Biography

When the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the world lost one of the greatest moral authorities of the twentieth century. We would all benefit from hearing Martin's voice, if only he were alive today. . . .If anyone would...

For nearly a century, blacks and Jews were allies in the struggle for civil rights and equality in America. Sometimes risking their lives, they waged battle in the courts, at lunch counters, and in the academy, advancing the cause of all minorities...

There are a lot of obstacles to become a strong woman or individual. This story is about a young girl who experienced abuse, depression, and loneliness throughout her years of life. And with the guidance of her mother and her faith, the young woman...

What does it mean to be a man? Being physically strong? Not being too emotional? Having courage, or being in charge? When asked what it means to be a black man, the question becomes even more complicated.Shan Foster, Vanderbilt University's basketball...

What Happens in This HouseBy: Nzinga Cates In life there are many twists and turnsThis book depicts a life that has overcome trials and tribulations. Mrs. Cates dives into her experiences growing up with a parent with mental illness and all the struggles...

What Children Remember is a personal account of surviving complex developmental trauma. This memoir poignantly sheds light on the virulent emotional effects of childhood abuse. Following the author through her years of struggling with issues of...

Have you ever felt unseen, unheard, misjudged, or misunderstood?In What About Me: Walking the Tightrope as a Black Man in America, D. John Jackson, a Fortune 50 corporate leader with over thirty years of engineering and business leadership, shares a...

Have you ever felt unseen, unheard, misjudged, or misunderstood?In What About Me: Walking the Tightrope as a Black Man in America, D. John Jackson, a Fortune 50 corporate leader with over thirty years of engineering and business leadership, shares a...

The West Chesterfield neighborhood stood tall back in the 1920s, '30s, '40s, '50s, and it still stands tall in the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and today, 2017! Please organize your neighborhood and stand with us.

Edward Davoll was a respected New Bedford whaling captain in an industry at its peak in the 1850s. But mid-career, disillusioned with whaling, desperately lonely at sea, and experiencing financial problems, he turned to the slave trade, with disastrous...

Known as a shock jock diva, Wendy Williams has had a following in the nation's number one media market, New York City, and across the nation from the time she became a top-rated radio personality and It Girl in the mid-1990s--whether she's hosting her...