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Found 39 matching records for “Kevin Wayne Johnson, Author of Leadership with a Servant’s Heart”.
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Not My Will

by Khara Campbell

Not My Will Khara Campbell Excerpt Prologue “Virtue, your man dogged you and you gonna let him get away with that mess? If I was you, I would be busting some holes in his tires and smashing ou...

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Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous

by Kevin P. Chavous

Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 &Jscr;ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...

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Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous

by Kevin P. Chavous

Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 &Jscr;ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...

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The Messenger Reader

by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

The Messenger Reader Sondra Kathryn Wilson Excerpt In this short story, Fenton Johnson introduces the reader to Elizabeth (Eliza) Jan, an African-American servant. Liza, a Southerner, finds herself w...

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All I Want For Christmas

by Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others

All I Want For Christmas Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others Excerpt An excerpt from Terri Ann Johnson&rs...

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Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation

by Marvin Andrew McMickle

Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation Marvin Andrew McMickle Excerpt The Invisible Black Woman It seems that African American men who worked tirelessly to reverse the st...

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Alain Locke: An Introduction

by Charles Molesworth

Alain Locke: An Introduction Charles Molesworth Excerpt ALAIN LOCKE: AN INTRODUCTION(Part 1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alain Locke established his intellectual brilliance by a lifetime of study ...

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Night Hawks: Stories

by Charles Johnson

Night Hawks: Stories Charles Johnson Excerpt The Weave Three thieves battered through a wall, crawled close to the floor to dodge motion detectors and stole six duffel bags filled with human hair ...

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Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs

by Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers

Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers Excerpt Introduction The tongue of Egyptian experience has the most truth. A lie runs in Cuba only until th...

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Standing at the Scratch Line

by Guy Johnson

Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson Excerpt LeRoi picked up the rifle that was leaning against a root with its stock in the water. He checked the barrel carefully for obstructions, then mounted ...

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Nobody Else Is Better Than You

by Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore

Nobody Else Is Better Than You Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore Excerpt Chapter 1: Nobody Else Is Better Than You The serious look in Daddy&rsquo;s eyes told me his words w...

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Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop

by Saul Williams

Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop Saul Williams Excerpt A CONFESSION There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such ...

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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

by Chris Hedges

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle Chris Hedges Excerpt Now the death of God combined with the perfection of the image has brought us to a whole new state of expe...

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Cane

by Jean Toomer

Cane Jean Toomer Excerpt Introduction to Cane As it appeared in the Perennial Classic edition copyright&nbsp; 1969 by Arna Bontemps LOOKING back on the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920&rsquo;s,...

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In My ‘Hood

by Endy

In My ‘Hood Endy Excerpt The loud banging on the door startled Desiree &ldquo;Rae-Rae&rdquo; Johnson from her deep sleep. She sat up on the mattress that graced the dirty hardwood floor. Wiping th...

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A Thug’s Redemption 3: The Wrath of Andre

by Yani

A Thug’s Redemption 3: The Wrath of Andre Yani Excerpt Tiffany disconnected the phone and paced the living room. Jamal had a second phone with only one number in it that went to a man who seemed to ...

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To Find You

by Cerece Rennie Murphy

To Find You Cerece Rennie Murphy Excerpt Part I: In The Beginning I wait for him here, at the place where the night sky and the earth become lovers. In the tall grass of our homeland, between two k...

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Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt

by Marvin V. Arnett

Pieces from Life’s Crazy Quilt Marvin V. Arnett Excerpt When my mother saw the smiles on our faces, she heaved a sigh of relief. When she asked my father what he though of my teacher, he answer...

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Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot

by Hunter Hayes

Shoe’s on the Otha’ Foot Hunter Hayes Excerpt Chapter 1 &quot;I REMINISCE&quot; &nbsp;Precisely four forty-seven p.m., and the damn beat-beat of my heart is racing to catch up with the tick-...

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Not All Dogs

by C. Kelly Robinson

Not All Dogs C. Kelly Robinson Excerpt Prologue Chapter One: Choirboy Chapter Two: Smooth Operator Chapter Three: Sinister Minister Chapter Four: Bootstrapper Prologue (top) Sheryl Gibs...

