Rise up, O men of God! Have done with lesser things. Give heart and mind and soul and strength to serve the King of Kings." With our culture and families seemingly in a meltdown, do you often feel helpless, wondering if there is anything a man should or could be doing? This book will prove encouraging, insightful, and instructive for you! It's deep enough but short, simple, and to-the-point, the way men like it. The gist of it is this: be a man, be a friend, be a leader, understand your times and what you should be doing. We'll look to the Bible and David's Mighty Men for insight, instruction, and motivation. Let your journey to insight and action begin!
An exquisite best-of selection from editor and photographer Dwayne Bell's famous, unique, nude art photo collection, 'Body in Mind'. This sumptuously produced book takes the reader on a visual tour of more than 380 photos, showcasing the world's most beautiful, fresh young women. An ultimate must-have for every aficionado of natural nude female beauty.
Possessed by a mysterious darkness and driven by jealousy, Jacob commandeers a city ran by Drones (humanoid robots) to annihilate his brother’s city of Sunshine Valley and the magic-wielding Freaks who live there. With age, their abilities deteriorate, forcing the children ages six through eighteen to stand as Sunshine Valley’s last line of defense. As the shadow of war looms, the children soon realize that war is far bloodier than they imagined.
If The COSMOS could be divided into QUADRANTS of CONSTELLATIONS, look for LIFE on OTHER PLANETS; in, QUADRANTS `-23, `-32; and, `-13!!!!!~ A NEW `-KIND OF NUMEROLOGY; CALLED PENDULUM FLOW - ITS WITH `-GODS INNER/OUTER WORKINGS `-WITH; AND, `-FROM; HIS `-DIVINE HOLY(-)SPIRIT!!!!!~ PENDULUM LEVEL = CHANGE!!!!!~ CHANCE = PENDULUM FLOW!!!!!~ PENDULUM FLOW = `-CLOCKWORK; OF, THE UNIVERSAL `-GODS; `-HOLY(-)SPIRIT!!!!!~ A NEW KIND OF `-NUMEROLOGY; THAT IS NOT, `-OF THE OCCULT; AS, IT IS NO LONGER CONCEALED; BUT IS REVEALED, `-BY `-GOD; AND, HIS DIVINE HOLY(-)SPIRIT; AND IS OF COURSE, OF A RIGHTEOUS; AND, `DIVINE `-INTERVENTION; `-OF `-GODS `-HAND-`!!!!!~ (IT IS THE GLORY OF `-GOD TO CONCEAL A MATTER, BUT THE `-GLORY OF KINGS IS TO SEARCH OUT A MATTER. (PROVERBS 25:2)!!!!!~ (=) RECIPROCAL-SEQUENCE -{(252)}-) `-WHOM, WAS TO BE `-SITTING; AT, THE RIGHT `HAND; OF `-GOD, `UPON; `-HIS RESURRECTION (=) `-JESUS CHRIST!!!!!~ `AND; `-WHOM, WAS `-EVERYTHING; `CREATED, `-WITH, AND; `-THROUGH (=) THE UNIVERSAL FATHER `-GODS SON (=) `-JESUS CHRIST!!!!!~ `-A; PENDULUM FLOW!!!!!~ There is the -THEORY of EVOLUTION!!!!!~ There is ALSO, The -THEORY; and/or, LAW; of CARDINAL NUMBERS!!!!!!~ These NUMBERS; ALL PROVE, -that; there, is `-a; -`UNIVERSAL `-GOD, `-that `-EXISTS!!!!!~ The `THEORY; and/or, `LAW of `CARDINAL NUMBERS!!!!!~ `-It `-BEATS; `-EVOLUTION-!!!!!~ `-GODS HOLY(-)SPIRIT (=) `-A/THE 360 INVERSE SPHERICAL/SPIRITUAL LAW OF FORCE!!!!!~ ({/}) `-A/THE 360 INVERSE SPHERICAL/SPIRITUAL LAW OF RECIPROCITY!!!!!~ `-MATHEMATICAL PENDULUM FLOW EQUATION: [IF (a); AND/OR, (b) EQUALS (0 -to- 9); AND, IF (a) DOES NOT EQUAL (b); AND/OR, IF (b) DOES NOT EQUAL (a); THEN, {(ab) = RECIPROCAL = (ba)} (=) `-GODS `ACTIVE SPIRIT `FORCE (=) GODS `LAW OF `RECIPROCITY]!!!!!~ THE PURE LANGUAGE `-NUMEROLOGY (=) THE EQUATIONS OF `-PENDULUM FLOW!!!!!~
The three Lantz boys have a way of protecting each other. The oldest, seventeen-year-old Dante, watches over the twelve-year-old brother, Damian; Damian watches over the six-year-old brother, Draydon; and their father watches out for all three of them. Then one day, everything changes. Their father is killed in a mysterious car wreck, and Draydon is injured severely enough to be sent to the hospital. Draydon develops a bizarre fear of mirrors, and he starts seeing thingsstrange things. Damian swears he saw a boy in the road, right before the car accident, and a burn in the shape of a handprint has appeared on his body. Dante, now the man of the Lantz household, has his own problems: terrible nightmares that confuse his sense of dream and reality. The Lantz boys dilemma seems to heighten with the arrival in town of a carnival. Abel Lantz has been forbidden to see his grandsons, but hes old enough to remember the last time the carnival came to town, over fifty-five years before. Last time, something bad happened to all the twelve-year-old children of town. Abel fears for his own family, while the boys fear for each other. Is there a connection between the carnival and the mysterious difficulties of the Lantz family? And if there is, will Dante figure it out in time to save their livesand possibly their souls?
