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| #1
ISBN: 1886433852
Let That Be the Reason is the first of a quasi-fiction trilogy based on the
author's real-life experiences. Pamela Xavier is abandoned by her drug dealing
infant son's father (Chino) with a stack of bills, no food in the 'fridge, and
an impending eviction notice. With no job prospects, Pamela feels backed into a
corner and decides to get her "hustle" on. As a female caught up in a
male-dominated game, Pamela relies on her alter-ego, Carmen, to deal with the
streets, playas, dealers, drug lords, and of course, the law. |
#1
by Brett Pulley ISBN: 0471423637 The American dream is still alive, and if you don't believe it just take a close look at Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and a man who has traveled the classic American journey from humble origins to unimaginable wealth. Born to a poor family in Mississippi, Johnson, the son of factory workers and the only one among his ten siblings to attend college, parlayed a $15,000 loan in 1979 into Black Entertainment Television, one of the cable industry's richest franchises. Written by award-winning journalist Brett Pulley, The Billion Dollar BET
is the first-ever in-depth look at one of the most enigmatic and important
entrepreneurs of our time. This revealing book offers a colorful portrait of
a brilliant and relentlessly focused businessman, whose life is a window
into race, culture, and capitalism. From Johnson's rural Mississippi roots
and early years in blue-collar Illinois, to his graduate life at Princeton
University and career as a cable industry lobbyist on Capitol Hill, The
Billion Dollar BET traces his inspired climb to the top and his often
controversial tenure at the helm of one of the most influential media
outlets in the country. You'll discover how Johnson won the support of media
titans John Malone and Sumner Redstone, and watch as BET begins to take on
far greater social significance than even Johnson could ever have imagined.
You'll also learn how Johnson handled pivotal events in the company's
history, such as the public attacks on BET's program content and the
decision to sell the firm to media giant Viacom. |
| #2
by Hallema Format: Paperback: 272 pages Read an Excerpt from Mass Deception "Hallema is a fresh new voice with an uncanny imagination and witty delivery. A writer of immense talent." �K. Elliott, author of Entangled "This book packs a powerful punch! The racy plot twists will keep you wondering right to the very end." �Preston L. Allen, author of Hoochie Mama Mass Deception is a story of love, lust, and lies. It's a gender-bending love story with a twist. Hallema takes you on a journey through the life of Toni T. Goodwin a twenty something advertising executive with a big title and an even bigger secret. This books taps into your deepest emotions and makes you wonder; How well do you know the person with whom you sleep? How well do you know yourself? Fasten your seatbelt and hold on because this ride is filled with twist, turns and laughter promises to be a thrill. |
#2
ISBN: 0393058972 On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the doctrine of "separate but equal" was unconstitutional. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., was not even two at the time, and his family, farm workers in southern California, had scant knowledge of how keenly the ruling would affect them. In All Deliberate Speed Ogletree examines the personal ramifications of the decision for him and his family�his childhood in the wake of the Brown decision, his student days at Stanford and Harvard Law, his immersion in the Boston busing crisis�and its meaning for all Americans. Presenting a vivid pageant of historical characters including Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., Earl Warren, Anita Hill, and Clarence Thomas, Ogletree discusses the ambivalence of our judicial system, the increasing legal challenges to affirmative action, and the issue of reparations. Informed throughout by brilliant legal insight, All Deliberate Speed compellingly traces the history of race and integration in American society, and will promote intense debate and reconsideration. |
| #3
ISBN:
