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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

Native New Yorker Jesse A. Mayfield is a versatile actor, singer and writer. He has appeared on Broadway, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and every major concert venue in the world. A former member of the famed vocal group, "Special Blend," he was a frequent performer in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. While serving as the Artistic Director of the famed "Paul Robeson Theatre" in New York, Jesse produced and starred in many notable productions, among them "A Raisin In The Sun," "Ceremonies In Dark Old Men" "God's Creation," and "Of Mice & Men." He has spent much of the last decade touring in various stage productions. Jesse relocated to Los Angeles a few years ago to pursue greater acting, writing and producing opportunities. Jesse's touching memoir "Away From My Mothers' Watchful Eye" chronicles his experiences growing up in inner-city Brooklyn, New York during the turbulent, social unrest of the 1960's and his being one of the first Blacks bussed to a White school in 1965 in compliance with New York City Board of Educations' initiative to further integrate its' public school. Always a New Yorker at heart, Jesse presently resides in Los Angeles where he teaches acting. He recently launched Trustar Productions to develop projects for television and film. His talent management company, LaMarr Talent Management represents and guides the careers of young, aspiring, entertainment professionals.

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

...A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

...A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

This is a coming of age story that chronicles my early years growing up in inner-city, Brooklyn, New York amidst the turbulent, racially and socially explosive 1960s. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing and while many older Negroes supported Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his calls for peaceful protests, many young Negroes gravitated to a more militant and confrontational approach to winning freedom and equal treatment under the law for all Negroes. Young people were constantly being called upon to be down with the revolution and encouraged to hate Whitey and to fear the Police in particular who were looked upon as an occupying force within the Negro community. All of this was swirling around me as I struggled to just be a kid. I certainly didn't hate anyone and my being bussed to a White school only served to complicate things as I found myself eventually feeling trapped in my own community and walking a tightrope between two diverse cultures. Surprisingly, I found peace, friendship and acceptance in the most unlikely of places. My years in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn were both character building and life changing and laid the foundation for my becoming the man that I am today. This story is told through the eyes of a precocious and intelligent little boy and it's told with humor and love. It is my hope that while you're reading this book you will get a strong sense of the love I had for my family, my community and the new world of friendships that embraced me. Being away from my mother's watchful eye offered me a newfound freedom but it also demanded that I grow up quickly, keep my wits about me and utilize everything I'd ever learned.

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,Robert H. Sitkoff

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

By: Jesse Dukeminier,Robert H. Sitkoff

Widely hailed as one of the best casebooks in legal education, this comprehensive text combines interesting cases, thoughtful analysis, notes, images, and a clear organization for an excellent teaching tool. Cartoons, illustrations, case documents, and photographs provide engaging visual commentary. Sidebars on relevant persons, places, and things provide interesting and sometimes humorous context. New to the Eleventh Edition: New section on will execution during the COVID-19 pandemic, with attention to reconciling “presence” with social distancing Updated and completely revised section on electronic or digital wills, with attention to the latest cases and statutes Updated to account for the 2021 and 2019 revisions to the Uniform Probate Code that, among other things, eliminated gender-based distinctions and expanded recognition of non-biological parent-child relationships Updated coverage of wealth and income inequality and new material on recent proposals for a wealth tax Updated and completely revised section on trust decanting, with attention to the latest statutory and case law developments Updated and completely revised section on asset protection trusts, with attention to key choice-of-law and fraudulent transfer principles Professors and students will benefit from: Unique blend of wit, erudition, insight, and playfulness retained from the late Jesse Dukeminier Organization that covers all the key topics in a logical and clear format Interesting cases that are not only fun to read, but fun to teach Cases enhanced and connected to broader legal principles by well-written connective text, notes, questions, problems, and sidebars Arresting two-color design Cartoons, illustrations, wills and other case documents, and photographs that provide visual commentary and teaching aids

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Eleventh Edition

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