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Black Health

The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People's Health

By: Keisha Ray

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Black Health

The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People's Health

By: Keisha Ray

Why do American Black people generally have worse health than American White people? To answer this question, Black Health dispels any notion that Black people have inferior bodies that are inherently susceptible to disease. This is simply false racial science used to justify White supremacy and Black inferiority. A genuine investigation into the status of Black people's health requires us to acknowledge that race has always been a powerful social category that gives access to the resources we need for health and wellbeing to some people, while withholding them from other people. Systemic racism, oppression, and White supremacy in American institutions have largely been the perpetrators of differing social power and access to resources for Black people. It is these systemic inequities that create the social conditions needed for poor health outcomes for Black people to persist. An examination of social inequities reveals that is no accident that Black people have poorer health than White people. Black Health provides a succinct discussion of Black people's health, including the social, political, and at times cultural determinants of their health. Using real stories from Black people, Ray examines the ways in which Black people's multiple identities--social, cultural, and political--intersect with American institutions--such as housing, education, environmentalism, and health care--to facilitate their poor outcomes in pregnancy and birth, pain management, sleep, and cardiovascular disease.

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0197620264

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Black Health

The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People's Health

By: Keisha Ray

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Material Girl 2:

By: Keisha Ervin

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Material Girl 2:

By: Keisha Ervin

Dylan Monroe, our favorite shopaholic, is back! She's three months pregnant and madly in love with the father of her child, sexy heavyweight champion, Angel. The only problem is the long-legged Victoria's Secret model standing in the way of getting him back. If that weren't enough stress, her Jack Daniel's-loving mother, Candy, returns to stir up even more trouble. Unsure of how to face her future as a single mother, Dylan reverts back to the only thing she knows to comfort her pain—shopping! Rounding out the cast of colorful characters are Billie, Dylan's tightly wound friend, and flamboyant transgender cousin Tee-Tee, aka Dick'em Down Diva. Labels and Love promises to be a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt tale of love lost and love regained.

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Urban Books

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1599832208

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9781599832203

Opening Closed Doors

By: Keisha E. Pearson

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Opening Closed Doors

By: Keisha E. Pearson

Harold and Louise Fishers twins, Alex and Ben, live in Rochester, New Yorkfar from their home state of Texas. Alex is a successful poet and writer, with three of her novels on the bestseller lists. Ben is a successful freelance journalist. When the twins decide to return to Texas to celebrate their parents thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, both of them arrange to bring their live-in girlfriends along for the celebration. Both are looking forward to the event, but for Alex it will be a coming out of sorts. While most of her family members are aware that Alex is gay, this will be the first time that she is bringing her girlfriend to a family event. At the reunion, some family members respond negatively to Alexs sexuality, and secrets are spilled that could potentially threaten to rip their family apart. Can the power of love save the Fishers from destruction?

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iUniverse

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1450254705

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9781450254700

Facing The Unknown A Previvor's Path to Wellness

By: Keisha M Brown

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Facing The Unknown A Previvor's Path to Wellness

By: Keisha M Brown

In "Facing the Unknown: A Previvor's Path to Wellness," join author Keisha Brown on a courageous and transformative journey of self-discovery. This powerful memoir delves into the author's personal odyssey, marked by resilience, strength, and the pursuit of wellness after facing the life-altering decision of undergoing a bilateral double mastectomy. As a previvor, Keisha shares her intimate experiences, providing a heartfelt account of the emotional and physical challenges that come with such a profound decision. Through eloquent storytelling, she navigates the complexities of living as a previvor, shedding light on the emotional rollercoaster, moments of doubt, and the triumphs of self-empowerment. This book is not just a memoir; it's a guide for those who may be walking a similar path, offering insights into coping mechanisms, wellness practices, and the importance of embracing one's own body. Delving into the intricacies of post-mastectomy life, Keisha addresses topics such as self-care, mental health, and the transformative power of self-love. Embark on a transformative narrative that transcends the boundaries of a traditional memoir, as "Facing the Unknown" empowers readers to embrace their own journeys and find strength in the face of uncertainty. This book is for: Previvors and Survivors: Individuals who have undergone or are contemplating a bilateral double mastectomy, as well as those navigating the challenges of life as a previvor. Patients and Families Facing Similar Decisions: Individuals facing decisions related to mastectomy or other significant medical procedures, along with their families and support networks seeking understanding and guidance. Healthcare Professionals: Medical professionals, including surgeons, oncologists, and mental health practitioners, who want insights into the emotional and psychological aspects of patients undergoing such surgeries. Support Groups and Communities: Members of support groups and communities focused on breast cancer, mastectomy, and previvorship looking for shared experiences and inspiration. Advocacy Organizations: Organizations dedicated to breast health, cancer awareness, and previvor support, seeking narratives that raise awareness and provide valuable perspectives. General Readers Interested in Personal Growth: Individuals interested in personal growth, resilience, and self-discovery, as the book goes beyond medical aspects to explore universal themes of strength and empowerment. Women's Health and Wellness Enthusiasts: Readers interested in women's health, wellness practices, and narratives that emphasize self-care and self-love. Media and Journalists: Journalists, bloggers, and media professionals covering health, wellness, and personal stories, seeking impactful narratives for their audiences.

