Download or read book Black Sapphire written by James Gluz and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost is the story of Buddy Noble and his sister, Tara Noble, who lost their parents in a terrorist attack. They are soon torn apart and, in finding themselves, realize that they have mutant genes and developed superpowers. The Black Sapphire Corporation will stop at nothing to control all the mutants while the Trillion Company will do whatever it takes to give mutants their freedom.
Download or read book Black Sapphire written by V. L. Harris and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes an analogy of a black sapphire gemstone with stereotypical treatment of Americans against African American Women, the effects of an army of American women being ignored, devalued and hidden in plain sight! An ordinary, naturally formed rock begins deep inside the caverns of the earth. Unnoticed, uncut, and unpolished, it has no brilliance and no luster. When outside pressure is placed upon, underneath and around it, it rises to bring out and up to the surface something unique, authentic, beautiful, and valuable. These are natural treasures, hidden in plain sight-a resource, at a glance, just under the surface. A missed treasure hidden deep in the earth, just waiting to be discovered. So to the people, and in the case of this memoir, a Black woman who represent millions of Black women can be hidden, prejudged, ignored, marginalized, cajoled, and abused because of society's decision to see them as a caricature, a joke, a buffoon, a nag, and in a negative connotation a "black sapphire." This story is of a Black woman coming of age in the United States of America over several decades. She stumbles into her discovery that she is viewed through a different lens than her white counterparts. She is judged, contrary to the adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover. She is judged by the cover of her book-the color of her skin and not by the content of her skills, talent or character. Likewise, the adage, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," words can be abusive and inflict lifelong hurt, like ghost in your memory and minds, hanging around to haunt and hurt you again. Treated as a "third-class" citizen or as no citizen at all by fellow Americans is the story of millions who happen to be Black and female. Seen, yet not seen except as surface, superficial, and annoying outsiders, locked out of the mainstream of society, intentionally excluded so that their voices, dreams, needs, potential and desires are ignored, unrealized and unfulfilled. The effect is a national pool of talent, skills and human resources wasted. This book is a tribute to African American women as a natural valuable treasure, unrecognized, unvalued, hidden in plain sight. 80
Download or read book Black Wings Blind Angels written by Sapphire and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2000-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With fierce candor and an unflinching eye, the highly praised author of Push journeys through the harsh realities of African American existence to find the "door to the possibility of now." The heroes that emerge from these forty-seven vigorous poems confront the agony of betrayal as they strive in their quest for self-transformation and redemption. From the city streets to the rich landscape of dreams, each of these poems holds out the "black wings of expectation" offering the chance to emerge from the pain of the past and arrive at "the day you have been waiting for/when you would finally begin to live." At turns alarming and inspiring, the raw lyrics and piercing wisdom of Black Wings & Blind Angels remind us of Sapphire's place as a unique and fearless voice.
Download or read book Original Pontiac Firebird and Trans Am 1967 2002 written by Jim Schild and published by . This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Ford and Chevrolet, Pontiac entered the pony car market in 1967 and came up with one of the best and most successful muscle cars ever produced. Though based on the Camaro chassis, the Firebird offered unique features and high performance, and over its nearly 40 years of production it continued to wow drivers--as it does today. This book details the Firebird’s long and illustrious career. With high-quality, detailed color photographs of some of the finer models--both originals and faithful restorations--the book is at once a unique history and a restoration guide to all four generations of the Firebird. Pictures and text profile the correct parts, finishes, options, and trim pieces for various models. The book also covers the vehicle’s wide variety of engine options, along with all special editions and model variations from the Firebird’s introduction in 1967 to the final model in 2002.
