3 Books Published by I AM Media Books on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

The 2nd Edition of In Each Moment is an evocative narrative anthology of African-American short stories and poems depicting the struggles, hurts, joys, and triumphs of women longing for the one thing that would make them feel whole and fulfilled, love. The main characters experience a myriad of emotions, from immense joy to unimaginable struggles, to sheer trauma and pain. They are characters you can feel.

This ethnographic exploration of love evokes emotions. You will experience simple pleasures and deep connections. You will experience love and loss. You will experience despair, understanding, and solace. Whether love, loss, or life-altering moments you will find yourself entangled in their emotional webs. In Each Moment is recommended for secondary and post-secondary classrooms, women’s book clubs, and women’s support groups. Get ready to go on a journey through the many phases and stages of love. You will not be disappointed.

Freedom to ENGAGE is a critical and auto-ethnographic exploration into classroom management through the eyes of an inner city educator with over 30 years of experience. Filled with self-examination and reflection, Professor Yisrael shares the realities of working in an urban educational environment text books fail to capture. This book is an invaluable resource for educators at all ages and stages of their career. The book was written for teachers and administrators who are seeking to look at professional development from a different lenses.

The book supports professional learning communities, school-wide behavior management, and inquiry based learning. Prepare to ENGAGE.

When a woman is physically beaten, everyone knows. But how do you know when she experiences emotional bruises and battery? Which one of your friends right now suffers from the emotional lashing of a tongue? Although the wounds may not appear visible to the naked eye; they still have real physical affects.

This book tells the story of a survivor. One who beat the odds and broke free, before her abuser broke her. Simchah is a strong woman. Although seasoned by time and worn down by life, she is a warrior who endured many wounds on the battlefield of life. This story picks up where most stories end. Simchah entrusts her young granddaughter, Zaharah, with her hard-learned life-truths, in hopes Zaharah may learn from her mistakes. Through Simchah’s journals, Zaharah takes a painful walk down memory lane and witnesses the emotional abuse her grandmother endured. Simchah’s ethnographic chronicles of her abusive marriage reveal, although she saw the signs of abuse early in her relationship, she did not recognize them until they grew and ultimately blew up in her face. After reading her grandmother’s journals, Zaharah sees her grandmother, and the world around her, from a refreshed and informed perspective and in a whole new light of lived truths.