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Book Synopsis A Black Ghetto Christmas by : Latoya Jamara
Download or read book A Black Ghetto Christmas written by Latoya Jamara and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Black Ghetto Christmas is based on actions and experiences while growing up in the ghetto of Atlanta Georgia. African-Americans have struggled and sacrificed for many many years. This novel will express some of the sacrifices and how families are still able to make the best out of any situation. Some families have all their needs met when it comes to the holidays. Other families are not so fortunate but they try their best to make it happen. Some kids who grow up in poor single-family homes may feel like they don't have a chance to become anything better than what their parents are. This is not the correct frame of mind to be in. All kids should believe they have a chance to survive and be successful. No matter how hard times may become. Josiah Bradley, known as Pimp Sperm chose to make a difference. He made a way possible for all the children growing up in Atlanta Georgia. It may be easy to take and hard to give, but giving to those in need can make a whole lot of difference.
Book Synopsis A Ghetto Christmas Eve by : Durel R Patterson
Download or read book A Ghetto Christmas Eve written by Durel R Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Christmas in the Hood by : Nikki Turner
Download or read book Christmas in the Hood written by Nikki Turner and published by One World. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undisputed queen of hip-hop fiction, #1 Essence bestselling author Nikki Turner unwraps a talented new collection of writers with raw urban stories to jingle your bells this season. Christmas in the Hood presents fresh talent alongside shining stars such as K. Elliott and Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti–all writing gritty tales that reveal what the holidays bring for the naughty and the nice who live by the code of the street. In “Secret Santa,” after her children’s Christmas presents are stolen, a woman has to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to give them the holiday they deserve; in “Me and Grandma,” a senior sleighs more crack than candy canes to bring Christmas cheer to her needy grandkids; and in “Holiday Hell,” Noelle must raise $23,000 to repay a loan shark or her sister will become a ghost of Christmas past. True to the streets and true to the season, these stories will raise the holiday spirit in the heart of even the most ghetto-hardened gangsta. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Nikki Turner's Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife. “The ghetto’s voice without constraint.”—Upscale, on Tales from da Hood
Book Synopsis 101 Ways to Know You're Having a Ghetto Christmas by : Keenen Wayans
Download or read book 101 Ways to Know You're Having a Ghetto Christmas written by Keenen Wayans and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wayans brothers became household names with the success of their Emmy winning show In Living Color in 1990. Combined, they have forty films and four television series under their belts, and a box office record with Scary Movie for highest grossing film ever by a black director. The brothers are now bringing their successful brand of humor to a series of books. 101 WAYS TO KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A GHETTO CHRISTMAS is packed with hilarious jokes that will captivate the Wayans Brothers's legions of fans. You know your Christmas isn't going your way if:--You wrap your gifts in toilet paper, newspaper, or paper bags.--You became a Jehovah’s Witness because you can't afford to buy gifts.--You left Santa a joint and some Kool-Aid for a midnight snack.--The North Pole is a strip club your mama worked at.
Download or read book Super Black written by Adilifu Nama and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how black superheroes are not disposable pop products, but rather a fascinating racial phenomenon through which futuristic expressions and fantastic visions of black racial identity and symbolic political meaning are presented. Adilifu Nama sees the value—and finds new avenues for exploring racial identity—in black superheroes who are often dismissed as sidekicks, imitators of established white heroes, or are accused of having no role outside of blaxploitation film contexts. Nama examines seminal black comic book superheroes such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, the Falcon, Nubia, and others, some of whom also appear on the small and large screens, as well as how the imaginary black superhero has come to life in the image of President Barack Obama. Super Black explores how black superheroes are a powerful source of racial meaning, narrative, and imagination in American society that express a myriad of racial assumptions, political perspectives, and fantastic (re)imaginings of black identity. The book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.
