Book Description
A sensuous collection of poetry filled with consciousness and spirit. The baring of a soul that has lived, loved, lost and rediscovered it’s passion.
Author : N. Makeda Lucas
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 33,5 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 059512979X
A sensuous collection of poetry filled with consciousness and spirit. The baring of a soul that has lived, loved, lost and rediscovered it’s passion.
Author : Whitney April Bell
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1685620515
No one, including Makeda herself, thought that she was ready to rule the Kingdom. But when a decision by the Council Elders threatens her ability to even try, Makeda is forced to show them that sometimes a woman is King! And she’s called the Queen of Sheba!
Author : Makeda Payne
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 2024-11-27
Category :
ISBN :
The Good News is that you are a SPIRIT inhabiting a BODY using your MIND to create your life. Getting clearer and operating in this truth will transform your life. This mind - body - soul journal is the key to that transformation. It will support you in refocusing and reimagining the life that you desire.
Author : Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781433100895
Women, especially leaders, holding tête-à-têtes with men to address political impasses have been recognized as shrewd, double headed, or witchlike distinctions that link them with juju or extraordinary, survivalist powers. Juju Fission: Women's Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-Between is a theoretical and analytical book on African women writers that focuses on seven representative novels from different parts of Africa: Bessie Head's Maru (South Africa/Botswana); Nawal El Saadawi's Woman at Point Zero (Egypt); Ama Ata Aidoo's Our Sister Killjoy; or Reflections from a Black-Eyed Squint and Changes (Ghana); Assia Djebar's A Sister to Scheherazade (Algeria); Calixthe Beyala's The Sun Hath Looked Upon Me (Cameroon); and Yvonne Vera's Nehanda (Zimbabwe). In her analysis, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi demonstrates how women are viewed and how they operate in critical times. Ogunyemi explains how the heritage is passed on, in spite of dire situations emanating from colonialism, postcolonialism, ethnicism, sexism, and grinding poverty. An important contribution to many fields, Juju Fission is excellent background material for courses on African studies, women's studies, African Diaspora studies, black studies, global studies, and general literature studies.
Author : Randall Robinson
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1617750220
Makeda Gee Florida Harris March is a proud matriarch, the anchor and emotional bellwether who holds together a hard-working African American family living in 1950s Richmond, Virginia. Lost in shadow is Makeda's grandson Gray, who begins escaping into themagical world of Makeda's tiny parlor.
Author : N. Makeda Lucas-Ingram
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 2002-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595229948
The second collection of poetry filled with soulful words written to stir and inspire readers. Tapping into your soul from my soul.
Author : Elsie Augustave
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 30,45 MB
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1617751731
“A fresh new voice who adds her own charming, beguiling brand of lyricism to the growing body of Haitian American stories . . . a unique and fascinating book.” —Lorna Goodison, author of From Harvey River One of the South Florida Times’s Best Bets For Your Weekend An Essence Magazine Summer Reading Pick Iris Odys, is the offspring of Hagathe, a Haitian maid, and Brahami, a French-educated mixed-race father who cares little about his child. Hagathe, who’d always dreamt of a better life for her daughter, is presented with the perfect opportunity when Iris is five years old. Adopted by a white American couple, an anthropologist and an art gallery owner, Iris is transported from her tiny remote Haitian village, Monn Neg, to an American suburb. The Roving Tree illuminates how imperfectly assimilated adoptees struggle to remember their original voices and recapture their personal histories. Set between two worlds, suburban America and Haiti under the oppressive regime of Papa Doc’s Tonton Macoutes, the novel offers a unique literary glimpse into the deeply entrenched class discrimination and political repression of Haiti during the Duvalier era, along with the subtle but dangerous effects of American racism. Told from beyond the grave and underscored by the spiritual wisdom of Haitian griots, The Roving Tree explores separation and loss, rootlessness, the impact of class privilege and color consciousness, and the search for cultural identity. “A well-balanced story about a young woman, caught between two worlds, who struggles to connect with her heritage . . . a polished narrative.” —Kirkus Reviews “With her skillful incorporation of literary realism, Augustave brilliantly synthesizes the cultural richness of Haitian Vodou and the impoverished socio-political affairs of Haiti, along with the acidic polluted gush of racism that is deeply drenched in American society.” —Haitian Times “A stunning tale with beautiful language that dwells in the realm of magical realism . . . The characters are rich, complicated and full of color and nuance.” —Mosaic Magazine “A gorgeous new novel about a Haitian adoptee finding her way in many different corners of the world.” —Edwidge Danticat, in the New York Times’ By the Book feature
Author : Levi S. Gibbs
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 0252054768
Singers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly Sills Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Redžepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinction between privileged and marginalized identities; singers’ ability to adapt to shifting notions of history, borders, gender, and memory in order to connect with listeners; how the meanings we read into a singer’s life and art build on one another; and technology’s ability to challenge our ideas about what constitutes music. Cutting-edge and original, Social Voices reveals how singers and their songs equip us to process social change and divergent opinions. Contributors: Christina D. Abreu, Michael K. Bourdaghs, Kwame Dawes, Nancy Guy, Ruth Hellier, John Lie, Treva B. Lindsey, Eric Lott, Katherine Meizel, Carol A. Muller, Natalie Sarrazin, Anthony Seeger, Carol Silverman, Andrew Simon, Jeff Todd Titon, and Elijah Wald
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 1999
Category : African Americans
ISBN :
Author : Lady Jewel
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,62 MB
Release : 2012-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1449750613
"Keeper of the Ark" takes you on a journey from Moses's days as general of Pharaoh's armies and follows his progeny all the way to Christ's return, where Isaiah 18 and Zephaniah 3:10 tell us that the Ethiopians will bring Him a gift. Keepers known as "Atang" have guarded the Ark of the Covenant from the days of King Solomon. The story of the Ark and how it came to be in Ethiopia is a fascinating tale, and well worth the read.