Download or read book Gems and Gemstones written by Lance Grande and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Download or read book Black Women s Portrayals on Reality Television written by Donnetrice C. Allison and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically analyzes the portrayals of Black women in current reality television. Audiences are presented with a multitude of images of Black women fighting, arguing, and cursing at one another in this manufactured world of reality television. This perpetuation of negative, insidious racial and gender stereotypes influences how the U.S. views Black women. This stereotyping disrupts the process in which people are able to appreciate cultural and gender difference. Instead of celebrating the diverse symbols and meaning making that accompanies Black women's discourse and identities, reality television scripts an artificial or plastic image of Black women that reinforces extant stereotypes. This collection's contributors seek to uncover examples in reality television shows where instantiations of Black women's gendered, racial, and cultural difference is signified and made sinister.
Download or read book Black Sapphire written by L. Callan and published by . This book was released on 1980-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black Sapphire written by Robert William Kitsock and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dynamic, poetic work that plums the soul of the reader--through song lyrics--by delving into the aspirations, heartbreaks, and commitments of both everyday and extraordinary people who strive to understand themselves and their worlds through acts of love, hope, desperation, and humor that define them and their environments . . . and drive each of them toward the better life we all hope to achieve. The title, The Black Sapphire, is derived from the personal reminiscence of the author, and is a metaphor for Anthracite coal.
Download or read book Racism in Contemporary African American Children s and Young Adult Literature written by Suriyan Panlay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying critical race theory to contemporary African American children’s and young adult literature, this book explores one key racial issue that has been overlooked both in race studies and literary scholarship—internalised racism. By systematically examining the issue of internalised racism and its detrimental psychological effects, particularly towards the young and vulnerable, this book defamiliarises the very racial issue that otherwise has become normalised in American racial discourse, reaffirming the relevance of race, racism, and racialisation in contemporary America. Through readings of works by Jacqueline Woodson, Sharon G. Flake, Tanita S. Davis, Sapphire, Rosa Guy, and Nikki Grimes, Suriyan Panlay develops a new critical discourse on internalised racism by studying its effects on marginalised children, its manifestations, and the fictional narrative strategies that can be used to regain and reclaim a sense of self.
Download or read book The American Dream written by Phil Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcript of CWPG lecture given October 28, 1987.
Download or read book Crystals for Positive Manifestation written by Sarah Bartlett and published by Fair Winds Press (MA). This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystals for Positive Manifestation, the only book to specifically address the manifestation power of crystals, details several stones' attributes, powers, and divination strengths in the manifestation field.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Crystals written by Denise Whichello Brown and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only will every exquisite image in this guide to gem therapy delight the eye, but the information it reveals may be life-changing. Beginners will become experts as they find out how to use crystals to relieve stress and tension; endow the environment with peace and tranquility; protect against negative energies; transform negative forces into positive ones; enhance meditation; increase vitality; and even attract love. There are so many ways, on every level, to rejuvenate one’s whole being. Enticing pictures show the different types of common and more unusual crystals... and captions explain their configuration. The author gives valuable advice on choosing the right stone for you; instructions on caring for the crystals; a range of methods to harness their strength, from gem massage to chakra work; and a wonderfully enlightening illustrated directory of crystals.
Download or read book Push written by Sapphire and published by Vintage Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A courageous and determined young teacher opens up a new world of hope and redemption for sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an abused young African American girl living in Harlem who was raped and left pregnant by her father.
Download or read book United States Economist and Dry Goods Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Double Burden written by Yanick St Jean and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of contemporary black women are rare and scattered, and are often extensions of a legacy beginning in the 19th century that characterized black women as domineering matriarchs, prostitutes, or welfare queens, negative characterizations that are perpetuated by both white and non-white social scientists. Based on over 200 interviews, this book departs from these conventions in significant ways, and, using a "collective memory" conceptual framework, shows how black women cope with and interpret lives often limited by racial barriers not of their making.
Download or read book Forbidden Rites written by Jeanette Ellis and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft & Wicca.
Download or read book Firefly Guide to Gems written by Cally Oldershaw and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the identification, structure, and uses of precious and semi-precious stones, novelty stones, agates, and crystals.