Book Synopsis I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas by : Lewis Black
Download or read book I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas written by Lewis Black and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times-bestselling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Christmas. Christmas is supposed to be a time of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. But not for Lewis Black. He says humbug to the Christmas tradtitions and trappings that make the holiday memorable. In I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, his hilarious and sharply observed book about the holiday, Lewis lets loose on all things Yule. It's a very personal look at what's wrong with Christmas, seen through the eyes of "the most engagingly pissed-off comedian ever."* From his own Christmas rituals—which have absolutely nothing to do with presents or the Christmas tree or Rudolph—to his own eccentric experiences with the holiday (from a USO Christmas tour to playing Santa Claus in full regalia), I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas is classic Lewis Black: funny, razor-sharp, insightful, and honest. You'll never think of Christmas in the same way. *Stephen King
Download or read book Christmas Reborn written by TheFan NJ and published by Coaches 101. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is a wonderful time to share with family and friends. People over the years have garnished the true value of Christmas, so on one Christmas morning after losing a job -a writer felt the hardships of Christmas past, Christmas Yet to Come, and Christmas Present. He told his story in a remake of the 18 century plays, and the remarkable part of these stories are they represent the poor and minority. These are the life some of the minority families have to deal with, and what they see or view Christmas as. Omar Dyer, who happens to be TheFanNJ, has made a wonderful remake of the songs and plays of your Christmas Carols-Adult version.
Download or read book Death Wish written by Iceberg Slim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the original mafia story that spawned all the rest, the story of Chicago's ruthless and tireless mafia. The intensely real characters, the brutal overlords, their faithful lackeys and their vengeful enemies all collide in acts of loyalty, lust, greed and death. Iceberg Slim's story is now depicted in a major motion picture distributed worldwide. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp shows Slim's transformation from pimp to the author of 7 classic books. Power hungry Don, Jimmy Collucci, is out to become the kingpin of Chicago's "Honored Society." However his rise to the top can only be thwarted by one man fueled by revenge set out to destroy it, the "Black Warrior" Jessie Taylor. When ambitions collide, guns are drawn and blood is spilled. This is the original mafia story.
Book Synopsis Airtight Willie & Me by : Iceberg Slim
Download or read book Airtight Willie & Me written by Iceberg Slim and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Beck, the man known as Iceberg Slim, brings readers on a ride through the terrifying and elusive urban streets. Filled with unforgettable and distinctive prose, Airtight Willie & Me is further evidence that Iceberg Slim is the only author capable of capturing the language of the streets. Though originally published nearly 50 years ago, Slim's stories are timeless accounts that continue to shed light upon a seedy underworld. Compelling always, funny sometimes, Slim's short stories are six slices of city life that will leave readers thirsting for more.
Book Synopsis A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories by : Bettye Collier-Thomas
Download or read book A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories written by Bettye Collier-Thomas and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Esquire “Best Christmas Book to Read During the Holidays” An anthology of 22 Christmas stories written by African American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century to the modern civil rights movement Originally published in African American newspapers, periodicals, and journals between 1880 and 1953, these Christmas stories are part of the black literary tradition that flourished after the Civil War. Edited and assembled by esteemed historian Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, this enchanting collection of Christmas tales is back in print for the first time in over a decade. These stories and poems reflect the Christmas experiences of everyday African Americans and explore familial and romantic love, faith, and more serious topics such as racism, violence, poverty, and racial identity. Featuring the best stories and poems from previous editions along with new material: • “The Sermon in the Cradle” by W.E.B. Du Bois • “A Carol of Color” by Mary Jenness • “The Christmas Reunion Down at Martinsville” by Augustus M. Hodges • “The Children’s Christmas” by Alice Moore Dunbar • “Christmas Eve Story” by Fanny Jackson Coppin • “Mollie’s Best Christmas Gift” by Mary E. Lee • “A Christmas Story” by Carrie Jane Thomas • “Fannie May’s Christmas” by Katherine Davis Tillman • “Elsie’s Christmas” by Salem Tutt Whitney • “General Washington: A Christmas Story” by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins • “The Autobiography of a Dollar Bill” by Lelia Plummer • “Mirama’s Christmas Test” by Timothy Thomas Fortune • “A Christmas Party That Prevented a Split in the Church” by Margaret Black • “Three Men and a Woman” by Augustus M. Hodges • “It Came to Pass: A Christmas Story” by Bruce L. Reynolds • “A Christmas Journey” by Louis Lorenzo Redding • “Uncle U.S. Santa Claus” by James Conway Jackson • “The Devil Spends Christmas Eve in Dixie” by Andrew Dobson • “One Christmas Eve” by Langston Hughes • “Santa Claus is a White Man” by John Henrik Clarke • “Merry Christmas Eve” by Adele Hamlin • “White Christmas” by Valena Minor Williams A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories celebrates a rich storytelling tradition and will be cherished by readers for years to come.
