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Here it is! After having so much success with Volume one of my Poetry series, I decided to come right back with out hesitation with Volume 2. In this work, I expand a little deeper on different topics plaguing my community as a whole. There's a lot of blood sweat and tears in these pages but the vivid pictures painted make you feel like you're right there as things are happening. I thank you for taking the time out of your life to read my thou...

There seems to be a big misconception in the Black community that black men don't really love their children. While there are numerous examples of absentee fathers and "Dead Beat" Dads that can be brought to the light, there are many more examples of loving caring Single, Married and Separated fathers that should be talked about as well. I intend to give a fair perspective, as a single father of an nine year old sun, on just what life is like ...

I began writing poetry at the age of seventeen. A couple of my childhood friends and I would sit and write raps to music and make cassette tapes to pass the time I began to notice that I really liked to write and express myself on paper and it became a hobby of mine. That was twenty years ago and I think I love writing more now than previously. One of my associates published a book recently and was gracious enough to let me share my thoughts a...

The Name ILLUMI-KNOTTY is an actual play on the word Illuminati. We tweaked it to fit our Natural hair movement. We were tired of our women having to cover their knotty thick roots to please society, and our men having to cut off their Locs or knotty afro's just to conform to society's standards or to stand a better chance of landing that job we were offered. The word Illuminate means to supply or brighten with light, and that's exactly what w...

As a black male, I am constantly asked why I care about how black women choose to wear their hair. I've gotten into debates and heated arguments over the years on the subject, from whether black women should where their natural hair to embrace what God has given them and be an example to young black girls looking for an identity in this world, to whether their hair shouldn't matter when it comes to defining who black women are. I personally be...

This book is the compilation of both authors' perspectives described through poetry. Although we have never physically met, our connection is one of higher plateau, a connection of a two individuals from different backgrounds but essentially the same experience-the experience of a black man and woman. This book was birthed out of online interaction and divine inspiration, out of the recognition of pure talent and a desire of ours to have our v...

I know a lot of powerful Thinkers, Speakers, Poets, Spoken Word artist Etc... We've decided to put our minds and talents together in one publication to produce an entertaining thought provoking project. Although many of us are in different parts of the world, we all are connected and united for one common cause, to spread our knowledge and life experiences for the next generation to build and learn from. I know you will enjoy it as much as we ...

I like to give the public little glimpses of what I see and deal with in my everyday life. Although I'm a very private person, I understand that other people may benefit reading about how others overcame trials and tribulations. My life has taken a lot of interesting twists and turns in the past seven to eight years, and I'm glad that I'm able to share those experiences with my peers and the general public, whether they were great experiences ...

Our thoughts are extremely powerful! Growing up being raised by my grandmother, I always saw her typing or writing down her thoughts, whether it was poetry, a short story or just some of her deepest thoughts. As I look back in hindsight, I can definitely pinpoint me beginning to write my thoughts down directly to her. Now that i'm a grown man with years of practice, I am able to write down my experiences growing up in the James Monroe Houses i...

Imagine dealing with problem after problem after problem after problem in your life! For most of us, we don't have to imagine, it's a reality! From pain, to sickness to heartache, to the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, Etc, if you're human, more than

I can probably write a hundred books on things I've seen and experienced over the years growing up in a hostile ghetto environment in The Bronx N.Y. If you didn't grow up here and you're not familiar with inner city life, some of the stories you hear from people who have been here all their lives will definitely surprise you. As a poet, I decided to write about my life experiences, views etc in a poetic form. Some of it is fiction and use of i...

This book is a filled with various thought provoking scenarios that one may encounter that make you cherish the special moments in life. From tragedy to triumph, any one of these topics can happen to you or someone you're real close to. Sometimes we take things for granted, big and small, but when faced with adversity, we tend to look at things a little differently. Right now I'm going through physical pain and it is forcing me to humble mysel...

I took the time to study and learn for myself what is in different foods that we choose to consume from meats to dairy products to fast foods etc... The end result was very alarming. It made me really sit back and think about what I was feeding my body, and a lot of it wasn't healthy at all. As I began to cut those poisonous food choices out, my body began to feel better. I began juicing fresh fruits and vegetables and learning of the benefits...

This is part of my mental diary I keep in my head of things that I may see or experience on a daily basis coming from a project housing tenement in The Bronx N.Y. To some, when you read certain things about hood life, The Bronx may seem like a third world country, or a very impoverished community, and to be honest, those thoughts aren't really far from the truth. We have to overcome many obstacles just to try to live a somewhat normal life. Lo...