Biography

In the New York Times bestseller From Pieces to Weight, rap mogul 50 Cent, a.k.a. Curtis Jackson, lifts the veil on his complicated life, from the murder of his mother when he was twelve, to hustling on the streets; from the assassination attempt that...

During one of his memorable speeches, President JFK declared, Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. This speech marked the beginning of the Peace Corps program in the United States, which in turn led a young...

This revealing book, From One Extreme to Another, takes you into the fascinating world of Michael Gordon, better known as Big Youth and Chabba Melo from his Soferno-B, Stereograph and Destiny Outernational sound system days, and now as Minister Michael...

From Morning 'til Evening traces the life of Rev. Grady Powell, Sr., a devoted man of God, who has served as pastor of churches in Virginia for more than fifty years. This vivid and personal story chronicles Rev. Powell's journey from his upbringing in...

From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics. It is the story of how she triumphed even when, more...

From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics. It is the story of how she triumphed even when, more...

Memoir by Flint multimillionaire industrialist Willie E. Artis. From a very young age, Artis learned the value of money and relationships, navigating through perilous circumstances in a segregated South. Blessed with a keen mind, Artis worked several...

When Doris Harvey's English grandfather, William Harvey, discovers a clearing at the end of a path cut by the feet of those running from slavery, he gives his name to what will become his family's home for generations. For Doris, Harvey River is the...

My approach to the troubles I faced in life was to try and drink them away. I was only four years old the first time I got drunk on homemade wine. That first abuse of alcohol was the beginning of a life plagued with emotional and physical pain, broken...

"First, my life was like many others, but I left my father's home when I was fourteen years old. I had built my life layer by layer all by myself. I succeeded in making an upper-middle-class family without any help from anyone. I have had a lot of ups...

Cyteria Freeman shares her powerful life story of inviting death but accepting life. She does so by recounting her years as a struggling addict, a mother who abandoned her children, her love affair with alcohol and drugs and how in the midst of it all,...

This book is an inspiration for getting through life's valley with self-determination, faith, and joy and ultimately reaching one's pinnacle achievements and goals. In this story our writer Dr. Reeves, shows how Melissa maintains her vision, hope and...