College student Ingrid Darling is on a quest to discover who she is yet finds herself attached to material substances that distract her from her path in life. She realizes that she must change her ways before her addictions take over her ambitions. Hoping to remove herself from temptation and negative influences, Ingrid decides to move to New York City where she meets new people who lead her in positive directions and challenge her to become a better person. However, as someone from the past tries to ruin her happiness Ingrid seeks solace in a confidant only to be betrayed by them as well. Discouraged, Ingrid realizes that she must find happiness elsewhere and finds herself on a journey that teaches her more about life than she could have imagined.
In this cookbook you will find the story of three YouTube ladies, with three different cooking styles, who came together to make one versatile guide to cooking in the kitchen. You will find a wide variety among the 60 recipes in this book, showcasing everything from breakfast and side dishes, to delectable desserts and thirst quenching cocktails. Whether you need a quick and easy Crockpot meal or a marinara sauce you nurse on the stove for hours, they've got it covered.Recipes include: Stuffed Flank Steak, NY Style Cheesecake, Italian Meatballs, Chicken Salad, Fresh Salsa, Honey Garlic Shrimp, Crawfish Dip, Strawberry Shortcake, Chicken & Dumplings
You don't expect when you get married for the first time that it would end in such a way as mine did. I went from being this blushing bride and this awesome newlywed wife to a guy who I thought was my heaven sent to a woman that felt damaged, scorned, and abused. When I found out I was pregnant I was excited and that quickly ended Nov 21, 2007. Numb is the only word to describe how I felt when the doctor said to me that I was HIV Positive. I was a new bride, newly pregnant and newly infected. All by my husband. You think you know everything there is to know about someone before you marry them only to find out it was all hidden and you were being fed lies. Never once did I think I was going to die. The only fear I had for my future was rejection and that still didn't stop me from being open about my status from the beginning and sharing my story with the world.
Bad-Ass Bitches By: Nicole Michele Bad-Ass Bitches is a collection of short stories about ten women who navigate their lives through painful divorces and breakups while struggling to maintain a stable environment for their children. These women are the epitome of strength and goodness - giving their all for the well-being of their families while ignoring their own self-care. Not only do they succeed in overcoming physical abuse, narcissism, and adultery, but they create their own happy endings, all by themselves. These warriors are role models for all women who struggle at the hands of undeserving men. They are bad-ass bitches!
Legacy is about loss of inheritance and what we can do to reclaim it. The introduction summarizes the psychological tyranny inflicted on Africans and their descendants over the course of enslavement and Jim Crow. Legacy brings the past into the present with the story of Jeff Carter, a Black man born during "slavery" who, by 1916, acquired over 800 acres of mineral-rich land in the Middle District of Georgia. In this particular region, a mineral known as "chalk" to the locals, has produced a multi-billion dollar, foreign-owned and operated industry. Kaolin, as it is officially known, is predominately used in the paper and paint industries (National Geographic is about 30% kaolin), but is also used as a filler in ceramics, cosmetics, medicine, rubber, toothpaste, etc. The majority of the mineral-laden land is owned by Black farmers, who have seen very little, if any, of the profits garnered from their land. Ninety-nine (99) year mineral leases and outright theft have kept these farmers from reaping any amount of the wealth. The heirs of Jeff Carter are one such family, who were brutally evicted from their 800 acre estate in 1950. In 1980, after many failed attempts to reclaim their estate, they were solicited by kaolin-industry agents and attorneys who represented the family who stole their land! The heirs of Jeff Carter are not unique in their story of land loss. The quantity of land that Black farmers have lost in the last one-hundred years alone is staggering. One of the most detrimental legacies of enslavement and Jim Crow is the challenge of passing an inheritance on to our children. As a result, subsequent generations have to "reinvent the wheel," because they have neither the business nor the finances to pick up where there ancestors left off. In recent years, a settlement was to be made to the descendants of the Rosewood massacre in Florida, but each alleged descendant was required to prove their ancestry. For this reason, we encourage all people of color to research their family's genealogy. We dedicate an entire chapter to beginning this process. Uncovering our family history is a pivotal step in healing from centuries of psychological, economic and physical rape. If for no other reason, our children should know something about the ancestors they are a legacy of.
Cystal has to go through some tough decisions in her life as she starts a new one with her mother. Crystal has to cope with the fact that her father has ruined a part of her life that she will never get back. Will she be able to go through this? Can she manage to live her life with all this burden she has. Will she forgive her father for the horrible thing he has done? Decisions, decisions...
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