From Boyz To Men: A Simple Guide To Surviving Adversity is more than a book—it's a movement. Justice-impacted author and entrepreneur Knowledge B draws from his lived experience behind prison walls to deliver a practical field manual for transformation. Built around three distinct guides, this book equips readers to face adversity with discipline, resilience, and purpose. • Guide One: It's Not a Moment, It's a Movement! lays the foundation of perseverance through the Hood Square mindset, d...

Stories From Da Pen began as a groundbreaking blog series on A Real Hood Square's Perspective, amplifying the voices of incarcerated individuals by sharing their lived experiences with the world. This book expands upon that mission, bringing together twelve of the most compelling stories from the series in a powerful and unfiltered anthology. Written by people currently incarcerated across the United States, each chapter offers a deeply personal glimpse into their lives—tracing the pivotal...

Step into the world of Sasha Garcia, a fearless teenager who navigates her life with an uncommon fierceness and finesse. Known as Lady Fierce, she proudly stands as the embodiment of a true-blue soulja, guided by the teachings of her older brother Tru Blue the Loc, one of the most formidable figures from the Valley of the Gun. "Tha Lady Fierce Saga" is an intriguing narrative chronicling Sasha's rough and rugged life. Despite her young age of fourteen, Sasha's unyielding spirit and indomit...

"My Prison Memoir" is a raw and unique view into Knowledge B aka CEO Hood Square's twenty years of incarceration. Discover the difficult journey of fire that has transformed him from a boy into the man he is today. He has learned to use his sense of being both Streetwise and Booksmart as a means to overcome the many hurdles that have been thrown in his path. To continue succeeding in life, he knows that his progress has to be just like his brand's motto: It's not a moment, it's a movement!...

"Streetwise and Booksmart." This is the motto that represents fifteen-year-old Kamal Bukhari, nicknamed Knerdie B. He proclaims himself to be the most talented high school basketball player to come out of South Phoenix. Kamal is the only child of immigrant parents has managed to survive the Valley of the Gun. His parents came to America to escape the conflicts back in their beloved homeland to experience the land of endless opportunities.

Life hasn't always been good to Trevor Green Jr., also known as Lil Tre Way. At only fourteen years old, this South Phoenix native has experienced life losses that could have easily broken people twice his age. Consequently, he has been forced to man up in the mean streets or become another victim. Where he's from, only the strong survive… and nobody is stronger than him. Nevertheless, all this is quickly put to the test when he finds out just how hard it is to live the lifestyle of a Gang...

Likened to a 48 Laws of Power for young Black men, this book presents Black biographies, history, and current events in a language that the Hip-Hop generation will understand and relate to. Each story or essay is framed within the context of a life lesson, each one being of vital importance to the survival, redemption, and ultimate success of our dying Black generation. Both the positive and negative sides of the Black experience are explored in detail, from the lives of infamous drug deal...

Greg grows up on a farm in Charles City, Iowa. The son of alcoholic parents, neglected and left to fend for himself, Greg is drinking and driving at the age of thirteen. Never getting an allowance, he finds an easy way to access cash...once he masters his father's signature.At the age of eighteen, he is ready to leave home and venture out on his own, but his father finds out what he has done and does the unthinkable…putting Greg's life on hold.Alienated from his family and fe...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “extraordinary, unforgettable” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow) memoir of redemption and second chances amidst America’s mass incarceration epidemic, from a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100Shaka Senghor was raised in a middle-class neighborhood on Detroit’s east side during the height of the 1980s crack epidemic. An honor roll student and a natural leader, he dreamed of becoming a doctor—but at age ele...

The classic memoir of life as a Crip, written in solitary confinement: "A shockingly raw, frightening portrait of gang life in South Central Los Angeles." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesAfter pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of rival gang members, twelve-year-old Kody Scott was initiated into the L.A. gang the Crips. He quickly matured into one of the most formidable Crip combat soldiers, earning the name "Monster" for committ...

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune—while a handful of bad choices sent his former crime partner down an incredibly different path.Ice-T rose to fame in the late 1980s, earning acclaim for his music before going on to enthrall television audiences as Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. But it could have gone much different...

It is intended that, this book will be helpful in breaking the language barriers between diverse races and cultures that seemingly separates us. Moreover, it is important to speak to people to the capacity of their intellect. Stated differently, one must relate to others on a level that they can understand. Thus, this book will hopefully prove beneficial for many people, namely: teachers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, film directors, screen writers, authors, publishers, politicians, salesmen, ...