White Folks Be Trippin'

White Folks Be Trippin'
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2020-07-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781716758638

In the spirit of Langston Hughes's the Ways of White Folks, Black Trans poet & educator, J Mase III takes us on a journey through the absurdities of whiteness. From MLK quotes out of context, to strange dance moves and circular conversations about justice that go nowhere, he guides us into accepting what we already know: White Folks Be Trippin'. More importantly, in an Instagram world he warns that not knowing the complexities of whiteness, white supremacy and its impacts can be downright dangerous for us all.

Fool, Stop Trippin'

Fool, Stop Trippin'
Author: Tina Brooks McKinney
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416565698

Tina Brooks McKinney is back with the third thrilling installment in her "drama" trilogy—where people will do anything to get the love they feel they deserve. When Tarcia finds out the man she's been trying to snag already has a family, she becomes desperate and willing to go to any lengths to get back what she's lost—even when it means tearing up another family to pin this married man down for herself. Claiming pregnancy is just another move for her, but one that might end her up in jail. At the same time, Sammie—a familiar face from All That Drama and Lawd, Mo' Drama—is battling through her own relationship problems as well, and her insecurities are hijacking any chance she might have for happiness. And while Jasmine, Sammie's half-sister, tries to help her make it through the tough times, she might end up as more of a hindrance to Sammie's emotional well-being. As the characters search for the perfect life, readers are put in tune with their boiling emotions and learn the cost of basing one's happiness on having a mate. How far should one go in pursuing love, and what happens when all these go-getters start trippin' over each other in the chase? Who, if any of them, will discover true bliss in the end?

Memoirs of a Hoodstar

Memoirs of a Hoodstar
Author: D. Durand Hall
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532020147

In 2008, the United States Supreme Court ruled Californias prison system as unconstitutionally cruel and overcrowded. The decision mandated the downsizing of a prison system that had risen to become the largest in America. How did California become the king of imprisonment, and what prompted the mass incarceration of a generation of minority males? Memoirs of a Hoodstar is a real look at one mans life as he goes from a serious hustler to prison inmate. Jamal ends up behind bars after living a life of crime, and although he deserves some punishment, he soon begins to realize the huge number of African American males behind bars is more than punishment: its a political game and hes just one of the pawns paying a priceless price. Greedy men like Big Al make loads of dough on the California penal system, and nobodys stopping them. Jamal hopes that the madness will stop, but who will stand up for prison inmates? D.Durand Hall provides the uncut truth behind the barbaric imprisonment of Californias notorious department of Corrections but also reveals how ex-cons can turn their lives around.

Brother Status

Brother Status
Author: Shadrach Linscomb
Publisher: View House Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780966342048

Timothy Smith is a teenager who lives in a high-crime neighborhood. Fortunately, he meets an older man who teaches him how to survive.

Road Trippin

Road Trippin
Author: Jeff Hodge
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2013-05-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 147598281X

Road Trippin is a peek behind the curtain of a comedian on the road, making strangers laugh while trying to deal with his demonsfemale fans. In this book, Jeff Hodge, a veteran stand-up comic, talks about his road experiences; events that civilians could never truly imagine. However, as Jeff takes his readers on this journey of fun and laughter, one begins to wonder; do the highs outweigh the lows? Does the fun top the danger? And what does it all mean when the stage lights are turned off and the next city waits? Road Trippin examines and answers these questions as we track Jeff from his middle class, Caribbean Island upbringing to America where his dreams of performing were realized along with the adulation of female fans everywhere. But all the girls in the world cant seem to fill the loneliness he carries with him, moving from town to town bringing the life to the party, but secretly wishing for that one special lady that he can truly call his own.

White Guys on Campus

White Guys on Campus
Author: Nolan L Cabrera
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0813599067

White Guys on Campus is a critical examination of the role of race in higher education, centering Whiteness, in an effort to unveil the frequently unconscious habits of racism among white male students. It details many of the contours of contemporary, systemic racism, while continually engaging the possibility of White students to engage in anti-racism.

Working While Black

Working While Black
Author: Michelle T. Johnson
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1569768366

Provides a black employee's guide to success when working in a white workplace, and focuses on getting hired, pursuing legal support, and using one's own style, history, and goals.

Tar Baby

Tar Baby
Author: Tammy Campbell Brooks
Publisher: Paradeyez Books
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-11-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1732276838

Tianna Thompson is an adolescence trying to find her way in a world where her skin complexion is the center of attention. She's ridiculed by classmates and even her own family because of her dark chocolate skin. The name calling starts in elementary school and gets worse in high school. Tasha is Tianna's best friend and has had her back since elementary school fighting against the bullies. Tianna and Tasha have a lot in common such as, they both are known as Tar Babies. Tasha has an older brother, Jackson that's secretly in love with Tianna. But Jackson isn't the only guy that wants Tianna. Her male friend, Jamal who is on his way to the NBA will stop at nothing to convince Tianna that he's the man for her present and future. Tianna loves both Jackson and Jamal, but she loves one as a friend and the other as a lover. Will Tasha end her twelve-year friendship with Tianna if she finds that her best friend is in love with her brother? Will Tianna chose between her heart or friendship? This is the first book of a two-part series.

I Ain't Scared of You

I Ain't Scared of You
Author: Bernie Mac
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2002-02-17
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0743439856

A laugh-out-loud humor book from one of the most celebrated comedians, Bernie Mac, the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award. The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie Mac, has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has earned a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Here, in his debut book, Mac brilliantly captures the R-rated side of his comedic genius in print. Touring through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie presents a way of looking at the world guaranteed to make you laugh. Tackling superstar athletes, the movie business, his fellow comedians, his marriage, and, of course, his friends and family, Mac offers side-splitting riffs on sex, religion, hygiene, money, and more. Nobody is safe; nothing is sacred. Not even Bernie himself. Throughout I Ain't Scared of You, Mac turns his humor inward, firing off hilarious self-deprecating salvos about his golf game and his own hypocrisies. Bernie Mac's hit show and his vital live performances have earned him critical acclaim and international popularity. Now, I Ain't Scared of You reveals his humor whole—unpretentious, unafraid, and unbelievably funny and raw.

Misguided Love

Misguided Love
Author: Kevin L. Sanders
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2009
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1440116393

Our children are the most precious gifts in this world. They are our joy. They are our future. They are our very lives. But who is to guide them? How do they learn what to do with what they have? So many people are abused from early age. Some carry that for the remainder of their lives and they pass the affliction from generation to generation. Many are not physically abused, and yet they still suffer from the lack of knowledge. Eric was a beautiful boy on his way to manhood. He never learned about the responsibilities of love and sex. Come along on this journey of a young, charismatic teenager whose charm and naivety lead him into a world of which he never knew existed. He, like many children are misguided into believing that there is no consequence to their actions. This story is a testimony to the survival of a global epidemic that continues to deteriorate the very fabric of our societies. Protect our children. Remember it is not always what we teach them that directs their paths in life; inevitably it is what we don't. Love must be guided. Misguided love will undoubtedly fail.