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Download or read book Ghetto Dreams written by Emma Huffman and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Huffman was raised by two mothers¿one with an iron hand and one with a soft hand. She hopes to inspire all women who didn¿t have their fathers in their lives to not look for love in all the wrong places. There is hope to rise above your humble beginnings and become a productive person in today¿s society.
Book Synopsis City of Broken Dreams by : Ghetto Scribe
Download or read book City of Broken Dreams written by Ghetto Scribe and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hanif “Neef ” Shabazz and Damion “Dame Raw” Jackson did there 10 year stretch of hard time inside infamous New York Prisons. Now they back on the street, cruising around N.Y in foreign cars: Neef drives a black “drop top” Porsche Carrera and Damion drives a green CL 600 Mercedes Benz. On the wrong side of the law – major players in the drug game – seemingly successful. But everything goes horribly wrong when their partner, Jose “Butter” Sanchez is murdered. A dangerous drug war is just beginning! Meanwhile, Neef is falling for a young, sexy college student, on the hunt for a man with means. Enter Dana, a beautiful young seductress with a sordid past. Does Dana truly love Hanif? If “Neef ” can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth, he will fi nd out. But he’s marked for death by enemy’s who never forgives, never gives up and are motivated by greed. City of Broken Dreams depicts how even in the underworld of New York,loyalty, respect and love have their place. From the first page “Dreams” pull the reader into a world of danger, steamy sex and a touch of romance. A “ghetto love story” that will gladden the heart of all readers.
Download or read book Renegade Dreams written by Laurence Ralph and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inner city communities in the US have become junkyards of dreams, to quote Mike Daviswastelands where gangs package narcotics to stimulate the local economy, gunshots occur multiple times on any given day, and dreams of a better life can fade into the realities of poverty and disability. Laurence Ralph lived in such a community in Chicago for three years, conducting interviews and participating in meetings with members of the local gang which has been central to the community since the 1950s. Ralph discovered that the experience of injury, whether physical or social, doesn t always crush dreams into oblivion; it can transform them into something productive: renegade dreams. The first part of this book moves from a critique of the way government officials, as opposed to grandmothers, have been handling the situation, to a study of the history of the historic Divine Knights gang, to a portrait of a duo of gang members who want to be recognized as authentic rappers (they call their musical style crack music ) and the difficulties they face in exiting the gang. The second part is on physical disability, including being wheelchair bound, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among heroin users, and the experience of brutality at the hands of Chicago police officers. In a final chapter, The Frame, Or How to Get Out of an Isolated Space, Ralph offers a fresh perspective on how to understand urban violence. The upshot is a total portrait of the interlocking complexities, symbols, and vicissitudes of gang life in one of the most dangerous inner city neighborhoods in the US. We expect this study will enjoy considerable readership, among anthropologists, sociologists, and other scholars interested in disability, urban crime, and race."
Download or read book Sis written by Rachael Reed and published by Rachael Reed. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of Richmond’s unforgiving streets, Jasmine has clawed her way to the top, ruling her empire with an iron fist and a sharp mind. Born into the harsh realities of the ghetto, she turned to the drug game to escape poverty, becoming a formidable force in a world dominated by betrayal, violence, and survival. But power comes at a price, and the streets are always hungry for blood. Jasmine’s journey is one of relentless ambition and ruthless determination. From small-time hustling to partnering with the notorious Dre, she learned the rules of the game the hard way. When Dre’s betrayal threatened everything she had built, Jasmine took matters into her own hands, proving that she’s not one to be crossed. Now, as the queen of Richmond’s underworld, she faces new enemies and internal power struggles that could bring her empire crashing down. As Jasmine fights to maintain her reign, she grapples with the personal cost of her decisions. Guilt, regret, and the loss of innocence weigh heavily on her, even as she seeks redemption by giving back to her community. But the streets are relentless, and new threats emerge, testing her strategic brilliance and unyielding resolve. In a world where trust is a luxury and betrayal lurks around every corner, Jasmine must navigate the treacherous waters of the drug game with cunning and ferocity. The final showdown with a new rival threatens to dismantle everything she has fought for, leading to an explosive climax that will decide the future of her reign. *Sis* is a gripping tale of power, survival, and the brutal realities of urban life. With its gritty dialogue, dark undertones, and relentless pace, this novel plunges you into the heart of the streets, where every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Jasmine’s story is one of fierce loyalty, calculated moves, and the constant struggle to stay on top in a world that never truly lets go.
Download or read book Ghetto Dreams written by Mark Haughton and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David's mother was murdered; Fueled by his rage he became the most powerful drug dealers in the city. In the end he had to fight for his salvation.