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Keisha M Brown

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9798224097753

Pregnancy and Birth

A Reference Handbook

By: Keisha L. Goode,Barbara Katz Rothman

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Pregnancy and Birth

A Reference Handbook

By: Keisha L. Goode,Barbara Katz Rothman

Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook provides students with information too often ignored in sex education—on what pregnancy and birth are, have been, and can be as transformative personal and social events. Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook is a person-centered reference book on pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth is a theme; however, primary emphasis is on the historical and contemporary significance of the Midwifery Model of Care and how that can improve outcomes for all. The volume opens with a background and history of the topic, followed by a chapter on related problems, controversies, and solutions. A Perspectives chapter contains essays from a variety of individuals who are invested in the topic of pregnancy and birth. The remaining chapters provide students with additional information, such as profiles, data and documents, resources, a chronology, and a glossary. This book is accessible to high school and college-level researchers, as well as general-interest readers curious about the topic.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216131755

Gunz and Roses

By: Keisha Ervin

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Gunz and Roses

By: Keisha Ervin

Urban fiction diva Keisha Ervin is back with Gunz and Roses, her latest story of street love. Time stands still as up and coming fashion editor Gray Rose watches the man of her dreams walk into the club. The last thing St. Louis kingpin Gunz Marciano wants is to become attached to one woman—until he spots Gray. After one night of erotic passion, Gunz and Gray embark on a tumultuous journey. When their obsessive love becomes too much and Gunz wants out, Gray is ready to let him go. Then she learns the identity of his new woman, and things get complicated. Gunz and Roses is a sensational, passionate drama filled with an intense mix of suspense, lies, and murder.

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Urban Books

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1622861965

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John Cabot

Explorer of the North American Mainland

By: Keisha Hatchett

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John Cabot

Explorer of the North American Mainland

By: Keisha Hatchett

Italian explorer John Cabot sailed to the New World under the flag of England in 1496. His travels through Canada are sketchy due to his flimsy record log and his disappearance during his third voyage. Despite never finding the riches or the Northwest Passage he sought, Cabot’s discoveries led the charge for the English colonization of North America. This resource examines Cabot’s early life, his appeals to European monarchs to fund an expedition, his eventual voyages, his mysterious fate, and his contributions to the Age of Exploration.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1477788174

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9781477788172

God Inspire Camden Teens

By: Keisha Allen

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God Inspire Camden Teens

By: Keisha Allen

This book is to inspire young teens how to become successful. Teach them to know the children who are sent by the Devil. It helps them to pay attention to the words that comes out of a person mouth whether it’s evil or good. Mostly important they must obey the righteous instructions in this book to become successful.

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Writers Republic LLC

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9798888103661

Girls From da Hood 5

By: Keisha Ervin,Brenda Hampton,Edd McNair

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Girls From da Hood 5

By: Keisha Ervin,Brenda Hampton,Edd McNair

You've seen them in print before, and their books are hot, hot, hot! Now see what Edd McNair, Keisha Ervin, and Brenda Hampton can do when they join forces to bring you three stories in the latest installment of Girls From da Hood. "Queen Pynn" by Keisha Ervin Being married to notorious gangsta rapper Sean Pynn isn't as glamorous as it appears to be. Behind closed doors, Queen is dealing with knock-down drag-out fights, verbal abuse, and neglect. When her bodyguard, Ahsim, comes into the picture, things change in a hurry. "Trick, Don't Treat" by Brenda Hampton When a man thinks his woman is cheating, he keeps tabs on her. When a woman thinks her man is cheating, she calls Jakki. Rochel "Jakki" Thomas's way of catching a man in the act is a little risky, but she's worth every penny. "Breaking Down a Brickhouse" by Edd McNair Niecy Brickhouse and her twin sister are living the glamorous life—until Naquel is shot by their older sister's boyfriend. Everyone is calling it a suicide, but Niecy knows the painful truth about her sister's death, and it sets her on a dangerous, self-destructive path. Will she be able to overcome her depression, or will her new life on the streets be the death of Niecy?

