Stand Against Bland

Stand Against Bland
Author: Sylvester Chauke
Publisher: Blackbird Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2019-11-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1990907016

ulti-award-winning Sylvester Chauke is a self-confessed Madonna crazy, entrepreneur and founder of DNA Brand Architects. After an illustrious career as the national marketing manager for Nando’s South Africa, Sylvester joined broadcasting giant MTV Networks Africa as its director of marketing and communication. In 2012, Sylvester established DNA Brand Architects, a marketing and brand consultancy that works with some of the most revered brands on the continent including Vodacom, Pernod Ricard, SABMiller, Boardmans and Steers. Being a change leader, Chauke has a unique approach, ‘stand against bland’, which has allowed him to stand out as a powerful creative and marketing force. His track record is undeniable and his reign as the country’s number one marketing maverick keeps teaching the rest of us why we must choose to Stand Against Bland. This book illustrates the colourful career of a man often referred to as ‘the dancing CEO’ – due to his tradition of bringing dancing into the office – and also takes readers inside the mind of a man who has stood out, brilliantly and consistently, from the rest.

Uprising

Uprising
Author: Douglas L. Bland
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1926577000

A root cause of terrorism in far-away countries, Canadians are told, is poor, desperate young people who turn their frustrations and anger on their "rich oppressors." Uprising brings this scenario home to Canada. When impoverished, disheartened, poorly educated, but well-armed aboriginal young people find a modern revolutionary leader in the tradition of 1880s rebellion leader Louis Riel, they rally with a battle cry "Take Back the Land!" Theirs is a fight to right the wrongs inflicted on them by "the white settlers." They know their minority force cannot take on all Canada. They don't need to. A surprise attack on the nation's most vulnerable assetsits abundant energy resourcessends the Canadian Armed Forces scrambling and politicians reeling. Over a few tension-filled days as the battles rage, the frantic prime minister can only watch as the insurrection paralyzes the country. But when energy-dependent Americans discover the southward flow of Canadian hydroelectricity, oil, and natural gas is halted, they do not remain passive. Although none of Canada's leaders saw it coming, the shattering consequences unfold with the same plausible harmony by which quiet aboriginal protests decades ago became the eerie premonitions of today's stand-offs and "days of action."

No Be from Hia

No Be from Hia
Author: Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda
Publisher: Legend Press Ltd
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2023-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1915643635

Maggie and Bupe are cousins on either side of the world who couldn't be more different.

Get It How You Live

Get It How You Live
Author: Synethia S. Bland
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2012-12-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781481071741

Get It How You Live is an Urban Fiction Novel. Nine months pregnant Evelyn discovers her boyfriend Rob is cheating on her. In a hurry to seek revenge for all the pain he has caused her. Eve goes to the gym where she meets Cash, a big time Dope dealer from Newark. Cash runs his drug operation in and out of South Philly. When Cash gets arrested for murder. Eve takes over his drug empire without his consent. Thing's heat up when Bobby, Cash's right hand man catches Rob coming out of the stash house. Eve orders a hit out on Bobby. Shortly after Eve is killed. Leaving three children behind Eve oldest daughter Synethia who's only 6 years old is forced to raise her 2 siblings. With no mom or dad to run to for guidance Synethia finds herself in the street experiencing Prostitution, Transporting Drugs, Writing Bad Checks any and everything leading to the almighty dollar. Synethia gets pregnant at 15. Since their are more more mouths to feed, she turns trick and works in the Vagina Diner. Searching for a better life Synethia goes to school then becomes a Nurse. Normal life is Great until Synethia past catches up to her and her daughter Destiny gets kidnapped. With Destiny life on the line will Synethia fold and go to the Police or will she go back to the streets and do what she knows best.....

For Freddie

For Freddie
Author: Rachael Bland
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2019-02-21
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1789291356

The standout memoir from BBC broadcaster and podcast founder, Rachel Bland, who captured the nation's hearts with her cancer journey.

Get Up, Stand Up

Get Up, Stand Up
Author: Bob Marley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452175985

Bob Marley's music has inspired millions of listeners around the world with messages of peace, love, and truth. This third picture book adaptation of one of his beloved songs has a timely message for children: To counter injustice, lift others up with kindness and courage. As a young girl goes on with her day in school, she comes across several instances of teasing and intimidation. But with loving action and some help from her friends, she's able to make things right for herself and others. With exuberant pictures by John Jay Cabuay accompanying Marley's iconic lyrics, Get Up, Stand Up is a vibrant testament to the power we all have to make a difference.

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
Author: Michael Bennett
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1642590800

Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds his unmistakable voice to discussions of racism and police violence, Black athletes and their relationship to powerful institutions like the NCAA and the NFL, the role of protest in history, and the responsibilities of athletes as role models to speak out against injustice. Following in the footsteps of activist-athletes from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, Bennett demonstrates his outspoken leadership both on and off the field.Written with award-winning sportswriter and author Dave Zirin, Things that Make White People Uncomfortable is a sports book for our turbulent times, a memoir, and a manifesto as hilarious and engaging as it is illuminating.

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders
Author: Linda Sarsour
Publisher: 37 Ink
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 198210516X

Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, shares an “unforgettable memoir” (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country. On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to be—a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the Women’s March on Washington, Sarsour offers a “moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power of love in action” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Linda’s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find one’s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother’s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this “book that speaks to our times” (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.” This is her story.

Real England

Real England
Author: Paul Kingsnorth
Publisher: Portobello Books
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1846274338

We see the signs around us every day: the chain cafs and mobile phone outlets that dominate our high streets; the disappearance of knobbly carrots from our supermarket shelves; and the headlines about yet another traditional industry going to the wall. For the first time, here is a book that makes the connection between these isolated, incremental local changes and the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is being eroded. As he travels around the country meeting farmers, fishermen and the inhabitants of Chinatown, Paul Kingsnorth reports on the kind of conversations that are taking place in country pubs and corner shops across the land - while reminding us that these quintessentially English institutions may soon cease to exist.