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The Colored Waiting Room
—Updated with new content— Extraordinary conversations between a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. and a modern-day activist lead to the game-changing realizations that a second-wave civil rights movement is unfolding and that we must embrace the lessons of the past to effect lasting change. In 1966, Nelson Malden ran for public office in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the first African American to do so. Campaigning for him was his friend, Martin Luther King Jr., who had organized protests and had written the speeches that would help criminalize racial segregation and discrimination from his seat in the Malden Brothers Barbershop. In The Colored Waiting Room, modern-day activist Kevin Sh...
Lessons of Redemption
Lessons of Redemption is the autobiography of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing and social inequality. Lessons of Redemption is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird's book tells of shootings, murder, drug dealing and his life behind bars in a federal prison. Shocking, fascinating and frightening, Shird's book is a raw, uncensored glimpse into a way of life that has destroyed many communities.
Lessons of Redemption
Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality.The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird tells of shootings, murder, drug dealing, and his life behind bars in a federal prison.Shocking, fascinating, and frightening, Lessons of Redemption is a raw, uncensored look into a way of life that has destroyed many urban communities in America.
A Life for a Life
One man has committed murder while another man tries to heal his trauma. A gripping true story exploring violence, mental health, and trauma, A Life for a Life follows Kevin Shird and Damion Neal who meet as inmates in Federal Correctional Institute Allenwood. Kevin is serving time for drug trafficking, and he suffers from severe nightmares and sleep deprivation due to past traumas and copes through rigorous exercise instead of medication. He tries to guide Damion, a temperamental young man, hoping to keep him out of trouble in a dangerous environment and reunite him with his young daughter. In 2004, Kevin is transferred to another prison while Damion is released from Allenwood and returns t...
Rediscovering a Nation
Polarization. Division. Hate. Many Americans wonder how our politics became dysfunctional—and what it will take to fix it. Historian Michael Santos takes readers on a journey to the heart of the American nation and the values that have allowed us to overcome previous challenges, sometimes in spite of ourselves. He remembers the heroes and heroines who challenged us to be better versions of ourselves. Santos addresses a series of interrelated questions: What are the legacies of this country, handed down to us by the Founders? What have previous generations done to keep the principles upon which the Republic rests alive and to advance their implications for more and more people? Where were the fault lines that put the American experiment at risk, and how have we overcome them? And when we have failed to overcome them, what possible lessons are there for an understanding of what America is and can become? By offering these historical perspectives, Santos helps readers overcome the current crisis in faith about the present challenges and future prospects for the American experiment.
Fearlessly Different
"... powerfully renders what it’s like to live life to the fullest." Publishers Weekly Starred Review My name is Mickey Rowe. I am an actor, a theatre director, a father, and a husband. I am also a man with autism. You think those things don’t go together? Let me show you that they do. Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn’t enter the mainstream world. He was iced out by classmates and colleagues, infantilized by well-meaning theatre directors, barred from even earning a minimum wage. Why? Because he is autistic. Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage is Mickey Rowe’s story of growing up autistic and pushing beyond the restrictions of ...
Lessons of Redemption
"The book is an account of life on the streets, the impact of drugs on the community and the impact of addiction on the children of addicts ... [The book] provides a thoughtful reflection into the process of human transformation. It personifies the 'two waring ideals' of Black male experience in America. Shird provides a glimpse of one's potential of being a villain and a hero in one lifetime by moving the reader through his transition from a communiity disruptor to a community organizer"--Back cover.
Conversations with Dad
What do you do when youve lost a parent and the other is suddenly alone? Deborah Wenzler Farris started spending lots of time with her dad, William (Bill) Wenzler. This book is the result and tells a universal story. It is layered with the authors personal account of her walk with her parents as they aged and their health declined. Rich with memories of her fathers life adventures and career as a noted architect, Conversations with Dad grew out of time spent togetherfather and daughtergoing to church, sharing meals and the stories of those who paved the way for her. Told with tenderness and humor, it is a love storythe love of a man for his wife and family, his love for his work and church, and the love of a daughter for her mom and dad. Wenzler, a designer of beautiful, practical buildings who loved a Lord who makes practical beautiful people out of failing feeble sinnersand loved those people too. You will love this book! Stuart Briscoe, Minister at Large Elmbrook Church
The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 2
The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 2 teaches you more popular American slang and idioms that everyone uses every day!If an American said to you, Could you please crack the window? you are NOT being asked to ¿break the window¿ which is indeed the literal meaning! You are simply being asked to ¿Open the window a little.¿Or if someone tells you to Knock it off! or Cut it out! ¿ that just means ¿Stop doing that!¿he Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 2 contains popular chapters on slang and idioms associated with:The WorkplaceShoppingHouseguestsBabysittingBirthday PartiesThe SubwayAches & PainsThe TelephoneThe Slangman Files ¿ a special section in each chapter with slang & idioms used in categories
