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...

NOW IN PAPERBACK The "powerful" (Michelle Alexander) exploration-featured by the Atlantic, Essence, the Washington Post, New York magazine, NPR, the New Republic and the Tom Joyner Morning Show-of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting black girls in schools In a work that has rapidly become "imperative reading" (Lisa Delpit) on education, gender, and juvenile justice, Monique W. Morris (Black Stats, Too Beautiful for Words) chronicles the...

"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....

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...

How do you pick basketball's GOATs? Michael Jordan and LeBron James get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Steph Curry the greatest shooter? And what about all-time WNBA points leader Diana Taurasi? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of basketball and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.