Book Synopsis Freedom Dreams by : Robin D.G. Kelley
Download or read book Freedom Dreams written by Robin D.G. Kelley and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th-anniversary edition of Kelley’s influential history of 20th-century Black radicalism, with new reflections on current movements and their impact on the author, and a foreword by poet Aja Monet First published in 2002, Freedom Dreams is a staple in the study of the Black radical tradition. Unearthing the thrilling history of grassroots movements and renegade intellectuals and artists, Kelley recovers the dreams of the future worlds Black radicals struggled to achieve. Focusing on the insights of activists, from the Revolutionary Action Movement to the insurgent poetics of Aimé and Suzanne Césaire, Kelley chronicles the quest for a homeland, the hope that communism offered, the politics of surrealism, the transformative potential of Black feminism, and the long dream of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow. In this edition, Kelley includes a new introduction reflecting on how movements of the past 20 years have expanded his own vision of freedom to include mutual care, disability justice, abolition, and decolonization, and a new epilogue exploring the visionary organizing of today’s freedom dreamers. This classic history of the power of the Black radical imagination is as timely as when it was first published.
Book Synopsis Ghetto Dreams by : Frederick Cranmore
Download or read book Ghetto Dreams written by Frederick Cranmore and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His thoughts were of Nadine. Later as he drove in to work Maximillian remembered a curious incident only a week before. He remembered making himself a promise that the next time an opportunity for happiness came his way, he would accept it. Then the very next day Nadine walked into his salon. Maximillian Scott: The reluctant adulterer. Despite his intelligence, he falls prey to women who may destroy him. Nadine: The girlfriend. She views Maximillian as her ticket out of the gripping poverty of East New York. Beverly Scott: The wife. Her marriage agenda did not include love, but greed. When Maximillian and Beverly's marriage begins to unravel, Maximillian meets and woos the sexy and mysterious Nadine. But Nadine's intentions are anything but pure. She seeks to escape her life of welfare and depression-and Maximillian is her way out. But Beverly is determined to destroy Max's life. She turns their daughter, Celia, against him, and Max's loneliness increases. When Nadine turns to the arms of a former lover, Max must come to terms with his life. He travels across oceans to find the answers, never dreaming where they will take him.
Download or read book The Judaean Addresses Selected written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thirty-Three written by Angelica Howard and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-16 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book Thirty-Three: A Poetic Device is a poetry journal. Journaling has always been a creative and therapeutic outlet for us as women. We wrote in diaries as young girls, and now we have something for the thirty-three-year-old version of ourselves. Authors Angelica Howard and Ajia Z. Johnson let the poetic emotions of their younger selves motivate them to create this poetic device with the intention to inspire and provoke thought no matter how good, bad, or ugly that may be; journaling helps to get it out. Howard and Johnson encourage readers to honor their own thoughts through the journal prompts. Life is what you make it, and when you are intentional about your desires, by writing them down and making them plain, magic happens. About the Author Angelica Howard is a thirty-three-year-old educator and entrepreneur. She is a student of life whose main goal is to expose young people to culture, art, balance, and discipline. Throughout her ten years of teaching English, public speaking, debate, and life skills, she is now a graduation coach where she encourages and prepares young people to be college and career ready. Ajia is a thirty-three-year-old wife and mom of five. She is an entrepreneur and certified life coach. After being forced to retire from styling hair due to an injured wrist, she began putting her all into her first passion, which is words, essentially writing books and speaking. She most recently launched a podcast called Alchemy with Ajia Z. and hosts group and one-on-one life-coaching sessions for men and women of all ages. Ajia and Angelica started a lifestyle brand called Heirlvnd that provides tools for building generational wealth through fashion.
Book Synopsis The Bandana Republic by : Louis Reyes Rivera
Download or read book The Bandana Republic written by Louis Reyes Rivera and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban youth gangs and street associations are viewed more often than not as training grounds for thugs and felons. Left out are their members' emotional sensitivities, their political consciousness, their individual and collective capacities to assess the social conditions that gave rise to the need for such associations. Not included in the popular dialogue on gangs is the creative impulse that has continued to manifest in popular culture - from the birth of the Blues to Rag Time and Swing, to BeBop, Doo Wop and Hip Hop. From the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to the Black Panther Party, Brown Berets, Young Lords and Brownstone Rangers to the height of the Civil Rights Movement to our current Hip Hop culture, urban gang rhetoric and its symbolisms have informed almost every major social movement of this century. They have also played a role in protecting neighborhoods, initiating food and clothing drives and in taking on housing-related issues such as gentrification. The Bandana Republic, A Literary Anthology by Gang Members and Their Affiliates, edited by Louis Reyes Rivera and Bruce George with a foreword by Jim Brown focuses on creative literature written by adolescents from such contemporary gangs as by Chaplains, Bishops, Sportsmen, Crips, Bloods, Latin Kings, Black Spades, Neta, Black Gangster Disciples and others. Includes work by former gang members who have gone beyond gangbanging and into the social and cultural arenas. The anthology showcases writing by Alicia Benjamin-Samuels, Oscar Brown Jr., Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., Commander, Comrade X, Layding Kaliba, Dead Prez, Ruby Dee, Shaggy Flores, Erica Ford, The Last Poets, Jesus Papoleto Melendez, Akua Njeri, Willie Perdomo, T. Rodgers, Luis J. Rodriguez, Leila Steinberg, Kublai Toure, Ted Wilson, Malik Yoba, and many more - all of whom have either come from urban gangs or were closely affiliated with street-based organizations. Like many adolescents, they initially attached themselves to the available rough-n-tumble street role models, becoming active gang members and adopting ''the ways of the street.'' Inside of this framework, and in spite of the stereotypical conventional wisdom concerning street gangs, they were also reared into the creative aspirations of their respective communities. Not just dancing and styling, but reading and studying, learning to develop the gall to give voice to the voice.
