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In 1920, as art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W. E. B. Du Bois published The Brownies’ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sun—the first periodical for African American youth, collecting original art, stories, letters, and activities to celebrate their identities and inspire their imaginations and ambitions. Building upon Du Bois’s mission, esteemed professor and scholar Karida L. Brown and celebrated artist Charly Palmer reimagine the groundbreaking publication with The New Brownies’ Book, gathering the work of more than 50 contemporary Black writers.

It's the 22nd century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races, environments, and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, our position is readily apparent - we're at the bottom of the food chain.

Stay-at-home mom Piper Whitman Hart is too close to her nine-year-old son, Fred, to realize that his idiosyncrasies are signs of something more. And just when his diagnosis of autism sends her life reeling, she's dragged back into the orbit of her emotionally abusive father, Lance, after a heart attack leaves him with brain damage.

Revolution answers such questions as the following:? What is the role of the Christian and the church during these tumultuous times? How are we to respond to the racial upheaval happening in our nation? What is the church’s role in healing the divide in our fractured, divided country? Dr. Brown turns up the volume in this call to God’s remnant people to pray, repent, and act according to the teachings of Jesus - who is calling us to holy revolution.

The Letter, which arrived a few weeks after her grandfather's death, claims that he had been married before and had family in Wyoming. Olivia's grandfather had never spoken of a previous marriage. Join Olivia and a handsome stranger. she meets under unusual circumstances, as they work to unravel the mystery of her grandfather's past. THE LETTER is filled with a rich and varied cast of characters who come alive as Olivia encounters intrigue, pathos, unexpected discoveries, and romance, as she unravels the tangled threads of her grandfather's past.

While the new world guardians work to fill the void after the evil queen’s defeat, in New Orleans, vampire Queen Kaida is operating under business as usual. However, as she unites territories and vampires alike, the others of her species are readying themselves for world domination. Vampires are split into two factions, and Kaida’s woes are just beginning. She’s fallen for a fresh-faced thirty-year old that has a penchant for turning furry. He’s a guardian, and she can’t give up her empire for mere puppy love. But the forces of the Otherside are working to break through again, and...

In Superstition Mountain Dreams the tantalizing legends of lost gold mines and buried treasures, which haunt these intriguing and formidable mountains, come alive for a whiskered old prospector, for Peggy Cahill, her family, and a soft-spoken stranger, who comes into the valley as the Cahill family work desperately to hold onto their ranch when a crooked banker is determined to foreclose on their property. Superstition Mountain Dreams is crowded with a variety of characters and events, which brings drama, suspense, and a warm understanding of human nature to the reader.

Originally published in 1954, Fisherman’s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown’s final installment in his well-known “seasons” cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic rivers of South America in the winter months, showing rather than explaining the many things he encounters. Rather than writing about typical winter fishing, Haig-Brown departs from British Columbia, where the other titles in his seasons cycle take place, and heads to unknown rivers in South America, where he learns as much as his readers will.

Finding the right college is a challenge for all students, but Black families face additional challenges and questions when navigating the admissions process. Veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown demystify this complexity by advising families on when to begin the process, where to apply, and how to be a competitive applicant. Fields and Herndon-Brown address specific concerns that are not often addressed by school counselors or other resources.

The high stakes world of artifact recovery for ‘art collectors’ is schemingly cutthroat, at best. At worst….it’s bloody diabolical. Charlotte Ivey is a professor of archaeology and in this final installment of the series, she’s going to have to call upon all her skills and knowledge to extricate herself, heartthrob-superspy-ex-lover Jamie, and his brother from the clutches of the Italian mafia. And she’s got to do it alone. Because Jamie’s gone rogue. In exchange for the debt owed, she’s got to find and hand over an ancient lost treasure: King Solomon’s ring. She’ll ...