Caution: Cooking with liquor and other spirits can be intoxicating! Adding liquors and spirits into simple dishes is the ultimate way to add potent flavor and subtle flair. Most people already have a well-stocked liquor cabinet, and anything from anise to whiskey can be splashed into a marinade, incorporated into a soup, or baked into a rich dessert. The Gourmet’s Guide to Cooking with Liquors andSpirits will take your cooking from everyday to elegant. Try one of these recipes tonight! Mojito Vinaigrette Lump Crab Cakes with Basil and Kaffir Lime Vodka Aioli White Chicken Chile with Cilantro and Whiskey Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Blackberry Brandy Sauce Grilled Vegetables with Anisette and Balsamic Vinegar Curaçao Rum Cake Irish Crème Pudding with Candied Cashews
Spynx, Kentucky A small, mysterious town that serves as the common meeting ground for a trio of boys who have never seen each other anywhere but in their dreams. Tray Baker has a demon living under his bed. Kane Trent hasn't spoken a word in six months. Gamble York has just been pushed from a moving car. These are just small distractions to overcome in preparation for the final battle with their worst fear. Strangers, yet closest friends, they must discover how to grab hold of their fear and drain all of its energy before the fear feeds and grows from their own terror. Together, yet alone, they must defeat the unknown that waits behind the closed door. "There are many doors in life. Doors that you must open in order to mature and enter the next stage in life. Once you open a door, it changes you forever and there's no closing it again. Some doors are unlocked. Some doors require you to find the key to unlock. And sometimes, you open a door that you wish you could lock back and never look upon again." When the summer begins, life will never be the same for the troika.
Dwayne S. Joseph's talents shine in this compelling coming-of-age novel about seventeen-year-old Brian Moore, who seems to be a "bad kid" thanks to his friends, but who's also struggling to escape the streets. Despite the straight A's Brian gets in school, there's still plenty of trouble swirling around him all the time, threatening to drag him down into it. Brian has no father and his mother, Deahnna, works two jobs so she's never around. His teacher, Jawan White, came from the same streets as Brian, and he knows there's more in Brian's future than being a thug, but his constant lecturing isn't helping matters any. But when Jawan falls for Deahnna, and Brian's girlfriend learns she's pregnant—that's when the real drama begins.
Four books bring together breakthrough insights and strategies for maximizing the business value of innovation – now, and for years to come Four remarkable books help executive decision-makers and strategists overcome the stubborn obstacles to business innovation, and implement innovation strategies that really work. In Innovation that Fits: Moving Beyond the Fads to Choose the RIGHT Innovation Strategy for Your Business, three leading experts on commercializing innovation systematically teach the lessons of 250+ corporate innovation programs, defining a focused, integrated model for innovation that’s more well-grounded, more durable, and far more effective. Drawing on the failures of many innovation initiatives, they reveal the right time to use each approach, how to account for contingencies and risks, and how to focus on the core innovation challenges that matter most. In Doing Both: Capturing Today's Profit and Driving Tomorrow's Growth, Cisco Senior VP Inder Sidhu presents the “doing both” strategy that has helped Cisco double revenue, triple profits, and quadruple EPS through the most unstable global business environment in generations. Sidhu shows how to focus on innovation and core businesses; discipline and flexibility; customers and partners. You’ll learn how to avoid false choices, reduced expectations, and weak compromises—and find ways to make each option mutually reinforce the other. In The Open Innovation Marketplace, Alpheus Bingham and Dwayne Spradlin introduce groundbreaking strategies for leveraging a world of innovators to develop breakthrough products faster, with lower cost and risk. Drawing on their experience pioneering the InnoCentive open innovation platform, they show how to dramatically increase the flow of high-value innovations you can discover—and deliver. Disrupt introduces a complete five-step program for identifying disruptive business opportunities—and successfully executing on them! frog design’s Luke Williams combines the design industry’s most powerful creativity techniques with true business implementation discipline. Using case studies, you’ll walk through defining and brainstorming ideas, crafting coherent solutions, getting buy-in, and more. From world-renowned leaders in business-focused innovation, including Michael Lord, Donald deBethizy, Jeffrey Wager, Inder Sidhu, Alpheus Bingham, Dwayne Spradlin, and Luke Williams
Majic and Rabbit turns 'Dark side,' an area of West Chicago, to a war ravaged Chi-Raq. Everyone is a pawn in their rise, from teenage gang members to recruiting females with hidden agendas. No matter what block, group, or set you claim you're going to either be down with their cause or a statistic in their murder rate. Please leave a review after reading.
Damion had everything he possibly wanted, or so he thought. He had his mom; his dog, Tracker; musical instruments; and his aunt who he didnt really know. They all lived in the same house in the city of Kingston on a small island called Jamaica. He didnt see a dad or other family members, but that was not something he worried too much about. At eleven years old, Damion had just started fifth grade and would have to become strong because of tragedy, uncertainty, twists, and fear that his little life would bring him. How he chartered his own way became his strength and a look at what he will become for others. At the forefront of Damions story is a teacher, a boy and his dog, and a broken family waiting to mend.
This humorous and heartwarming sequel to Simon B. Rhymin', by America's favorite rapping teacher from Chicago, follows a young rapper navigating the inequality and injustice within his school and community. Eleven-year-old Simon and his friends are disappointed with the lack of funding at Booker T. Washington School—there’s no AC, only one space for school activities, and the money for extracurricular programs is getting cut. Desperate to save Maria’s beloved debate team, the crew start a petition to grab the attention of the local community and show they deserve to have the same opportunities as everyone else. But when news of the petition reaches the school board, Simon must face his fears once again. Can he use his rhymes to take a stand and prove that he, Maria, and C.J. can make a difference in their hood? READ MORE ABOUT SIMON AND HIS CREW: Simon B. Rhymin' Simon B. Rhymin' Gets in the Game
The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor's life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the classic films he starred in, painting a portrait of an individual who took great risks in his acting and career. Although Lee Marvin is best known for his icy tough guy roles—such as his chilling titular villain in The ManWho Shot Liberty Valance or the paternal yet brutally realistic platoon leader in The Big Red One—very little is known of his personal life; his family background; his experiences in WWII; his relationship with his father, family, friends, wives; and his ongoing battles with alcoholism, rage, and depression, occasioned by his postwar PTSD. Now, after years of researching and compiling interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues; rare photographs; and illustrative material, Hollywood writer Dwayne Epstein provides a full understanding and appreciation of this acting titan's place in the Hollywood pantheon in spite of his very real and human struggles.
About the book. In a world where dragons, beasts of the air, shadows and creatures of the night, have waged a terrible war upon each other, destiny has selected a fated few to decide the outcome of the war, and not only that, but ultimately reshape time and space itself. Ray a fourteen year old boy living in the town of Selaren is starting to realize he was destined for extraordinary things. Since the door of destiny has been opened wide for Ray and those around him, he discovers that he was blessed with a star type dragon spirit and is involved in a cosmic war between dragons and shadows. With his best friends, Nalla, the enthusiastic clown and Arsa, the cool and collected tom boy, Ray begins a journey that will take him across fantastic people, powers, hidden truths and fabled lands. The path before them is filled with challenges, choices and people who will play key roles in their destinies. As the fate of Bellsmara begins to unravel, Ray experiences possibilities he never could have imagined. Those incredible dormant powers will be called upon. The things that he learn helps him discover his clouded past and his role in this war. Unbelievable choices will be made, bloody battles will be raged, fated allies will be met and the first event in the Advent Cycle unfolds . . .
It's the first day of school! Abby is excited to meet her new teacher, Mr. Bauer, and learn all about her new classroom. The first day is a big day to learn the rules of the classroom. Readers and young listeners will follow along as Abby and her friends learn how to behave in class, while having fun. The gorgeous illustrations are paired with manageable text to make this narrative both an enjoyable read as well as a memorable learning experience.
BOOK - “GOD = THE GOD MATRIX!~’” To be Certain there are Patterns in OUR LIVES & OUR DEATHS!~’ Patterns so obvious that the Mind cannot Escape Them!~’ These Patterns lead down a Narrow Path to an Awakening of an Understanding that will Illuminate Mankind’s Existence for the Rest of GOD’s Creation’s Existence of Time!!!~’ This Book Unlocks `-MORE of the PATTERNS, SEQUENCES; and, FORMULAS to; and, of; the FACT of DESTINY with and of (`-TIME CONSTRUCTS) that comes along with the Help (of Aids) from My Previous (`-12) BOOKS in Series and SUCCESSION of the REAL PROPHET of DOOM (Mr. Dwayne W. Anderson)!!!~’ Enjoy the READS!!!~’
Written by leading information security educators, this fully revised, full-color computer security textbook covers CompTIA’s fastest-growing credential, CompTIA Security+. Principles of Computer Security, Fourth Edition is a student-tested, introductory computer security textbook that provides comprehensive coverage of computer and network security fundamentals in an engaging and dynamic full-color design. In addition to teaching key computer security concepts, the textbook also fully prepares you for CompTIA Security+ exam SY0-401 with 100% coverage of all exam objectives. Each chapter begins with a list of topics to be covered and features sidebar exam and tech tips, a chapter summary, and an end-of-chapter assessment section that includes key term, multiple choice, and essay quizzes as well as lab projects. Electronic content includes CompTIA Security+ practice exam questions and a PDF copy of the book. Key features: CompTIA Approved Quality Content (CAQC) Electronic content features two simulated practice exams in the Total Tester exam engine and a PDF eBook Supplemented by Principles of Computer Security Lab Manual, Fourth Edition, available separately White and Conklin are two of the most well-respected computer security educators in higher education Instructor resource materials for adopting instructors include: Instructor Manual, PowerPoint slides featuring artwork from the book, and a test bank of questions for use as quizzes or exams Answers to the end of chapter sections are not included in the book and are only available to adopting instructors Learn how to: Ensure operational, organizational, and physical security Use cryptography and public key infrastructures (PKIs) Secure remote access, wireless networks, and virtual private networks (VPNs) Authenticate users and lock down mobile devices Harden network devices, operating systems, and applications Prevent network attacks, such as denial of service, spoofing, hijacking, and password guessing Combat viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits Manage e-mail, instant messaging, and web security Explore secure software development requirements Implement disaster recovery and business continuity measures Handle computer forensics and incident response Understand legal, ethical, and privacy issues
“YOUR `-DAYS of `-LIVING are `-NUMBERED!!!~’” To be Certain there are Patterns in OUR LIVES & OUR DEATHS!~’ Patterns so obvious that the Mind cannot Escape Them!~’ These Patterns lead down a Narrow Path to an Awakening of an Understanding that will Illuminate Mankind’s Existence for the Rest of GOD’s Creation’s Existence of Time!!!~’ This Book Unlocks `-MORE of the PATTERNS, SEQUENCES; and, FORMULAS to; and, of; the FACT of DESTINY with and of (`-TIME CONSTRUCTS) that comes along with the Help (of Aids) from My Previous (`-11) BOOKS in Series and SUCCESSION of the REAL PROPHET of DOOM (Mr. Dwayne W. Anderson)!!!~’ Enjoy the READS!!!~’
Fully updated computer security essentials—quality approved by CompTIA Learn IT security fundamentals while getting complete coverage of the objectives for the latest release of CompTIA Security+ certification exam SY0-501. This thoroughly revised, full-color textbook discusses communication, infrastructure, operational security, attack prevention, disaster recovery, computer forensics, and much more. Written by a pair of highly respected security educators, Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+® and Beyond, Fifth Edition (Exam SY0-501) will help you pass the exam and become a CompTIA certified computer security expert. Find out how to: •Ensure operational, organizational, and physical security •Use cryptography and public key infrastructures (PKIs) •Secure remote access, wireless networks, and virtual private networks (VPNs) •Authenticate users and lock down mobile devices •Harden network devices, operating systems, and applications •Prevent network attacks, such as denial of service, spoofing, hijacking, and password guessing •Combat viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits •Manage e-mail, instant messaging, and web security •Explore secure software development requirements •Implement disaster recovery and business continuity measures •Handle computer forensics and incident response •Understand legal, ethical, and privacy issues Online content includes: •Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or exam objective •200 practice exam questions Each chapter includes: •Learning objectives •Real-world examples •Try This! and Cross Check exercises •Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings •Exam Tips •End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
Fully updated computer security essentials—mapped to the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 exam Save 10% on any CompTIA exam voucher! Coupon code inside. Learn IT security fundamentals while getting complete coverage of the objectives for the latest release of CompTIA Security+ certification exam SY0-601. This thoroughly revised, full-color textbook covers how to secure hardware, systems, and software. It addresses new threats and cloud environments, and provides additional coverage of governance, risk, compliance, and much more. Written by a team of highly respected security educators, Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+TM and Beyond, Sixth Edition (Exam SY0-601) will help you become a CompTIA-certified computer security expert while also preparing you for a successful career. Find out how to: Ensure operational, organizational, and physical security Use cryptography and public key infrastructures (PKIs) Secure remote access, wireless networks, and virtual private networks (VPNs) Authenticate users and lock down mobile devices Harden network devices, operating systems, and applications Prevent network attacks, such as denial of service, spoofing, hijacking, and password guessing Combat viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and rootkits Manage e-mail, instant messaging, and web security Explore secure software development requirements Implement disaster recovery and business continuity measures Handle computer forensics and incident response Understand legal, ethical, and privacy issues Online content features: Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or exam objective Each chapter includes: Learning objectives Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings Exam Tips End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
Heads, You Win, Tails, You Lose! Sixteen-year-old Ellen Willis has lived a life of constant misfortune and humiliating loss, and she is sick of it. Everything she tries to do is a complete disaster: she can never measure up to her beautiful and accomplished sister; boys avoid her like the plague; and her lifelong dream—the one thing she is actually good at—is taken from her by a horrific accident. She believes that God has cursed her life to be a sad comedy of errors and puts to him the challenge that if the power of fate were in her hands, she would be the one to do what he obviously isn’t: make all things right with the world. But Ellen gets more than she bargains for when she meets a mysterious woman named Tyche, who gives her a penny from the town’s wishing well, promising that her luck will change. Ellen doesn’t believe it at first, but when a series of miraculous fortune befalls her—seemingly at the hands of the penny—she is convinced that the power of fate is finally in her hands, and whatever divine favor God may have for her is no longer needed or wanted. Yet it is at this challenge that events take a drastic and frightening turn—again seemingly at the hands of the penny, when it is now severe bad luck that comes against Ellen with a terrifying vengeance that nearly costs her her life. Ellen has no idea what is happening, and in a desperate attempt to research the penny’s origin, she learns that she has reopened a centuries-old curse, one that only she can reverse, and the shocking true identity of Tyche. Spurred on by this new revelation, Ellen fights to defeat the penny’s evil, but before she can do so, it is stolen by vindictive teen heiress Linda Levenson, who also knows of the penny’s power and plots to use it against those innocent ones who have disrupted her plans for world domination, the result of which promise deadly consequences. Ellen must get the penny back and disarm it soon, for if she fails to do so “ere midnight the Witch’s Sabbath next,” the forces of darkness will prevail, and whatever evil the penny brought forth will remain forever.
Hossfly, Thats Me is the exciting story of a young boy facing a traumatic life without his mother. His inquisitive mind leads to mysterious troubles in the Wildlife Refuge. Papa, his father, becomes entangled in a vicious web of trouble. Angel, his adventurous friend, joins Hossfly in this mystery. There are times of joy, times of grief, and times of comical banter as the story unfolds. Reporter Jimmy Lee and Sheriff Deal combine their talents to bring this book to life. The town of Prairie Gem will become etched in your mind as the home of Hossfly.
Dwayne Cox and William Morison trace the twists and turns of the University of Louisville's two hundred year journey from provincial academy to national powerhouse. From the 1798 charter that established Jefferson Seminary to the 1998 opening of Papa John Stadium, Cox and Morison reveal the unique and fascinating history of the university's evolution. They discuss the early failures to establish a liberal arts college; tell the extraordinary story of the Louisville Municipal College, U of L's separate division for African Americans during the era of segregation; detail the political wrangling and budgetary struggles of the university's move from quasi-private to state-supported institution; and confront head-on the question of the university's founding date. The history of the University of Louisville defies the stereotype of orderly and planned growth. For many years, the university was essentially a consortium of two professional schools -- medicine and law. Not until the first decade of the twentieth century did the liberal arts gain a firm and permanent foothold. Because of its early emphasis on practical, professional education and the virtual autonomy of its separate units for many years, the University of Louisville is unusual in the annals of higher education.
