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Sista, Speak!
Author | : Sonja L. Lanehart |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0292777949 |
2003 — Honorable Mention, Myers Outstanding Book Award – The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America The demand of white, affluent society that all Americans should speak, read, and write "proper" English causes many people who are not white and/or middle class to attempt to "talk in a way that feel peculiar to [their] mind," as a character in Alice Walker's The Color Purple puts it. In this book, Sonja Lanehart explores how this valorization of "proper" English has affected the language, literacy, educational achievements, and self-image of five African American women—her grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, and herself. Through interviews and written statements by each woman, Lanehart draws out the life stories of these women and their attitudes toward and use of language. Making comparisons and contrasts among them, she shows how, even within a single family, differences in age, educational opportunities, and social circumstances can lead to widely different abilities and comfort in using language to navigate daily life. Her research also adds a new dimension to our understanding of African American English, which has been little studied in relation to women.
Dungeons 'n' Durags
Author | : Ron Dawson |
Publisher | : Mango Media Inc. |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2022-05-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1642508764 |
Funny Stories About White Privilege and Black Identity from a Black Nerd’s Perspective Author and Ebony Magazine podcaster Ron Dawson lends his wit and comical social commentary to tell the story of how one of the “whitest” and nerdiest of black men finally woke up, found his blackness, and lost all inhibitions at dropping the f-bomb. A coming-of-age story of black identity. In the suburbs of Atlanta, Ron was a black nerd (aka “blerd”) living very comfortably in his white world. He loved his white wife, worked well with his white workmates, and worshiped at a white church. On November 8, 2016, everything changed when Trump became POTUS. Ron began a journey of self-discovery that made him question everything —from faith to friendships. Part social commentary and part fantastical narrative. This book goes where no blerd has gone before. In a psychedelic way, Ron is guided by a guardian “angel” in the guise of Samuel L. Jackson’s character from Pulp Fiction. Sam is there to help Ron, well, be more black. Ron confronts his black “sins” and wrestles with black identity, systemic racism, and what it means to be “black” in America. Uncomfortable conversations. Throughout this book, you’ll learn lessons from a man who deconstructs his faith and confronts personal demons of racial identity. Gain new perspectives through these funny stories that will reshape your current views on black identity. Inside, you’ll find: The funniest social commentary on white privilege and black identity Political satire wrapped in funny stories of a man’s journey to confront the systemic racism and Christian hypocrisy around him Comical if not uncomfortable conversations about what it means to be black in America If you liked You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, or I’m Judging You, you’ll love Dungeons ‘n’ Durags.
Poetic Soul
Author | : Stevie G. |
Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 2010-07-22 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1426935579 |
Revealing the inner thoughts and feelings of poet Steven White, Poetic Soul addresses the wide range of emotions and experiences of human beings. Expounding upon relationships, love, laughter, and pain, this collection of forty-eight poems feeds the soul. A versatile poet, Whites words form vivid pictures of his lifes experiences. In Crying Heart he laments a love not returned. Misty eyed yet I smile inside In love but it's a rollercoaster ride To love her is my destiny I'm in this love but where is she Alone in love is where I'm at To visualize her love I have to go way back I haven't felt her love in a while Hurt but I maintain my smile Impatient maybe, but I don't think so We've had more than enough time for love to grow But it's not growing it's in reverse Through the works in Poetic Soul, White explores and revels in the ups and downs of the journey through life.
The Coldest Winter Ever
Author | : Sister Souljah |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2010-11-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 143911997X |
A New York Times and USA TODAY Bestseller “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years.” —Essence Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read The instant classic from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Life After Death brings the streets of New York to life in a powerful and utterly unforgettable novel. I came busting into the world during one of New York’s worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body. But when a cold Winter wind blows her life in a direction she doesn’t want to go, her street smarts and seductive skills are put to the test of a lifetime. Unwilling to lose, this ghetto girl will do anything to stay on top. Twenty-five years and over one million copies later, The Coldest Winter Ever is a bestseller and a national treasure, a classic handed down from one reading generation to the next. Whether you are reading it for the first time or have cherished it for years, you will never forget this Winter’s tale.
Identity Crisis
Author | : A’Renee |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 2017-05-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1524690104 |
Having my first child at the age of thirteen, and four by eighteen I never knew me. My identity was birthed from labels, the roles I played, the opinions of others and what I thought of myself based on those opinions. I nurtured and cultivated my children and everyone else in my life, but never myself. It took me years to recognize that I was lost, that I as a woman never nurtured me, never cultivated the essence of the woman. My perception became my reality, and this was the truth I walked in, forever searching but never finding. This is my story of how the Crisis began, the journey to find, the time know, the ability love and accept ARenee. Identity Crisis
Super Sista's Journey
Author | : C. Preau |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2020-02-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1678154601 |
Super Sista flew for the first time at the age of 8. Now, she helps others discover the many ways in which they too can fly. Come along as Super Sista travels to Trinidad and Tobago with friends in this uplifting and educational fantasy adventure story. Reading comprehension and writing exercises are included. www.PEPPERPOT.me
True Friends
Author | : Stephanie Perry Moore |
Publisher | : Moody Publishers |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1575676206 |
Carmen Browne is a ten-year-old African-American girl beginning fifth grade. With her family moving to a new city, Carmen is anguished to give up her friends and comfortable home. As her family adapts to a new location, Carmen learns that finding new friends and fitting in is not easy. Part of her doesn't even want to try. Family issues become complicated when Carmen's brother learns he is adopted. Dealing with unpopularity, fitting in, and cultural differences are Carmen's issues in the first book of the Carmen Browne series.
Tootsie's Chick, Life Without a Mother
Author | : Dorothy H Arnold EdD |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2015-02-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1503533603 |
All the good and bad girls who need to know forgiveness, have you made some shameful choices? See how this chick deals with her shame. And she is that little girl without a home or mother, lost in a system called family.
Escape Plan
Author | : Lynette Charity |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2024-11-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1647427797 |
Lynette Charity’s grit, grief, and gratitude will have readers rooting for this timeless memoir about growing up in the early ‘60s South and overcoming all the odds against her to become a doctor in a time when the idea of a Black woman physician was practically unheard of. At nine years old, Lynette Charity looked on, frozen in place, as her father hit her mother so hard that she flipped over their front porch railing and fell into the hedges below. That night, young Lynette hatched a plan: she would escape this life, no matter what it took. And a month later, after watching the first episode of a new show called Ben Casey, she decided that becoming a doctor was her way out. At some point, Lynette noticed that all the real doctors and nurses who took care of her were Black and all the make-believe doctors and nurses on TV were white. Did it make a difference? Not to her. Over the next decade-plus, she focused on her studies. At a time when segregation was still alive and well in Virginia, she forged her mother’s signature on transfer papers so she could go to a better-resourced white school on the other side of town. Upon finishing high school, she got a full ride to Pittsburgh’s Chatham College. And after graduating Chatham with honors, she became a member of Tufts University School of Medicine's Class of 1978, one of seven Black women in her class. Raw, candid, and inspiring, Escape Plan is the remarkable story of how, through perseverance and single-minded determination, a Black girl from the 1960s South faced down adversity, exceeded everyone’s expectations, and fulfilled her dreams.