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Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love

by Zane

Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk About Sex and Love Zane Excerpt Chapter One: Sexual Addiction Sexual addiction is a topic very near and dear to my heart. When I first decided to write my novel Add...

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The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother James McBride Excerpt CHAPTER ONE Dead I&rsquo;m dead. You want to talk about my family and here I been dead to them for fifty y...

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Cayenne

by Janice Pernell

Cayenne Janice Pernell Excerpt Nia eyed Michael with a mixture of defiance and loathing. The man who&rsquo;d captured her heart in the past three months was now her captor, in a very literal but surr...

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Chapter 3 Jonathan Fraiser

by Alicia D. Williams

Chapter 3 Jonathan Fraiser Alicia D. Williams Excerpt one Nobody could tell me that today wasn&rsquo;t gon&rsquo; be my day. Even though I couldn&rsquo;t determine the correct term of equality in ...

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Wolf Hustle

by Cin Fabré

Wolf Hustle Cin Fabré Excerpt Introduction The hustle has always been with me. Once I discovered the stock market I became infected with the delirious joy that comes from a successful speculative ...

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My Love Notes to a Black Man

by Lana Reid

My Love Notes to a Black Man Lana Reid Excerpt Your Utopia in Me This morning when the alarm rang I was a warm mahogany cocoon that enveloped you A slumbering medley of brown arms and legs wrapp...

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Everything Fades Away

by Zane

Everything Fades Away Zane Excerpt An Excerpt (expletives redacted) Lust is the benefit of self at the expense of others. Love is the benefit of others at the expense of self. The first lick...

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Chapter 1: The Throne of Thought OPENING PRAYER

by Iyanla Vanzant

Chapter 1: The Throne of Thought OPENING PRAYER Iyanla Vanzant Excerpt Beloved Presence of All That Is, Anchor me now in Your peace and perfect wisdom. Today, I call forth the s...

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Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter

by Marvin X

Notes of Artistic Freedom Fighter Marvin X Excerpt INTRODUCTION By Dr. Nathan Hare With the return of &ldquo;white nationalism&rdquo; to the international stage and the White House and new th...

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Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan

by Beowulf Sheehan

Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan Excerpt Photographing Gregory Pardlo, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, at his home was an exercise in seeing love in the tactile. ...

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Food and the City

by Ina Yalof

Food and the City Ina Yalof Excerpt Alexander SmallsThe Cecil Daylight floods his Harlem apartment, an eclectic space crammed with old and new mementos from a well-traveled, well-lived life. The...

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The Man Who Cried I Am

by John A. Williams

The Man Who Cried I Am John A. Williams Excerpt FOREWORD by Graham Hodges &nbsp; The publication of John A. Williams&rsquo; fourth novel, The Man Who Cried I Am, in October, 1967, caused cr...

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Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora Sheree Renée Thomas Excerpt The Comet by W. E. B. Du Bois (1920) He stood a moment on the steps of the bank, watching th...

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The Immortality Of Influence

by Salome Thomas-El

The Immortality Of Influence Salome Thomas-El Excerpt Foreword by Will Smith If you finish this book and are not inspired to immediately go out and effect change in your community, then you w...

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On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Excerpt &quot;Some Technicolor Bazaar&quot; How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe Harlem!&helli...

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Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1

by Drusilla Dunjee Houston

Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 1 Drusilla Dunjee Houston Excerpt The minds of men today are stirred with eager questionings about the origin of civilization and about ...

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Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature

by Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin’ with Mother Nature Dick Gregory Excerpt 1Warning: The Author Has Determined That Not Reading the Following Pages Is Dangerous to Your Health ...

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My Brown Baby

by Denene Millner

My Brown Baby Denene Millner Excerpt Chapter 1 My Escort into Motherhood I WAS A YOUNG REPORTER WHEN I MET HER&mdash;full of energy, I had a flat stomach, still 120 pounds soaking wet, still ea...

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Foreword Justice for Marcus Garvey

by Julius Garvey

Foreword Justice for Marcus Garvey Julius Garvey Excerpt Foreword Excerpt by Ta-Nehisi Coates &ldquo;I grew up in a household where Malcolm X was Jesus, and I guess that would make Garvey God. Gar...

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