Book Synopsis A Haven and a Hell by : Lance Freeman
Download or read book A Haven and a Hell written by Lance Freeman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The black ghetto is thought of as a place of urban decay and social disarray. Like the historical ghetto of Venice, it is perceived as a space of confinement, one imposed on black America by whites. It is the home of a marginalized underclass and a sign of the depth of American segregation. Yet while black urban neighborhoods have suffered from institutional racism and economic neglect, they have also been places of refuge and community. In A Haven and a Hell, Lance Freeman examines how the ghetto shaped black America and how black America shaped the ghetto. Freeman traces the evolving role of predominantly black neighborhoods in northern cities from the late nineteenth century through the present day. At times, the ghetto promised the freedom to build black social institutions and political power. At others, it suppressed and further stigmatized African Americans. Freeman reveals the forces that caused the ghetto’s role as haven or hell to wax and wane, spanning the Great Migration, mid-century opportunities, the eruptions of the sixties, the challenges of the seventies and eighties, and present-day issues of mass incarceration, the subprime crisis, and gentrification. Offering timely planning and policy recommendations based in this history, A Haven and a Hell provides a powerful new understanding of urban black communities at a time when the future of many inner-city neighborhoods appears uncertain.
Download or read book Black Christmas written by Thomas Altman and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Street Poison written by Justin Gifford and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and definitive biography of one of America's bestselling, notorious, and influential writers of the twentieth century: Iceberg Slim, né Robert Beck, author of the multimillion-copy memoir Pimp and such equally popular novels as Trick Baby and Mama Black Widow. From a career as a, yes, ruthless pimp in the '40s and '50s, Iceberg Slim refashioned himself as the first and still the greatest of "street lit" masters, whose vivid books have made him an icon to such rappers as Ice-T, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg and a presiding spirit of "blaxploitation" culture. You can't understand contemporary black (and even American) culture without reckoning with Iceberg Slim and his many acolytes and imitators. Literature professor Justin Gifford has been researching the life and work of Robert Beck for a decade, culminating in Street Poison, a colorful and compassionate biography of one of the most complicated figures in twentieth-century literature. Drawing on a wealth of archival material—including FBI files, prison records, and interviews with Beck, his wife, and his daughters—Gifford explores the sexual trauma and racial violence Beck endured that led to his reinvention as Iceberg Slim, one of America's most infamous pimps of the 1940s and '50s. From pimping to penning his profoundly influential confessional autobiography, Pimp, to his involvement in radical politics, Gifford's biography illuminates the life and works of one of American literature's most unique renegades.
Download or read book Forever My Love written by Belle Chisholm and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After returning from deployment, Val and Daniels relationship comes to a sudden end. By a strange coincidence, after twenty years, their lives cross paths again. They realize their love was still as strong as it was in the past. Their love develops into a strong relationship that set them both on a path that changes both their lives forever.
Download or read book A Beautiful Ghetto written by Devin Allen and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised updated paperback edition features additional material from the 2020 uprising for Black Lives, and features two new essays.
Download or read book Ghetto written by Daniel B. Schwartz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few words are as ideologically charged as “ghetto,” a term that has described legally segregated Jewish quarters, dense immigrant enclaves, Nazi holding pens, and black neighborhoods in the United States. Daniel B. Schwartz reveals how the history of ghettos is tied up with struggle and argument over the slippery meaning of a word.
Book Synopsis White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas by : Marcus Mabry
Download or read book White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas written by Marcus Mabry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcus Mabry examines Black success in America, working within and against a world of white privilege. Born and raised in an all-Black enclave in suburban New Jersey, Marcus Mabry suddenly found himself thrust into the white world at age fourteen when he won an academic scholarship to one of the nation's most prestigious prep schools. In examining the price of Black success in America, Mabry recalls what it was like being young, Black, and talented, searching for his own identity, as he teetered uncertainly between two universes: the despairing, impoverished tightly knit black community of his childhood and the white world of privilege and promise that beckoned. Exploring what it means to be “young, Black, and talented” in America—and the high cost of teetering precariously between two separate worlds—Mabry examines the twentysomething experience, and chronicles the rise of a young Black man—from his ghetto childhood through his Stanford education to his emergence as one of Newsweek's bright, young stars.