0970247257 Sweet innocent Yarni, from a well-to do family, by chance, meets Richmond's notorious drug kingpin, Des. Immediately they develop an astronomical love, which separates her from her family and friends. But when Des, is sentenced to life in prison, she will learn, being a hustler's wife isn't as easy, with her sole provider behind bars. Travel with Yarni, as she survives when the script if flipped. At times she plays the game, and at other times...the game plays her. Her journey is filled with laughter, tears, failures, triumphs and perseverance. Nikki's debut novel is a smorgasbord of manipulation, street-life, greed, betrayal, envy, money, power and revenge. |
#3
ISBN: 0913543004 Advice for parents, educators, community, and church members is provided in this guide for ensuring that African American boys grow up to be strong, committed, and responsible African American men. This book answers such questions as Why are there more black boys in remedial and special education classes than girls? Why are more girls on the honor roll? When do African American boys see a positive black male role model? Is the future of black boys in the hands of their mothers and white female teachers? and When does a boy become a man? The significance of rite of passage activities, including mentoring, male bonding, and spirituality, are all described. |
| #4
Zane (Editor) ISBN: 0743482387 As a best-selling author and successful publisher of Strebor Books, Zane's name is synonymous with popular fiction -- especially erotica. Her website, Eroticanoir.com, gets over a million hits a year from around the world, and her fans look forward to every one of her publishing ventures with eager anticipation. Chocolate Flava is the first in a series of collections of great erotic fiction edited by Zane, the reigning queen of erotica. Based on the Featured Erotica section of her website, Chocolate Flava gathers twenty-five sizzling tales from some of the most talented -- and dedicated -- writers of erotica working today. This is a his-and-her collection. There are stories specifically written with female readers in mind, and others written expressly for men. Among the contributors are names already familiar to readers of erotica, such as Reginald Harris, Robert Edison Sandiford, Jonathan Luckett and, of course, Zane -- as well as emerging voices, such as Geneva Barnes and Robert Scott Adams. What they all have in common is that they are great at what they do, and have been handpicked by Zane -- an editor who knows a hot story when she sees it. Zane wanted stories "that took risks, that explored unique situations, that were creative beyond compare." She wanted to show that men and women can equally express themselves through the medium of erotic fiction. She wanted stories that would turn her on. This collection of selected sexy short stories will turn you on, too. |
#4
by Robert J. Cottrol,
ISBN: 0700612890 Before 1954, both law and custom mandated strict racial segregation throughout much of the nation. That began to change with Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark decision that overturned the pernicious "separate but equal" doctrine. In declaring that legally mandated school segregation was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court played a critical role in helping to dismantle America's own version of apartheid, Jim Crow. This new study of Brown--the title for a group of cases drawn from Kansas, Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware, and the District of Columbia--offers an insightful and original overview designed expressly for students and general readers. It is concise, up-to-date, highly readable, and very teachable.
Their book traces the lengthy court litigations, highlighting the pivotal role
of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and including
incisive portraits of key players, including co-plaintiff Oliver Brown, newly
appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren, NAACP lawyer and future Supreme Court
justice Thurgood Marshall, and Justice Felix Frankfurter, who recognized the
crucial importance of a unanimous court decision and helped produce it. The
authors simply but powerfully narrate their story and show that Brown not only
changed the national equation of race and caste--it also changed our view of the
Court's role in American life. |
| #5
by Teri Woods ISBN: 0967224942 Teri Woods, author of the successful True To The Game Starting from rags to riches, Dutch rise was of his accord. Vowing never to be locked away in prison again he took his rightful place on top with his team in respected positions to initiate murder, mayhem, muscle, matter, as well as mentality! Bernard James Jr. A.K.A. Dutch wore the crown of the most terrifying force in the streets. Yet, he was "R-E-S-P-E-C-T-E-D" The balance between being loved and feared |
