This book is written to take others on my journey as I explore life as a woman of color. Hopefully it will inspire other black women from all over the world to achieve the highest level of greatness that they can achieve. Hopefully it will inspire others to know their self worth. I am hoping that we can truly unify this land to love and embrace ourselves while loving, caring and respected all people. There is only one race and that is the human race. Hopefully this book will inspire everyone to truly love themselves for who they really are. We must learn to look at the beauty in our different shades of skin color and not use it to divide us but rather to strengthen us. True and pure love does not see color, it embraces everyone. I want this book to teach us as black women and men that though we have darker skin, it does not make us any different and we should not settle to be treated any less. Our skin is beautiful, flawless, strong and represents love at it's highest form through Christ Jesus. Embrace our blackness with dignity, self love, beauty and greatness. Take my hand and allow me to take you on this journey to bring peace and harmony. Journey into my Blackness, I hope will enlighten people to not judge color and to look at a person's spirit, heart and soul. We need love so desperately today like no other time. Love covers a multitude of sins. Love heals and delivers us out of chains of hurt, bondage and pain. Journey Through My Blackness, Feel The Depth Of My Soul, will awaken those who dare to dream giving you the power to know that God truly does make all things possible if you trust Him and take Him at His word. I am hoping that as you take this journey with me, you will begin to truly love all of who you are black skin and all. Never settle, always shine and inspire for greatness because it lives inside of each one of us from the lightest of skin shades to the darkest. Beauty is as beauty does, it has the power to heal and the power to love. Journey Into My Blackness Feel The Depth Of My Soul. I want to thank God, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, for always being True Love for me. For loving me past me pain, hurts, mistakes and always seeing a winner is me. For given up your life so that I could live and have life and to have it more abundantly. Secondly, I dedicate this book to my late father, Mr. Vance Edward Bolden Sr., who will forever be the "The Wind Beneath My Wings". Thank you daddy, for showing me, how I am supposed to be treated as a woman, no less than like royalty and a queen. Thank you for showing me what a good and a real man looks like. I thank God, for allowing my grandmother to bring forth your life. Next to God, you are the best part of my life. Thank you for being a father and a daddy and for being the best there was and the best there is. Thank you for being that angel that was sent from God to always be there for me and for carrying and loving me unconditionally when I didn't even know how to carry and love myself. God is the greatest love that I have ever and will ever know but daddy, you are a beautiful second. Thank you just for being the highest form of love for me on earth and for being you. The memories that you have given me, will last forever in my heart til I leave this earthly journey. I will always love you daddy, more than words could ever say. Thank you for starting this journey with me and now your legacy and spirit will be there to guide me the rest of the way. You will forever be, one of my biggest inspirations, throughout the test of time." I Love You Daddy." This book is to thank Dr. Maya Angelou for giving me the courage and the okay to write. Her books always gave me strength and courage that I could write and bring my poetry to life. She will forever be embedded in my heart. Journey Into My Blackness, Feel The Depth Of My Soul