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Nothing is deadlier than the obsession with love and power... Born to West Indian parents and growing up in a life of luxury, Zahira Kelly traveled the world, but no place could compare to her father's home, Jamaica. Jamaica was where she met her best friend and love of her life, Yasir. Life-threatening circumstances separated them, but once they are reunited, the memories created with him and her family on the beautiful island of Jamaica left her...

When you're running from your enemies the only thing keeping you sane is... Love. At twenty-two years old Hailee's life is going great. She is at the top of her class at USF and would be graduating in the fall on her way to the career of her dreams. The untimely death of her mother turns her world upside down. With no more drive to stay in school and her biggest supporter gone, Hailee has given up. Working as a bottle girl in South Beach's hottest...

For a century Harlem has been celebrated as the capital of black America, a thriving center of cultural achievement and political action. At a crucial moment in Harlem's history, as gentrification encroaches, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of Harlem's legacy. Examining the epic Harlem of official history and the personal Harlem that begins at her front door, Rhodes-Pitts introduces us to a wide variety of characters, past and...

Goodbye, London-hello, Los Angeles! Ring in the holidays with Zee as she returns to California in Book 4 of The Zee Files, the spin-off series to the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books! "The Zee Files by Tina Wells expands with Girl/Friend and A Very Malibu Vacay." -Publishers Weekly, Fall Children's Announcements The Carmichaels are back in California for winter break! Zee can't wait to see the old Brookdale crew and reunite with her best friends...

Through Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s words and Bible verses, kids will discover that Dr. King's Christian faith was the foundation for his activism and that God calls us to stand up for justice and love. This illustrated children's devotional will inspire the next generation with the passion of Dr. King, America's greatest Black leader, and equip them to make a difference for God, both today and tomorrow. Through Dr. King's timeless words, children...