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Careful of the Company You Keep [Book]
After finding her husband cheating, Renee returns to her hometown to start again. But she is looking for love in all the wrong places. Danielle has a great career as a nurse, but her personal life is a mess. She enlists Renee to test the loyalty of her man, but when the seduction goes too far their friendship could be in jeopardy.
Black Voices in Early Modern Spanish Literature, 1500-1750 [Book]
In this groundbreaking study, Diana Berruezo-Snchez recovers key chapters in the history of Afro-Iberian diasporas by exploring the literary contributions and life experiences of black African communities and individuals in early modern Spain. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, international trade involving chattel slavery led to significant populations of enslaved, free(d), and half-manumitted black African women, men, and children in the Iberian Peninsula. These demographic changes transformed Spain's urban and social landscapes. In exploring Spain's role in the transatlantic slave trade and its effects on cultural forms of the period, Berruezo-Snchez examines a broad range of texts and unearths new documents relating to black African poets, performers, and black confraterni
What Sorrows Labour in My Parent's Breast?: A History of the Enslaved Black Family [Book]
The legacy of the slave family haunts the status of black Americans in modern U.S. society. Stereotypes that first entered the popular imagination in the form of plantation lore have continued to distort the African American social identity. In What Sorrows Labour in My Parents' Breast?, Brenda Stevenson provides a long overdue concise history to help the reader understand this vitally important African American institution as it evolved and survived under the extreme opposition that the institution of slavery imposed. The themes of this work center on the multifaceted reality of loss, recovery, resilience and resistance embedded in the desire of African/African descended people to experience family life despite their enslavement. These themes look back to the critical loss that Africans,
Struggle to Be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women's Theology [Book]
Struggle to Be the Sun Again is a thought-provoking book that delves into the intricacies of human emotions and resilience. This compelling narrative takes readers on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment, highlighting the universal quest for identity and purpose in a complex and ever-changing world. Through its beautifully crafted prose, this book explores themes of hope, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of one's dreams. Readers will find themselves engaged in the deeply personal stories of struggle and triumph that resonate with experiences of overcoming hardship and finding inner strength. Ideal for those seeking inspiration or looking to gain insight into the human condition, Struggle to Be the Sun Again serves as a beacon of hope and a reminder of the human capacity fo
What Mama Couldn't Tell Us about Love: Healing the Emotional Legacy of Racism by Celebrating Our Light [Book]
"A wonderful gift to Black women. . . . Richardson and Wade, with pens dipped in abundant love, gracefully advise us as to the lessons of the past we must embrace and those we must discard, if we are to achieve true self-empowerment and emotional liberation." -- Darlene Clark Hine, Ph.D., coauthor of A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in AmericaIn this provocative rethinking of the African American woman's experience, Brenda Lane Richardson and Dr. Brenda Wade ask their Black American sisters to consider this question: "What lessons about love and intimacy were passed down from your foremothers to you?" By exploring the emotional legacy shared by all African American women whose ancestors were enslaved, the authors examine the impact of this history on romantic relationsh