No Longer Bound But Set Free!!! is a self-help/testimonial about enduring years of verbal, mental, physical and emotional abuse, homelessness, and the discomfort from having to care for three children with no assistance from the father. Not only has the author endured, but through her faith in God, she has been given abundance through a renewal of a healthy relationship, a great home, and a strong spiritual environment to allow her to grow tremendously.

Discover How You Can Step Into Your Power & Embrace Your True Confidence, Beauty & Essence While Attracting The Happiness, Wealth & Success You Deserve!Inside you’ll find over 100s of affirmations to help retrain your subconscious to live the empowered & happy life you deserve as an empowered Black Woman.Not only that, by using these daily you’ll be improving your confidence, self-love, and even creating new beliefs around money & wealth so you can attract the abundance you...

Discover How You Can Step Into Your Power & Embrace Your True Confidence, Beauty & Essence While Attracting The Happiness, Wealth & Success You Deserve!Inside you’ll find over 100s of affirmations to help retrain your subconscious to live the empowered & happy life you deserve as an empowered Black Woman.Not only that, by using these daily you’ll be improving your confidence, self-love, and even creating new beliefs around money & wealth so you can attract the abundance you...

Heartfelt, triumphant, and, some would say, unbelievable, this book is about a mother and a father with eleven children living in a two-bedroom house who survived on prayer, fully trusting and dependent on God. Their prayer would cause the house to vibrate and the chains to break. There was not a doubt that Jesus was in the house. They called the name of Jesus all through the day, evening, night, and early morning. “Jesus—my provider, my healer, my protector—please guide and lead my childr...

How should Christians read prophetic literature? Questions abound both in the academy and the church as to how to engage the prophets, particularly in light of the New Testament. The Gospel writers and the church fathers all readand appealed to the Old Testament, but are we as modern-day readers supposed to take the same approach? The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness is a dialogue among scholars that identifies the interpretive methods used throughout history wh...

For African Americans who have experienced the trauma of colonization, displacement, enslavement, and race-based violence, lament has long been a form of cultural expression that creates space to process these experiences. Lament and Justice in African American History: By the Rivers of Babylon explores the theme of lament in African American history from a theological perspective. In part one of this edited volume, scholars examine historical examples of African Americans’ use of lament a...

With the emergence of popular culture phenomena such as reality television, blogging, and social networking sites, it is important to examine the representation of Black women and the potential implications of those images, messages, and roles. Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues provides such a comprehensive analysis. Using an array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies, this collection features cutting edge research from scholars interested in the relationsh...

Being a PhD student is not easy. Navigating the highly competitive world of academia while working hard for little or no pay would be stressful for anyone—but it’s especially challenging for graduate students who are also parents.Featuring contributions from more than forty current and former graduate students raising children, Parenting While PhDing offers valuable advice for students and administrators. Parents will get practical recommendations on both child care and se...

Owned by his father, Isaac Harold Anderson (1835–1906) was born a slave but went on to become a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the state of Georgia. Elected to the state senate, Anderson replaced his white father there, and later shepherded his people as a founding member and leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. He helped support the establishment of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, where he subs...

Two guarded hearts. One suspicious death. A love worth fighting for.Abbey Miller never planned to come home broken. Burdened with a shattered trick riding career, a mending spine, and the ache of her uncle's death, her return to the farm feels more like another test than a homecoming. Then a brooding stranger steps out of the scrub. Jackson, a man with smoke-dark eyes and callused hands, has a past he keeps buttoned tight. Forced into a fragile truce, the two share...

A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun-dr...

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi CoatesAs a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom—William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously ...