I Speak for You is a collection of poems that gives voices to the unspoken words of the many young girls and women who are unable or unwilling to speak for themselves, due to their experiences or limitations. These poems travel from early life experiences into adulthood as a way of processing who you are and who you were born to be.
This book was written to give a voice to mothers who feel like their only job is to be a good mother to their children and to help heal the mother's psychological childhood wounds. This collection of poems uses some common phrases and feelings that mothers sometimes hold on to. These poems speak to the child within the mother and to the mother's children, to help them both process feelings of hurt, pain, strength, endurance, and perseverance. SACRIFICING I FOR YOU means more than giving of yourself. It also means giving you the things you did not get growing up, that you are now able to provide for your children. Being a mother is a blessing. It is often difficult to find the words to talk to children about your feelings, because you try to protect them. However, by not showing them how to do things the correct way, we do not realize that we are in essence teaching them how to do things the wrong way. These poems will help you to find the words to express and process your feelings in a positive way.
I Speak for You is a collection of poems that gives voices to the unspoken words of the many young girls and women who are unable or unwilling to speak for themselves, due to their experiences or limitations. These poems travel from early life experiences into adulthood as a way of processing who you are and who you were born to be.
After barely escaping the bank job with her life, December must deal with the fallout from her actions, which includes a tragic loss. DarQuise is more in love with December than ever, but can he keep December alive long enough to plan a future? Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and when DarQuise accepts the opportunity of a lifetime, he learns how true that statement is. Now that he’s on top, his money, workload, and problems have risen exponentially. Never one to back down, DarQuise must find a way to balance the streets, his family, and his relationship, or risk losing it all. In this gritty finale, December and DarQuise face murder, mayhem, and betrayal as they fight to hold on to a love so hood that it should be illegal.
This book was written to give a voice to mothers who feel like their only job is to be a good mother to their children and to help heal the mother's psychological childhood wounds. This collection of poems uses some common phrases and feelings that mothers sometimes hold on to. These poems speak to the child within the mother and to the mother's children, to help them both process feelings of hurt, pain, strength, endurance, and perseverance. SACRIFICING I FOR YOU means more than giving of yourself. It also means giving you the things you did not get growing up, that you are now able to provide for your children. Being a mother is a blessing. It is often difficult to find the words to talk to children about your feelings, because you try to protect them. However, by not showing them how to do things the correct way, we do not realize that we are in essence teaching them how to do things the wrong way. These poems will help you to find the words to express and process your feelings in a positive way.
This book provides an enlightening, representative account of how rappers talk about God in their lyrics—and why a sense of religion plays an intrinsic role within hip hop culture. Why is the battle between good and evil a recurring theme in rap lyrics? What role does the devil play in hip hop? What exactly does it mean when rappers wear a diamond-encrusted "Jesus" around their necks? Why do rappers acknowledge God during award shows and frequently include prayers in their albums? Rap and Religion: Understanding the Gangsta's God tackles a sensitive and controversial topic: the juxtaposition—and seeming hypocrisy—of references to God within hip hop culture and rap music. This book provides a focused examination of the intersection of God and religion with hip hop and rap music. Author Ebony A. Utley, PhD, references selected rap lyrics and videos that span three decades of mainstream hip hop culture in America, representing the East Coast, the West Coast, and the South in order to account for how and why rappers talk about God. Utley also describes the complex urban environments that birthed rap music and sources interviews, award acceptance speeches, magazine and website content, and liner notes to further explain how God became entrenched in hip hop.
Fifteen-year-old Essence Imani Harris cant believe it. Her parents have both been called to a fifteen-month military deployment to fight the war in Afghanistan. She, her older brother, and younger sister must leave their home and friends in San Antonio, Texas to live with their aunt and uncle in Mississippi. Essence, nicknamed CeCe, wrestles with this change and the physical separation from both parents. After moving in with their aunt and uncle, the siblings begin to build lives for themselves in Mississippi. CeCe learns her aunt may be infertile, and the couple desperately want children of their own. This situation creates stress for all in household. CeCe holds things together, overcoming the stress and tension through her faith and examples from her mother and her aunt. Recognizing where she is, and not knowing what lies ahead CeCe re-commits her life to Christ, and she is tested by lifes trials. Seemingly, the gates of hell open and CeCe deals with death, loss, and some of her deepest fears. During this trying period, she bonds with her aunts parents who become surrogate grandparents to CeCe and her siblings. An answer to prayer, CeCes new grandparents help keep the family rooted in Christ and give them needed reality checks. With all that life throws at CeCe,will she find a ray of hope?
Keisha McKinley is an 18-year-old beautiful bombshell, born and raised in Southeast DC. While her parents became addicted to drugs, Keisha became addicted to money, clothes, and anything else she could get out of the guys she came across. With her best friends, Laniah and Jess, by her side, she lives the cash life and brings them along for the ride. She believed she could play any man out of money with promises of having her, until she met Black. Black was one of DC’s top hustlers, who refuses to play her game. This changes her outlook, and she falls for him hard. Her past decisions threaten her life and the lives of the ones she loves. They will cost her a friend, and possibly, her own life. Will she make it out by standing by her man, or will she fall victim to her own greed?
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