Book Synopsis The Judæans by : Judaeans (Organization)
Download or read book The Judæans written by Judaeans (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DJ Screw written by Lance Scott Walker and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DJ Screw, a.k.a. Robert Earl Davis Jr., changed rap and hip-hop forever. In the 1990s, in a spare room of his Houston home, he developed a revolutionary mixing technique known as chopped and screwed. Spinning two copies of a record, Screw would “chop” in new rhythms, bring in local rappers to freestyle over the tracks, and slow the recording down on tape. Soon Houstonians were lining up to buy his cassettes—he could sell thousands in a single day. Fans drove around town blasting his music, a sound that came to define the city’s burgeoning and innovative rap culture. June 27 has become an unofficial city holiday, inspired by a legendary mix Screw made on that date. Lance Scott Walker has interviewed nearly everyone who knew Screw, from childhood friends to collaborators to aficionados who evangelized Screw’s tapes—millions of which made their way around the globe—as well as the New York rap moguls who honored him. Walker brings these voices together with captivating details of Screw’s craft and his world. More than the story of one man, DJ Screw is a history of the Houston scene as it came of age, full of vibrant moments and characters. But none can top Screw himself, a pioneer whose mystique has only grown in the two decades since his death.
Download or read book BloodFresh written by Ebony Stewart and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BloodFresh is a celebration of identity. Ebony Stewart reclaims her own narrative to speak against the racism and colorism she’s experienced, while criticizing society’s treatment of women as sexual objects. This collection reaffirms the reader through storytelling as an open letter to retell, acknowledge, overcome, and learn new ways to use poetry as a coping technique. As BloodFresh reflects the importance of owning your own space, Stewart carves out a home for herself, her poems, and all of the readers who take refuge in her words.
Book Synopsis When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost by : Joan Morgan
Download or read book When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost written by Joan Morgan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Morgan has given an entire generation of Black feminists space and language to center their pleasures alongside their politics.” —Janet Mock, New York Times bestselling author of Redefining Realness “All that and then some, Chickenheads informs and educates, confronts and charms, raises the bar high by getting down low, and, to steal my favorite Joan Morgan phrase, bounced me out of the room.” —Marlon James, Man Booker Prize–winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings Still as fresh, funny, and ferociously honest as ever, this piercing meditation on the fault lines between hip-hop and feminism captures the most intimate thoughts of the post-Civil Rights, post-feminist, post-soul generation. Award-winning journalist Joan Morgan offers a provocative and powerful look into the life of the modern Black woman: a complex world in which feminists often have not-so-clandestine affairs with the most sexist of men, where women who treasure their independence frequently prefer men who pick up the tab, where the deluge of babymothers and babyfathers reminds Black women who long for marriage that traditional nuclear families are a reality for less than forty percent of the population, and where Black women are forced to make sense of a world where truth is no longer black and white but subtle, intriguing shades of gray.
Book Synopsis Finding List of Books in the Santa Cruz City Free Public Library by : Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Download or read book Finding List of Books in the Santa Cruz City Free Public Library written by Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Nuttall Encyclopaedia by : James Wood
Download or read book The Nuttall Encyclopaedia written by James Wood and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Sports [4 volumes] by : Murry R. Nelson
Download or read book American Sports [4 volumes] written by Murry R. Nelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 1678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America loves sports. This book examines and details the proof of this fascination seen throughout American society—in our literature, film, and music; our clothing and food; and the iconography of the nation. This momentous four-volume work examines and details the cultural aspects of sport and how sport pervasively reflects—and affects—myriad aspects of American society from the early 1900s to the present day. Written in a straightforward, readable manner, the entries cover both historical and contemporary aspects of sport and American culture. Unlike purely historical encyclopedias on sports, the contributions within these volumes cover related subject matter such as poetry, novels, music, films, plays, television shows, art and artists, mythologies, artifacts, and people. While this encyclopedia set is ideal for general readers who need information on the diverse aspects of sport in American culture for research purposes or are merely reading for enjoyment, the detailed nature of the entries will also prove useful as an initial source for scholars of sport and American culture. Each entry provides a number of both print and online resources for further investigation of the topic.
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