Rowan Walker - young college student and coffee house barista - believes that her twin sister, Eden, has been taken against her will. The Seattle Police - based on evidence to the contrary; as well as Rowan's sister’s free-wheeling, off-the-rails past lifestyle - believe otherwise. Rowan, however, refuses to let the case (or, for that matter, the SPD) rest and after a solid year of relentless badgering by the young woman a weary, and sympathetic detective gives Rowan an alternative solution. Enter Fallon Wylde, 17th Century pirate turned vampire turned soldier-for-hire.

America is at a tipping point, and never has this been more apparent than right now. We are in danger of losing our spiritual and moral heritage, making many believe that we have fallen beyond the point of recovery. This book is here to say that yes, we have fallen. In fact fallen much further than we realize, but our country's best days are ahead - with the help of a radical, moral, and cultural revolution, beginning with the church. This book is a manual for the revolution.

Ambitious, twenty-something FBI Special Agent Jade Harrington cuts her vacation short to investigate the murder of a conservative radio personality only to discover that he may be the victim of a serial killer. Whitney Fairchild, the elegant and charismatic Democratic senator from Missouri, campaigns in a cutthroat race for president of the United States. Cole Brennan, the most popular conservative talk-show host in the nation, battles nightly to save his country and help the incumbent Republican president maintain his "inner conservative" to win re-election.

When the World Stops is a timely yet timeless message for God's people that provides practical tools for not only weathering this current crisis, but emerging from it with a strengthened faith and deeper appreciation for the things that matter most. Like a reassuring hand on your shoulder, Dr. Michael L. Brown helps point the way forward for those seeking answers to questions like: Is this pandemic the final plague talked about in the Book of Revelation?

Get to Know Jade Harrington You know what they say about “curiosity”… Before she grew up to become a badass FBI agent, Jade Harrington was a curious and precocious child. One day, a mysterious stranger visited her family and changed her life forever. Few Are Chosen is a short-story prequel to the Jade Harrington Series.

There is trouble in the beautiful South Park Valley of Colorado, and Dan Walker’s father has written to his drifting son to “come home” and help his aging parents with the intimidation and turmoil. Walker rides from Wyoming into a hornets-nest of intrigue, intimidation, kidnapping, and to the rescue of a lonely mountain girl who is caught up in the violence gripping the valley. Help comes to Walker, in defeating this land and water grabbing scheme, from some surprising, almost supernatural, sources. THE MAN FROM WYOMING is a tender love story that will warm the heart of the reader as ...

Box Set AMI Series 1. Lottie Loser It’s been twelve years since Lottie Luce ran away to Indiana, three weeks before her classes were to begin at IU, to avoid a confrontation with her best friend, and secret love, Nick Greyson. On the night she’d believed he was going to tell her he wanted her for more than a friend, Lottie caught Nick in a compromising position with her long-time nemesis, Ashley Marshall. The hurt and humiliation were more than she could bear. Now a product of personal reinvention, Charlotte Luce is the youngest, and first female market president of Olde Florida Bank, ...

The second book in the Jade Harrington series from best-selling Amazon author, J. L. Brown. FBI Special Agent Jade Harrington finds herself holding the line in a case that hits a little too close to home, personally and professionally. A bullied boy in a Washington, DC suburb commits suicide after being beaten. Within days, the bodies of his classmates start turning up—with injuries similar to the victims of TSK. But Jade knows TSK is dead. Meanwhile, massive protests erupt across the country. President Whitney Fairchild must quell them while dealing with an obstructionist Congress and a ...

Witches and Werewolves shouldn't mix. Except Cat won't be able to avoid the most annoying wolf ever when she drops back in time... Gage Dubois has always been a werewolf to avoid. Temperamental and territorial. But now he’s just being a pain-in-my-patootie. It's a dangerous time for us, but I can’t fully involve myself in the plans and work to keep the Otherside out, not yet. I’ve got my own mission, thanks to a fairy that left his mark on me. My familial background is shrouded in shadows - literally, because supposedly that’s where I’m from - the Shadow realm. But how to get ...

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare - her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life....