Blessed & Curvy

What would you do if you took a picture of your child and saw a bright white glow in her eye? How would you feel if the eye doctor said: “Your child has eye cancer and will have emergency surgery to remove the tumor or one or both eyes?” This book tells the story of a 27-year-old deafblind female retinoblastoma cancer survivor through the eyes of the survivor and her mother. This book will inspire parents, guardians, and teenagers who are affected by childhood cancer or who are eye cancer survivors. Sometimes we have to look backward in order to move forward when going through tough times. It is not impossible to move forward with humor and resiliency. This book will show you how to do just that while stepping outside of your comfort zone. Learn how Zaakirah and her mother Khaidah, thrived through life after the rare cancer diagnosis. In this book, they share experiences and what they learned from living with bilateral retinoblastoma and hearing impairment....

We have the pleasure of interviewing political spoken word author Oscar Sanders to discuss his new book  Exposing Politics: A Collection of Poetry 1. What made you decide to write the book ? The void of true information and knowledge for young people that is necessary to embrace your future and understand that you are better off informed and part of the process to improve my quality of life than ignorant hypnotized by their cell phones! Exposing Politics: A Collection of Poetry a social justice spoken word book that delves into the system and processes of racism, discrimination, and inequality. Systemically, dark forces work daily to rollback the rights our ancestors fought for in an effort to chain our humane hopes of personal and professional success. So Exposing Politics is like a crusade for me to improve young consciousness and spur activism at large!  2. About the Author? I was born in the Bronx on September 10, 1960 to two loving a supportive ...

What made me write was the death of my mother! I had so many emotions pinned up that I felt I was in it alone and no one could understand. I took out my journal and the words bled onto the pages. Flooded by tears I went through not just grieving her, I went back to my childhood and memories that I had hid in the back of my mind came forth. I grieved a part of myself that I left in Connecticut, I grieved relationships that were gone, and I grieved a job that was my life. I wrote so much until my family begged me to stopped. I was drowning in my grief and I needed to come back. It was through the ministers at my church that prayed for me, called me,  on occasion had me to come out of the house and talk. Talking through my feeling that I had lost my mother on my watch! I had prepared all appointments, I had taken her to the doctors, and yet I was caught off guard. She had Alzheimer's, I remember the doctor saying if she wants cheesecake let her have it, ...

C.G. Sturges Info Imagine an adult tale that blends goddesses and mermaids with a creation story that embraces the feel of a Greek myth, but with a distinctly Nubian flavor...one that posits female Goddesses in a philosophical and spiritual reflection of humanity's evolution and influences. Read the Excerpt Now. Solution:  We, the merbeings /mermaids/merfolks, are on the side of the Jungle Beauty Goddesses. We want to preserve the natural beauty of Earth and all of its life forms that are capable of adapting to Earth’s natural environment causing the least amount of damage to the cosmos. We, the Mermaids, do not need to me be monitored like humans. We do not need the assistance of other worldly guides, angels, or higher order omnificent beings to exist and coexist peacefully with like-minded beings on planet Earth. We will not use or create industrialized products or services, technology, or substances that will destroy the Earth’s natural resources. The Earth...