Carved in Ebony

Carved in Ebony
Title Carved in Ebony PDF eBook
Author Jasmine L. Holmes
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 104
Release 2022-08-02
Genre Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN 1493437399

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A look at the inspirational lives of ten Black women of faith Do the names Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, or Charlotte Forten Grimké ring any bells? Have you ever heard of Sarah Mapps Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, or Maria Fearing? What about Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, and Maria Stewart? While these names may not be familiar to you, these women lived faithful and influential lives in a world that was filled with injustice. They worked to change laws, built schools, spoke to thousands, and shared the Gospel all around the world. And while history books may have forgotten them, their stories can teach us so much about how we can live today. Praise for Carved in Ebony "What a gift this book . . . will be to you! Jasmine has a way of teaching you a history lesson you never knew you needed, while pointing you to a God who deeply cares for his children."--JAMIE IVEY, bestselling author and host of The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey podcast

Black Book

Black Book
Title Black Book PDF eBook
Author Robert Mapplethorpe
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 124
Release 1986-12-15
Genre Photography
ISBN 9780312083021

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An astonishing photographic study of black men today from the acclaimed portrait photographer.

The Ebony Frame

The Ebony Frame
Title The Ebony Frame PDF eBook
Author E. Nesbit
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 26
Release 2018-10-17
Genre
ISBN 9781727842784

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The Ebony Frame By E. Nesbit With a penetrating sense of the futility of any action apart from her, I gave the necessary orders for the reception of my guests. When Mildred and her mother came I received them with cordiality; but my genial phrases all seemed to be someone else's. My voice sounded like an echo; my heart was not there.

Ebony and Ivy

Ebony and Ivy
Title Ebony and Ivy PDF eBook
Author Craig Steven Wilder
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 433
Release 2014-09-02
Genre History
ISBN 1608194027

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A leading African-American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery and the American academy, revealing that our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.

Murder in the Age of Enlightenment

Murder in the Age of Enlightenment
Title Murder in the Age of Enlightenment PDF eBook
Author Ryonosuke Akutagawa
Publisher Pushkin Press Classics
Pages 209
Release 2024-07-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1805330292

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Madness, murder and obsession: a stylishly original and fantastical collection of stories from an iconic Japanese writer A collection of the 7 essential Akutagawa short stories, in a vivid and elegant translation – the perfect introduction to this master of prose “A born short-story writer. . . one never tires of reading and re-reading his best works” – Haruki Murukami From a nobleman's court, to the garden of paradise, to a lantern festival in Tokyo, these 7 shrot stories offer dazzling glimpses into moments of madness, murder and obsession. A talented yet spiteful painter is given over to depravity in pursuit of artistic brilliance. In the depth of hell, a robber spies a single spider's thread being lowered towards him. When a body is found in an isolated bamboo grove, a kaleidoscopic account of violence and desire begins to unfold. These are short stories from an unparalleled master of the form. Sublimely crafted and stylishly original, Akutagawa's writing is shot through with a fantastical sensibility. This collection, in a vivid translation by Bryan Karetnyk, brings together the most essential works from this iconic Japanese writer. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world, in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to fresh translations of the world’s greatest authors, this series includes such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Gaito Gazdanov.

A Spoonful of Faith

A Spoonful of Faith
Title A Spoonful of Faith PDF eBook
Author Jena Holliday
Publisher HarperCollins
Pages 40
Release 2022-02-15
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9780063017818

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A sweet rhyming picture book that reminds young readers that to make their dreams come true, "a spoonful of faith is all it takes!" from debut author-illustrator Jena Holliday. Layla wakes up nervous to go to her new school, so she looks to Mama to help her feel better. The mother and daughter duo head to the kitchen and combine all the necessary ingredients--kindness, hope, warm hugs, and prayers--to create a new tradition of confidence and happiness. Written and illustrated by Jena Holliday, this tender picture book serves as a boosting reminder to trust in God, to have faith, but most importantly, to believe in your ability to turn a bad day around. A fun metaphor for transforming your mood, A Spoonful of Faith is Jena's playful rendition of turning comfort food into soul food. An encouraging and hopeful picture book, perfect for anyone nervous about activities such as going back to school.

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners
Title Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners PDF eBook
Author LaShawn Harris
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Pages 281
Release 2016-06-15
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0252098420

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During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the labor patterns and economic activity of three perennials within this kaleidoscope of underground industry: sex work, numbers running for gambling enterprises, and the supernatural consulting business. Mining police and prison records, newspaper accounts, and period literature, Harris teases out answers to essential questions about these women and their working lives. She also offers a surprising revelation, arguing that the burgeoning underground economy served as a catalyst in working-class black women TMs creation of the employment opportunities, occupational identities, and survival strategies that provided them with financial stability and a sense of labor autonomy and mobility. At the same time, urban black women, all striving for economic and social prospects and pleasures, experienced the conspicuous and hidden dangers associated with newfound labor opportunities.