Resultados para "E A Johnson" en Afroamericana

Um clássico fundador da ficção afro-americana moderna, marco do movimento Harlem Renaissance. Com apresentação de Henry Louis Gates Jr. James Weldon Johnson foi um dos maiores líderes, escritores e intelectuais que lutaram pelos direitos civis da população negra nos Estados Unidos. Ao...

Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the practices and critical linkages between the work and lived experiences of Black women writers whose work laid the foundation for many who have come after.

Seven generations of the Howland family have lived in the Alabama plantation home built by an ancestor who fought for Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Over the course of a century, the Howlands accumulated a fortune, fought for secession, and helped rebuild the South, establishing themselves as one of the most respected families in the state. But that history means little to Abigail Howland.

Jahiem Carter is the hood's finest tattoo artist and quite the ladies' man. With all of the bruises on Antonia's body and her messed-up lifestyle, Jahiem sees a beautiful girl who's just been dealt some bad cards in life and wants to get to know her as a friend, but he cant help the physical attraction between the two.   

Life has a sense of humor. So does grief. Hunter's Cove, Texas has always had a lot to say about Savoy Chandler, as a widow and the woman her mother-in-law spent years deciding wasn't quite enough. What the town doesn't know is that a year after burying her husband, she is still sleeping in his...

Charles Johnson’s National Book Award–winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick … heroic in proportion … fiction that hooks the mind" (New York Times Book Review). Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld...

We've witnessed Carmen and Insane through all the drama, the highs and lows, to the beautiful moment that led them here. With just a couple of weeks until they stand before each other at the altar, this short story will take us through everything to get to the perfect happily ever after that they both deserve.

 The Johnson Sisters is the riveting story of a close-knit bunch struggling to keep the family legacy going in spite of their differences. 

The crew is back for one final round. Everything about this series has been absolutely insane. We've witnessed deceit, heartbreak, and a whole lot of betrayal. There have been good times too. The love between these characters has been nothing short of amazing and definitely something worth fighting for. A whirlwind of emotions has been on the rise since this series started, but in the end, everyone will rightfully receive the ending that they deserve. Take one last ride with these characters, and witness how everything unfolds.

With the amount of lows that happened back to back in this series, you would think that the worst is now over, but it's honestly just begun. One of the biggest lows of this series has to be Emilia's and Ramonte's betrayal of Carmen. We all know that Carmen is very short-tempered, and it doesn't take much for her to lash out. To know that a cousin of hers, who's also her best friend, is pregnant by Carmen's baby's father is a situation where Carmen will be well within her rights to handle it however she wants to.

Carmen Vasquez was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, a real Georgia peach. With a Mexican father and a black mother, she has such a spice to her, which forces people to either love or hate her. She grew up wealthy, but that didn't stop her from always finding interest in those bad boys from the other side. The other side is where she meets her baby's father, Ramonte.

It's 1963 in the small town of Monroe, New York. The Arringtons, a Black family, buy a house in a picturesque, all-white neighborhood. Some residents are welcoming, but many react to Dr. Philip Arrington, his wife Velma, and their daughters Livia and Maddie by conspiring against their success in both big and small ways. Amid this mix of hostility and shaky acceptance, the Arringtons must navigate their careers, deal with a volatile marriage, and raise their daughters.

Karma thought surviving that night with Taye Jones would be the hardest part. She was wrong. In a small Southern town where everybody knows your name and your business, she’s forced to walk the same streets as the man who shattered her life. While Taye becomes the golden boy—popular, respected, untouchable—Karma lives buried beneath shame, rage, and nightmares that replay like a bad song stuck in her head that she can’t turn off. But pain changes people. Years later, Karma is no longer the quiet girl people whispered about behind closed doors. She’s colder. Smarter. Dangerous.

Nina is a young mother fighting to provide for her daughter, Bre, while battling the fallout of her ex, Sean's, spiraling addiction. With bills piling up and few options, she turns to hustling, selling Sean's cars, and relying on the steady support of her brother, Dough. But Sean's relapses and...

In 1946, a young female attorney from New York City attempts the impossible: obtaining justice for a Black man in the Deep South. At the NAACP offices in New York City, Regina Robichard opens a letter for her employer and mentor, Thurgood Marshall, surprised to discover it is from M. P. Calhoun...

For Lillian Weaver, last call could be a possible end to her seven-year marriage to Blair. Blair, the owner of a popular bar, B Squared has allowed success to go to his head. Now, his pride and ego are bigger than the promises and plans he once made with his wife.

Motivational Motives is a composite of short stories put forth to serve as a guide, self-help, and a tool to assist the listener in their day-to-day life and decision-making. Many of the characters of Motivational Motives were placed or conveniently placed themselves in a proverbial bubble that can be popped by anyone labeled as an authority figure - powerful or better than the masses based on race, creed, color, or permissible accolade.

The author presents a second set of three short stories of fictional private detective Alexander Steele. The predominant setting for most of these stories is the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding area. This collection includes "The Deadly Gamble", "Death on the Delaware", and "The Deadly Trio".

Every little girl dreams of a happy ending to her story - a home, children, and a man who loves her enough to share his life and last name. When Billy's longtime boyfriend, Marcus, finally pops the question, it's one of the happiest moments of her life. Billy calls on her childhood friends, Reese and Yoshi, to stand with her on her special day. Several years have passed since they'd last come together, and unresolved issues have driven a wedge between the women.

Habitual Habitat introduces the listener to behaviors that have been introduced to the characters by their predecessors, society, and those in positions of influential power. Have you ever wondered why you tend to act a certain way when facing certain situations? Why do you engage in certain acts while amongst certain people? What encourages you to aim for certain objectives? When your back is up against the wall, why do you tend to "fight" or "flee"? How has your uncontrollable set of circumstances shaped who you are as a person, professional, and product of the planet?