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Urban Books

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1622860071

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9781622860074

Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

By: Ibram X. Kendi,Keisha N. Blain

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Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

By: Ibram X. Kendi,Keisha N. Blain

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire. FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post, Town & Country, Ms. magazine, BookPage, She Reads, BookRiot, Booklist • “A vital addition to [the] curriculum on race in America . . . a gateway to the solo works of all the voices in Kendi and Blain’s impressive choir.”—The Washington Post “From journalist Hannah P. Jones on Jamestown’s first slaves to historian Annette Gordon-Reed’s portrait of Sally Hemings to the seductive cadences of poets Jericho Brown and Patricia Smith, Four Hundred Souls weaves a tapestry of unspeakable suffering and unexpected transcendence.”—O: The Oprah Magazine The story begins in 1619—a year before the Mayflower—when the White Lion disgorges “some 20-and-odd Negroes” onto the shores of Virginia, inaugurating the African presence in what would become the United States. It takes us to the present, when African Americans, descendants of those on the White Lion and a thousand other routes to this country, continue a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives passing through extraordinary history. Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume “community” history of African Americans. The editors, Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, have assembled ninety brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a five-year period of that four-hundred-year span. The writers explore their periods through a variety of techniques: historical essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. They approach history from various perspectives: through the eyes of towering historical icons or the untold stories of ordinary people; through places, laws, and objects. While themes of resistance and struggle, of hope and reinvention, course through the book, this collection of diverse pieces from ninety different minds, reflecting ninety different perspectives, fundamentally deconstructs the idea that Africans in America are a monolith—instead it unlocks the startling range of experiences and ideas that have always existed within the community of Blackness. This is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our present.

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One World

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0593449347

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9780593449349

Permanent Resident at the Purse Table

By: Keisha Bass

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Permanent Resident at the Purse Table

By: Keisha Bass

If you're a size six, you dance. If you're Ava Alexander, you watch the purses while your girlfriends dance. Each man that passes her by takes a little of her self-esteem. After escaping a mentally abusive relationship, she promises God she will wait on Him to bring her the right man. And she means it—until Ishmael. When her best friend's fiancé throws a few compliments her way, she travels down the path of betrayal. Ava's choice strains her friendship and sends her into a depression. Ava seeks spiritual guidance from Dr. Glory Moses. Through God's Word, there is a glimpse of hope for a restored friendship, and a newfound love for the woman she is. In addition, a man she meets at the counseling center offers her a glimpse of what could be if she lines up with God's will for her life. Will Ava be able to overcome her insecurities and step into the life God plans for her, or will she continue to self-destruct?

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Urban Books

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1622862953

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9781622862955

Memories of Sorrow

By: Keisha Cones

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Memories of Sorrow

By: Keisha Cones

Memories of Sorrow By: Keisha Cones Ava Reid hasn't had an easy life. Abused repeatedly as a young child, she's learned to distance herself from everyone, including the foster parents that lovingly raised her and the man who taught her to defend herself. It's easier that way, especially because Ava has an ability to see the dead. Refusing to do their bidding, she ignores their visits and shuts out the visions they try to send her. Then she meets Gabriel, a man whose patience is relentless in his determination to get to know her. There's a sadness about Gabriel and his sister, Isabel, and it doesn't take long for Ava to figure out why. Despite her unwillingness to participate, Ava is curious about the one spirit that refuses to go away. And despite her lack of need for social interaction, she's drawn to Gabriel in ways she doesn't understand. As they become closer, as Ava begins to open up to those around her, she begins to realize life without connections isn't much of a life at all.

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9798887290157

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Black Health

Black Health

Black Health

Black Health

Material Girl 2:

Material Girl 2:

Opening Closed Doors

Opening Closed Doors

Facing The Unknown A Previvor's Path to Wellness

Facing The Unknown A Previvor's Path to Wellness

Pregnancy and Birth

Pregnancy and Birth

Gunz and Roses

Gunz and Roses

John Cabot

John Cabot

God Inspire Camden Teens

God Inspire Camden Teens

Girls From da Hood 5

Girls From da Hood 5

Four Hundred Souls

Four Hundred Souls

Permanent Resident at the Purse Table

Permanent Resident at the Purse Table

Memories of Sorrow

Memories of Sorrow

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