There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Around the Way Girls is a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who might think they know it all but are about to get the lessons of their lives. La Jill Hunt brings us "Southern Comfort," the tale of a Southern girl who has to learn to survive on the streets of New York after a tragedy forces her family to leave Georgia and relocate to Brooklyn. Angel Hunter spices things up with "Busted and Disgusted," bringing us into the world of Cream, who is dealing with an unfaithful man and trying to build a better future that doesn't include the strip club where she's worked for years. In "Played," Dwayne Joseph introduces us to Angel, a smart girl with a great career who suddenly finds herself in a dangerous situation when she meets a handsome drug dealer she can't resist. Twenty years ago, Urban Books debuted the Around the Way Girls series with popular urban authors bringing tales of savvy, street-smart women. Revisit this classic with the twenty-year anniversary edition of the original.
Many technical obstacles to effective innovation no longer exist: today, companies possess global networks that can connect with knowledge from virtually any source. Today’s challenge is to collaboratively transform that knowledge into higher-value innovation. Their book introduces groundbreaking strategies and models for consistently achieving this goal. Authors Alpheus Bingham and Dwayne Spradlin draw on their own experience building InnoCentive, the pioneering global platform for open innovation (a.k.a. "crowdsourcing"). Writing for business executives, R&D leaders, and innovation strategists, Bingham and Spradlin demonstrate how to dramatically increase the flow of high-value ideas and innovative solutions both within enterprises and beyond their boundaries. They show: Why open innovation works so well. How to use open innovation to become more agile and entrepreneurial. How to access Idea Markets more quickly, and get more value from them. How to overcome new forms of "Not Invented Here" syndrome. How to implement cultural, organizational, and management changes that lead to greater innovation. New trends in open innovation–and the opportunities they present. The authors present many new open innovation case studies, from P&G and Eli Lilly to NASA and the City of Chicago.
★ Publishers Weekly starred review "A superior volume on Christian antiracism."--Publishers Weekly Racism is omnipresent in American life, both public and private. We are immersed in what prominent faith leader Willie Dwayne Francois III calls white noise--the racist speech, ideas, and policies that lull us into inaction on racial justice. White noise masks racial realities and prevents constructive responses to microaggressions, structural inequality, and overt interpersonal racism. In this book, Francois calls people of all racial backgrounds to take up practices that overcome silence and inaction on race and that advance racial repair. Drawing from his anti-racism curriculum, the Public Love Organizing and Training (PLOT) Project, Francois encourages us to move from a "colorblind" stance and mythic innocence to one that takes an honest account of our national history and acknowledges our complicity in racism as a prelude to anti-racist interventions. Weaving together personal narrative, theology, and history, this book invites us to engage 6 "rhythms of reparative intercession." These are six practices of anti-racism that aim to repair harm by speaking up and "acting up" on behalf of others. Silencing White Noise offers concrete ways to help people wrest free from the dangers of racism and to develop lifelong Christian anti-racist practices.
Help students thrive with this systematic approach to culturally responsive instruction! This breakthrough book shows educators how to create culturally relevant RTI models that meaningfully engage African American students. You’ll learn to skillfully apply 4 core characteristics critical to culturally responsive instruction: communalism, movement expressiveness, orality, and verve. Richly detailed case studies and evidence-based, process-focused strategies will help you to: Understand how and why culture mediates learning Dispel cultural biases and appreciate the variability among all student groups Address all tiers of the RTI model across grade levels Work collaboratively with African American parents and communities
Chipwood, Kentucky. A small superstitious town where everyone has a past, young and old alike. Benjamin, Noah, Adam, and Isaac are the best of friends. The teenagers are walking in the footsteps of their fathers, best friends since childhood. The freshmen need to do some research for a Halloween project that their teacher has assigned. When they agree to perform one of the spells from a witch's manual that Isaac finds in his attic, no one expects it to work. It's just a ritual meant to make the bonds of friendship stronger. The circle of friends is granted the responsibility of being gate keepers in return for their loyalty to each other. As long as the group remains friends, they are given protection from evil. What could possibly go wrong? But when the dead bodies of people from their past start appearing, the boys know that something has got to be done. There are a lot of things the boys do not know. But there is one thing they do know for sure. The color is black.
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