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Too often, we look at Blacks and their accomplishments as "no big deal." Yet, many Blacks persevered and accomplished much despite an America that did not want them to do anything other than serve as servants and at the bidding of White America. Black and Brilliant young people need to know their Black and Brilliant history and the Black and Brilliant stalwarts who engineered that history.
I started on the "journey" of understanding who I was, who...
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Get the Summary of Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Nikole Hannah-Jones's "The 1619 Project" examines the enduring legacy of Black Americans' contributions to the nation, juxtaposed with the systemic racism they have faced. The book begins with Hannah-Jones's reflection on her father's patriotism, despite the discrimination he faced as a descendant of sharecroppers in an...
3) Woke & Proud
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"Woke" – I remember when I first heard this word, and I must admit that I was not sure what they meant by that. Surely enough, I was not alone – and it seems that the term has been demonized and has morphed in context no matter who cites it. I was curious so I looked into it in a manner to educate myself. Afterall, people from all walks of life seemed to be at odds when it came to "woke" – and unsurprisingly the term became more and more contentious....
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Pain can be pleasurable, but secrets never are. Troy Curtis knows pain. He lives with it day in and day out. Only his daily workouts keep him sane. When he gets a new trainee at his gym, he wonders if his pain could be her pleasure. Gold Falls needs to destress and one way of doing that is working out with a group of other VIPs. Sensing there is more to his bluster, she finds Troy's gruff, trash-talking nature sexy and intriguing. As their relationship...
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Mary now has many friends and enjoys playing and learning with them. Her class has students from all over the world. To represent and showcase this diversity, a multicultural event was hosted by the third-grade teachers and the students were asked to bring food from their home countries. All students enjoyed tasting a variety of cuisines and many children and parents also wore their traditional clothes. The event provided an opportunity for students...
6) Juneau Heat
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Shiya flew to Juneau, Alaska to confirm if the man she's been chatting up online is truly a shape-shifter. This was to be her first job in the field. As a tech geek, she's used to staying behind her computer and gathering all pertinent information about the existence of shifters so her family-shifter hunters for generations-can go and do the dirty work. All Shiya was supposed to do was to seduce Birk into revealing himself. What she didn't count on...
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You don't have to look very hard to see how different people are, especially those with disabilities or birth defects. It's much harder however to see how we are the same. This is a book on how to look past the outside appearance to find the person's true beauty within.
Different but Not is the story of a village full of people who are beautiful on the outside, but sadly their insides were ugly. They needed to learn that true beauty comes from within....
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Born privileged in Afghani society, a young man retains his innocence despite the expectations to pursue a tainted ambition. He drifts through life in the challenging streets of Kabul until an accidental encounter with his family's enigmatic patron and the daughter, who becomes his wife. Love blossoms from the start. Oblivious to endemic corruption, Abdul enjoys his bride and the illicit Spanish music and dance she introduced. The fickle winds of...
9) Stefan
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Stefan has a secret he hasn't shared with his family. Sometimes he disappears from the restaurant to visit a night club on the wrong side of town. He performs there, and it's where he met Talicia. Stefan would rather keep his worlds separate, but fate has other ideas. Talicia loves Stefan, but she knows her rough edges would never work in his world. She just wants him in her life for however long it lasts. Talicia's poor decision puts Sefan in danger...
10) Belle and Raine
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Previously published. In an effort to learn more about the human world and its people, Luka comes to small town Aves, North Carolina. He expected to make his investigation quick and return to the simple life he loves with the snowy owl shifters. What he finds is his mate, a human woman who is unlike any he has ever seen before. While Luka has seen his brothers fall to the aching need for their mate, he has never experienced it. Nichelle Raine steals...
11) Duke
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Duke has always been the black sheep of the Marquette family. While his cousins were making billions, Duke was busy getting thrown out of the army and landing inside jail. He never cared too much about anyone else, least of all falling in love. Then he started working at the famous Marquette's restaurant in New Orleans, his cousins' venture. Creed demanded responsibility, but the word wasn't in Duke's vocabulary. Not until he met Takiyah Silver. At...
12) All Things Equal
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All Things Equal is about two school-aged children, Serena and Tommy, being taught a life lesson by a beautiful butterfly that lures them to a magical garden. Serena and Tommy have a tendency to treat people who don't look like them negatively. The garden turns the table on them and makes them truly understand what it feels like to be judged.
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Previously published. Forced to return to her hometown after the death of her cheating husband, Zuria Belle has hit rock bottom. She's hurt and humiliated, but she has hopes of starting over working in her brother's coffee shop. Unfortunately, she forgot just how hot and dangerous her brother's partner and best friend is. Fane Valentine cruises around town on his motorcycle with one mission-to bed every woman in North Carolina, and Zuria's next on...
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Tania García, autora de Educar sin perder los nervios, es una de las mayores especialistas internacionales en educación basada en el respeto, y creadora de la Educación Real®
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¿De qué está hecho el amor?, le pregunta hija dragona una noche a su mamá.
En un viaje muy especial, mamá dragona le mostrará a su hija que el amor está hecho de alegría, de lo que nos gusta hacer, de la amistad, pero...
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Chuckle and Buckle are a compassionate duo who navigate through unpleasant situations, while sharing positive lessons with their readers. This first book of the series introduces Buckle and explains how he handles his experience of looking unique.
Chuckle y Buckle son un par de compasionados quienes navegan tras situaciones desagradables mientras comparten lecciones positivas con sus lectores. El primer libro del serie les presenta a Buckle...
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HOW WONDERFUL is spending summertime by the Spanish seaside from the childhood to adult ages, enjoying a good talk to some good friends in a relaxed tone and tasting some Spanish tapas from the chiringutos!
HOW EXCITING is making some sandcastles by the sea while our grandparents have a good time teaching us their youth experiences and their family ties!
HOW AMAZING is meeting the same summer friends every summer and sharing the best personnel life...
17) Belle and Jaeger
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Previously published. Sam Belle knew what he was, a snowy owl shifter. He rejected that side of himself along with his people because of their violence and their arrogance. As far as he was concerned, he lived as a human and only gave in to the call to shift once a year. The one problem Sam had with his choices was that there was no one to share his physical needs, no woman who could handle him sexually. Then Tondi Jaeger walked into Sam's coffee...
18) Dancing for You
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Jason Templeton fell in love with Judith Cameron when he was a freshman in college, and she was a senior in high school. They were forced to keep their relationship a secret because he was the son of a mixed-race couple from a jungle republic in South America, and she was the sister of his white roommate.. American society of the fifties did not tolerate such unions, so they went their separate ways after graduation. Jason went on to become a best-selling...
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“Windows and Mirrors” comprises decades of innovative trainings, lessons, and reflections on cross-cultural understanding. Each chapter holds a treasure trove of experiential adventures, collaborative projects, and reflective prompts. Activities provide research-based deep dives into authentic and transformational cultural experiences. Whether preparing for travel abroad, corporate trainings, or classroom instruction, these powerful tools and...
20) Zena's Journey
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Zena Matthews comes home one day and finds her best friend and husband entangled against the wall in their bedroom, and she vows to never trust another man ever again. She suddenly finds herself separated and headed for divorce court while juggling not one boyfriend, but two. Who will she choose? She doesn't want to make a choice because she wants them both. Scandalous: Zena's Journey is Book 5 of the Scandalous series. It is a 113,000-word dark,...
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