For Chelsea

Two girls

In tune

With sisterhood

Our hearts

Beat in link

With laughter.

And tears.

Sharing fears

At night

Knees scraping along the carpet

I fumbled fo

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There was a Time..........
When we were proud to be Black...........
Now with their pants down low............
They're not hearing that.................
There was a Time.........................
When We'd chant "I'm Black and I'm Proud"........
Now with their pants down low....................
They're not saying that now......................
There was a Time.................................
When We'd praise our Black Women.................
Now with the

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[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Shanna's author interview will win a FREE copy of Patients]

Shanna Stroud is an author who takes it seriously to pull herself up by her bootstraps. As a self-publisher, she has put out two books; the first of which is Patients.

Lose and confusion come together at a brutal intersection as Precious Bryant tried to deal with past family issues and falling in love with two men.

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[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Sonya's author interview will win a FREE copy of Who I've Become is NOT Who I Am]

Coming from the shadows of familial abuse and all of the mental torment that comes along with it, Sonya Visor has written a book that details her triumph of trials and tribulations. Who I've Become is NOT Who I Am is a wonderful mix of storytelling and teaching that does nothing short of inspire all who read it.

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[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Dawn's author interview will win a FREE copy of Leadership Building Blocks]

Dawn McCoy's Leadership Building Blocks was not written from a distance. McCoy's hard work and determination has been manifested into her being one of the youngest elected members to serve on the Sacramento City Unified School Board of Trustees. (No small feat!)

Leadership Building Blocks is more than an instructional manual. This book is a priceless teaching… Continue

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Niobia's author interview will win a FREE copy of Message from a Mistress]

Niobia Bryant is a certified literary veteran: bestselling author, 17 novels, multiple genres... You name it; she's done it.

Message from a Mistress, based loosely on a movie, has all the elements of intrigue that readers enjoy investing their imaginations into. With this book, and multiple books coming out this year, Bryant is continuing her reign as a consist… Continue

Rico Dasheem, a poet at heart, opened his soul and released what became Memoirs of a Love Lost. By allowing his readers into his world of love, lust and what lies beyond, Memoirs of a Love Lost gives credence to Dasheem's mantra: Love to Live to Learn...

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[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Terra Little's author interview will win a FREE copy of Where There's Smoke 2 from JoeyPinkney.com]

Terra Little is a well-respected in the literary industry for weaving a tale of love, relationships and actions into a wildly intense read. That ability has garnered her a loyal fan base and an ever-growing readership.

Her latest effort, Where There's Smoke 2, gives her the opportunity to prove that lightning can strike twice. This sequ… Continue

I watch my childhood vanish in to the distance.

A lost plan. An image. A shadow.

Pa-Pa.

You were so big.

You filled my rooms.

You laughed out loud.

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Visit Me.

Visit Me in the morning.

When the birds sing and the sun is rising.

So that my day beings with Love.

Visit Me.

Visit Me in the noonday.

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