#5
ISBN:
0883780305 The Destruction of Black Civilization took Chancellor Williams sixteen years of research and field study to compile. The book, which was to serve as a reinterpretation of the history of the African race, was intended to be "a general rebellion against the subtle message from even the most 'liberal' white authors (and their Negro disciples): 'You belong to a race of nobodies. You have no worthwhile history to point to with pride.'" The book was written at a time when many black students, educators, and scholars were starting to piece together the connection between the way their history was taught and the way they were perceived by others and by themselves. They began to question assumptions made about their history and took it upon themselves to create a new body of historical research. The book is premised on the question: "If the Blacks were among the very first builders of civilization and their land the birthplace of civilization, what has happened to them that has left them since then, at the bottom of world society, precisely what happened? The Caucasian answer is simple and well-known: The Blacks have always been at the bottom." Williams instead contends that many elements�nature, imperialism, and stolen legacies� have aided in the destruction of the black civilization. �description from Sacred Fire |
| #6
by Zane ISBN: 0743476239 Zane's legion of fans can't get enough of her way of telling a juicy, sexy story. Now, the New York Times best-selling queen of erotica brings us a tale of a woman with a split personality -- one highly sexed and one sexually repressed. Jonquinette Pierce has always been nervous when it comes to men. She took
a job dealing with mostly women so she could avoid men. She goes to work and
comes straight home during the week, but on the weekends her other self,
Jude, takes over and goes on intense sexual escapades. |
#6
by Iceberg Slim ISBN: 0870679791 Pimp: The Story Of My Life is brutally honest and it seems to wallow on the dark, ugly side of human nature. It's definitely not for the weak-stomach, illusion-preferred-having people. This is about the other side of reality that many of us, by the Grace Of God, will only encounter in a book, such as Pimp. Pimp covers the life of Iceberg Slim, from his early childhood to his first stint in prison to his rise and fall as a pimp. Simp opens the door and a window to the seedy side of town. He goes into details of how to "turn" a woman to become a prostitute, his relationship to the women in his "stable", rules in the unwritten book of pimping, and even gives a brief history of the black pimp. But, the most dangerous is his insight into human nature. It's not pretty, not by any stretch of the imagination. I was captivated. I felt like a kid reading Hustler in the middle of the night, under the covers with a flashlight. For it seemed that I was reading and learning things that I shouldn't. Let's face, it disturb the devil out of me. The only element about the narrative of the book is the fact that Slim used slang throughout it. Normally, I wouldn't mind it, but you must realize that the slang he used are words that was used almost 60 years ago. Yep, a history lesson unto itself. Eventually, I caught on, but it took a while. �Thumper, AALBC.com |
| #7
ISBN: 0970247265
Tressa is a fly girl accustomed to the lavish lifestyle that her possessive,
deranged, baby’s daddy, Lucky, has provider her with. In order to keep her high
post standards of living, she has excused so many of his unforgivable actions.
It is not until he pulls off the ultimate stunt that she realizes that no mink
coat, car, house or any amount of money is worth her peace of mind. |
#7
by John V. Elmore, Yvonne Rose (Editor) ISBN: 0972751939 Fighting for Your Life is The Book that every African-American household should have. This comprehensive guide will show you how the Criminal Justice System affects men, women and children who are born African-American in the United States of America and will teach you how to make the Right Choices to help you survive on your journey through life. For All African-Americans, this book is your Wake-Up Call to fight for and to save your life and the lives of the next generation of African-Americans! Your choices can save our children from a life of misery... or death. Read This Book!
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| #8
Format: Paperback, 256 pp "This rain ushers in peace�" Elizabeth Underwood. Bold. Vivacious.
