A call to action for building a culture of literacy for all students in their pursuit of the American Dream. Award-winning principal and literacy advocate Don Vu examines six conditions of a school's culture of literacy (Commitment, Collection, Clock,...

Kat and Manny are childhood friends whose lives revolve around Hawaii's plantation industry, their community, and the rich culture that is always present on the islands. When their family and friends, those living in the plantation community, start...

We go around and around in circles trying to figure out our purpose. Often holding back the truth that lay seeded in our center. There's this fear that festers from our inner traumas. They leave us helpless. Faith comes from having the foresight to know...

Live Through My Eyes is an inspirational poetry collection from the perspective of an African American woman striving for healing, growth and ultimately, transformation after personal tragedy. Expressed through themes of relationships and identity,...

Matthew 18:2-4 (KJV) 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever...

Life on the Back Side of the Sport of Kings is the third of three intriguing books written by James Wright that probe into the heart of America's apartheid consciousness. It is about broken promises and old cliques America has made and still purports to...

These intensely personal testimonies illuminate the complexities of black women's lives, offering unique reflections about self, family, intimacy, work, politics, life transitions, violation, and recovery.

Star actor of stage, film, and television, civil rights activist, screenwriter, and director, Ossie Davis was among the most beloved and respected men in Hollywood and American society as a whole, whose brilliant oratory style was among his most...

Warm encouragement and straightforward guidance to help women lead a life they love Searching for a life blessed with peace and happiness? Longing to move past old expectations and learn to live in the moment? Life Lessons for My Sisters is an...

The winner of The Great American Baking Show shares her story of personal growth and more than 100 delicious recipes. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME OUT AND TASTE OF HOME - "As much about a collection of recipes that makes your mouth...

One man's extraordinary journey through the twentieth century and how he learned to read at age 98 "Things will be all right. People need to hear that. Life is good, just as it is. There isn't anything I would change about my life."--George Dawson In...

FANTASIA tells of her astonishing rise from hopeless high school dropout to American Idol superstar in the inspirational New York Times bestseller Life Is Not a Fairy Tale In one moment, with one tearful performance of Summertime, the nineteen-year-old...

In Life Is Not a Dress Rehearsal, the author takes the reader along a journey filled with love, laughter, hope, and courage. Through detailed storytelling, the author takes the reader along the path of how she came to discover her empathic abilities as a...

An inspiring true story of how far hope in the heart of a young, abused, and disadvantaged child can take her. This is the story of Qiana - a young girl whose body and soul are battered by abuse, neglect, and abandonment. She grows up in an environment...

A story about a young man's mental struggles between living in poverty or gaining success. With practically being homeless himself. Due to the Circumstances that was beyond his control. With both of his parents being on drugs. To his mother getting...

Her poems speak volumes to the everyday experiences and lessons in life in her own genuine way. Ayana uses her urban messages to reach her audience in a way with the truth, the ugly, and that thing that makes you strive to be an amazing human.As you read...