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As this and his previous works demonstrate, Vinny’s life has been devoted to family and the demise of corruption, this particular work delves into Vinny’s formative years growing up in the Bayview Housing Projects of Canarsie, Brooklyn, as a member of an African American family living in a predominately white housing development, which offered a well-stocked feeding trough in both hardy and at times, difficult to swallow formative meals in the nurturing and maturing of a corruption fighter.

This audiobook has information for those who take the necessary steps to help change their lives around, and the author shares his experience on how he did it. Through a ministry, he started "Men Do Help Men", where Marlon took seven words and used them to his advantage to help restore order and structure back into his life and of others as well.

The heart does not write; it does not sit before paper, with pen in hand, or keyboard with fingers poised over fading letters. The heart speaks, often in a rapid, unexpected torrent. It is moved, and it moves; it brings forth angst, anguish, betrayal, denial, and triumphs. It sings of dances seen over and over again, while still remaining secret. It gushes rather than plods. It’s synchronicity, sometimes out of time to its own rhythm. Minutes from the Heart Stands not as a gift, as much as a challenge. Do with it what you will.

This book speaks on current events which occurred throughout America - police brutality, racism, Black-on-Black crime, mass shootings, COVID-19, and about the author's life.

Stamped is Reynolds’ self-described remix of Kendi’s 2016 National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning, utilizing humor and slang to transform intellectual and political history into a story for middle school and high school listeners. As the book discusses historical struggles and empowerment, racism and antiracism, and violence and resistance, it invites listeners to become the next generation of empowered and educated antiracists that can resist ongoing affronts to Black freedom and equality.

This audio study guide for How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the dire consequences of racism, historical knowledge in contemporary social transformation, and rethinking racist power. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as systemic racism, activism, and social justice. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as travel as a mode of spiritual pilgrimage, food as a sacred substance, and the joys of solitude versus the joys of society. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as race in 20th-century America, the journey toward self-understanding, adult identity, and alienation from a sense of place through involuntary resettlement.

This audio study guide for Saltwater Slavery by Stephanie E. Smallwood includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as the commodification of African captives, diaspora, and social death, and the Middle Passage. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Perceptions 3 is collection of four short stories/novellas. They, like their predecessors, Perceptions 1 and Perceptions 2, are entertaining and enlightening. They will make you laugh, cry, and think. They are stories that capture the mind and, yes, the imagination. While they may tickle your funny bone, they are very serious stories. It is said that sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying.

This book talks about the injustice African Americans receive in this country. It also talks about racism, black on black crime, police brutality, and this book speaks on change and is very inspirational and powerful.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as religion, culture, imperialism, and globalization. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This audio study guide for Courtroom 302 by Steve Bogira includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the prison-industrial complex and the influences of corruption and politics on trial cases. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

This guide for Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering four chapters, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like forgiveness and the mystery of love.

Perceptions 2 is a collection of four short stories/novellas. They, like their predecessor in Perceptions 1, are true. You will find them entertaining and enlightening. They will make you think twice before you rush to judgement on the social issues they address. These stories will open your eyes as to what is really going on in this country and certain segments of its society.

Perceptions 1 is a collection of short stories and novellas. They are true stories that will entertain and enlighten you. They will make you laugh, cry, and think. As you listen, you wont be able to pause. You will experience love, hate, lust, compassion, and empathy. What you are about to listen to they didn't and don't teach in school. This book was publish 38 years ago.

Despite ongoing professional development for urban educators, many inner-city school students are still not performing on high levels or even grade level. This book is a practical guide to helping educators understand the innate difficulties of transferring expertise from the experts, through the teachers, and into the students in a meaningful way that demonstrates student learning.

This audio study guide for Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the novel’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as the failure of planning and life-and-death decisions. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Africans, both home, and in the diaspora, handle time. Time is central, critical, and crucial to our human existence. The Creator-God respected time very much in the creation account in Genesis chapters one and two. Maximum utilization of time leads to development and progress. Conversely, the misuse and misappropriation of time are "friendly" to poverty. The 24 hours divided into three segments of discussion and analysis in this audiobook tell the full story. Time is priceless and most valuable. It is key to our survival as a people.