Confident. Her life was about to be turned upside down. As far as Elizabeth was concerned, the
Underwoods were the poster family for God’s blessings. She had two beautiful
children and an elegant home. Her husband was the CEO of his own technical
consulting firm and he truly loved her. But when the storms of life interrupt
Elizabeth’s world, will she become entangled in her struggles or will she
rest in the promises of God? Abundant Rain is the second book in the Rain
Series. |
#8
ISBN: 0913543020 Asks and answers the questions how can we reduce the dropout rate? Why does the motivation to learn decline as the age increases for most youth? Are we training or educating students? How can we identify and develop their talents? Read this very interesting book for some startling answers! |
| #9
ISBN: 074348620X The best-selling author of B-More Careful, Shannon Holmes, delivers Bad Girlz, another wild adventure into the streets. The setting this time is the Badlands, one of the toughest and poorest communities in Philadelphia. Bad Girlz takes you into the mysterious and often dangerous lives of young women who turn to the streets and strip clubs as a means of survival. These are girls who, along the way, suffer bad breaks and find themselves ripe for exploitation by men and women who pretend to be their saviors. Tender and Goldie were taken under wing by Kat, a veteran stripper, who enjoyed the life and the risks she had to take to stay in the mix of the sex trade. Both of these young and beautiful girls had ended up in dire straits and in need of Kat's help in different ways, but ultimately for the same reasons: They lacked the love and support that most of us expect to get at home and in our communities. Where they live, illegal money is often the only money to be made, and the difference between the law and the outlaw is tough to discern. |
#9
by Michael J. Klarman ISBN: 0195129032 Fifty years after the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the debate still rages over the consequences of this momentous ruling. In this authoritative account of constitutional law concerning race, Michael Klarman details, in the richest and most thorough discussion to date, how and whether Supreme Court decisions do, in fact, matter. When Thurgood Marshall stood in front of the Warren Court to argue the case that statutes segregating public schools should be invalidated, profound changes had already occurred in American race relations. For the justices, Brown posed a conflict between law and politics. Traditional sources of constitutional interpretation -- text, original intent, precedent, and custom -- seemed to indicate that school segregation was permissible. But most of the justices found that practice deeply abhorrent. In creating new precedent in Brown, the judges relied on their personal values, values heavily influenced by larger historical forces. The consequences of the Brown decision are similarly difficult to disentangle from the social and political context of the time. Brown unquestionably had a significant impact -- it brought race issues to public attention and mobilized supporters of the ruling. It also, however, energized the opposition. In a highly provocative interpretation of the decision's connection to the civil rights movement, Klarman argues that Brown was more important for mobilizing southern white opposition to racial change than for encouraging directaction protest. By mandating court-ordered school desegregation, Brown created the occasion for violent confrontation and radicalized southern politics, leading to the election of politicians who calculated that violent suppression of civil rights demonstrations would win votes. It was such violence, vividly captured on television, that Klarman argues ultimately transformed northern opinion on race -- a backlash that led to the enactment of landmark civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s. A monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race, From Jim Crow to Civil Rights spells out in compelling detail the political and social context within which the Supreme Court justices operate and the consequences of their decisions for American race relations. |
| #10
by Tracy Brown ISBN: 0970247281 Who said the streets don�t love nobody? Black is the novel that shatters
the myth. |
#10
ISBN: 0960229469 "Africa's Gift to America is another classic which should be added to the library of every serious student of African American history. He lays out in clear and fascinating detail the role of the African American from the founding of the nation in the 17th century through the Revolutionary War period to the Civil War and early Post-Civil War era. His use of first hand documents such as newspapers, magazines, political cartoons, journals, and his extensive citation to then-contemporary historical works is masterfully woven to create a rich historical tapestry. His mentioning of obscure historical facts such as the Corwin Amendment, the rejected original form of the 13th Amendment that would have preserved rather than abolished slavery, as well as the role of slave Jo Anderson in creating the McCormick reaper, are but a small sampling of the treasures within this invaluable volume." �Above Quote from The African Bookstore http://www.africanbookstore.net |
Let
that Be the Reason
The
Billion Dollar Bet: Robert Johnson and the inside Story of Black
Entertainment Television
Mass
Deception
All
Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown V. Board of
Education
A
Countering
the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys
Chocolate
Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology
Brown V Board of
Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution (Landmark Law Cases and
American Society)
Dutch:
The First of a Trilogy 
Nervous
Pimp:
The Story of My Life
A
Project Chick
Abundant
Rain
Motivating
and Preparing Black Youth for Success
Bad
Girlz: A Novel
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial
Equality
Black
Africa's Gift to
America: The Afro-American in the Making and Saving of the United States :
With New Supplement, Africa and Its Potentialities
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