballet, will her friendships with Hannah and Lisa survive? Penelope Freed’s Face to Face is the third book in a contemporary YA romance series with an LGBTQ+ arc that will have you cheering and a cliffhanger that will make you cry. Featuring a swoon-worthy first kiss, girls being badass, and some literal Black Swan moments!

Download or read book Giant Days written by John Allison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in single magazine form as Giant days No. 1-4"--Colophon.