Bøger udgivet af Literary Revolutionary

In the world we live in today there are many pressing issues ranging from mass shootings, to climate change, and the systematic abuse and oppression of minority groups. This book of poetry talks about beauty standards, issues faced by people in my community, and issues I see our world facing today. Poetry is truly a lens we can use to change the world.

Shedding the Image of Fat, Black, and Ugly: A Woman's Journey to Self-Love is a coming of age memoir about a woman named Ebony E. Jones who spends a large part of her life trying to shed a childhood image placed on her by peers who teased her mercilessly in Toledo, Ohio. She discusses her challenges concerning colorism, racism, domestic violence, the death of her best friend, rejection, and ultimately finding her place in the world. In this book, Ebony discusses the power of mentors who helped guide her through some of her most difficult times.Through the power of Jesus Christ and a life changing message that she heard titled, "Why Cry?" Ebony ultimately heals her childhood wounds and sheds the childhood image of being "fat, black, and ugly".

LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN TO STEM encourages individuals to embrace science, technology, engineering and mathematics as tools to develop holistic youth programs. Dr. King reveals biblical principles that have undergirded her successful development and implementation of community-based STEM programs to provide constructive and accessible ways for Christians to conceptualize their possible roles in promoting STEM education. Dr. King highlights the nuts and bolts and even more elusive considerations that are often overlooked in building and facilitating programs for youth and their families. This book is designed to spark conversations so that the people of God can broaden and transform their thinking.

Who could have predicted 'kill or be killed' would be a battle between a mother and her own child? A Butterfly's Touch is a powerful and very personal memoir that captures a young woman's journey from brokenness to beauty. Insecure, suicidal, and often times depressed, Aleisha used the strength she never knew she had to evolve into the woman she needed to be. Her hurt and pain came with a purpose and through the reading of this memoir other women will be encouraged to recognize and unlock their very own strength. A Butterfly's Touch releases empowerment, value, and self-love to its readers with the sole purpose of equipping others with the confidence to overcome challenges, redefine themselves, and ultimately save themselves.

Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, author and photographer Hal Banfield brings this photographic series to life in the pages of his debut book.Capturing the grace, beauty, and strength of black dancers in motion, I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer shines a spotlight on dancers from the concert to the commercial world of dance, with intimate stories from dancers, in their own words, about the space they hold in the world of dance, what dance means to them primarily and what being a dancer of color represents to them, especially.I Am Dance is an encounter with dancers that will leave you with not just beautiful images to behold, but also shares with you a love and appreciation for the art of dance, with insight into the passion, heart and revelations of dancers of color.