Now in its third edition, this text examines how African Americans personally and culturally define themselves and how that definition informs their communication habits, practices, and norms.This edition includes new chapters that highlight discussions of gender and sexuality, intersectional differences, contemporary social movements, and digital and mediated communication.The book is ideally suited for advanced students and scholars in intercultural communication, interpe...

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost made way for an increase in dreams and visions from God (Acts 2:17). In this Dream Interpretation Journal Amber Johnson helps us understand the source of our dreams discern the different types of dreams we may have and then interpret and steward our dreams with the help of the Holy Spirit. God wants to enable you to connect intimately with Him through the beautiful language of dreams! With sixty journaling pages included this book w...

The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century. The contributors analyze and respond to the invisibility or mischaracterization of Blac...

Africana Race and Communication: A Social Study of Film, Communication, and Social Media focuses on the areas of History, Ethos, Motif, and Mythology-Philosophy. This study is an interdisciplinary study, which surveys the collection, interpretation, and analysis of Black communication and culture. Likewise, the intellectual dexterity of Africana Studies as an interdisciplinary body of knowledge postures alternative ways of probing Africana phenomena. This volume provides a categorical lens...

Women are powerful! The first dramatic pause to ever take place occurred during the creation of the universe right before God created His final masterpiece: Woman. Knowing that woman's identity would be targeted from the start God made sure to declare for all time and eternity that the universe needed the unique power of woman. In this season God is inviting his daughters to return to places of honor and to occupy their unique places of power and influence. In You Are Powerful, you will di...

Let go of your worries and find inner peace with this peaceful guided meditation track.Specially crafted to help you relax and settle into a deep, soothing meditation, this brilliant guided meditation session will take you on a journey into your subconscious mind to unlock your inner relaxation. With calming music and the soft voice of the narrator, you’ll experience a profound sense of tranquility as you let your mind fall still and free yourself from the day’s ...

Mindfulness and Critical Friendship: A New Perspective on Professional Development for Educators assembles an international community of scholar-practitioners from multiple disciplines who utilize different methodologies and ideological perspectives to reflect on and interrogate contexts that situate mindfulness and critical friendship as constructs which support professional development for educators. Mindfulness and critical friendship connect critically and creatively like-minded collea...

Amber the Antelope awakens to a crisp autumn morning in her familiar meadow, enchanted by the golden light, frost-kissed grass, and vibrant colors of the changing season. Stirred by a sense of curiosity and excitement, she imagines the hidden wonders and magical secrets that might lie beyond the meadows edge. As she explores, she envisions sparkling streams, glowing mushrooms, playful critters, and sun-dappled clearings, feeling a deep connection to the life around her. With each careful s...

Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy, a form of non-ionizing radiation. Our bodies absorb this radiation and have a difficult time processing it – leading to numerous bodily complicationsExposure to cell phone radiation is a constant for most of us. Our phone is with us all the time and is our connection to the world. Cell phones emit radio-frequency (RF) energy. When you hold your cell phone next to your head or wear it on your body, you can absorb over 50% of the transmitted RF...

Signaling such recent activist and aesthetic concepts in the work of Kara Walker, Childish Gambino, BLM, Janelle Monáe, and Kendrick Lamar, and marking the exit of the Obama Administration and the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, this anthology explores the role of African American arts in shaping the future, and further informing new directions we might take in honoring and protecting the success of African Americans in the U.S. The essays in Afr...

Whether you have a regular yoga practice, or this is your first inquiry into yoga, by reading this book you have the potential to embark on a new life habit.This fully illustrated volume, featuring over 40 full-color photos by Amber Johnson of Urth Photography, addresses the basic message from the yogic tradition that the postures should be stable, one should be able to hold them for an extended period, and they should have the twin qualities of both effort and effortlessness – or ...

Bridging the gap between genome and phenotype, the transcriptome is a molecular-level snapshot of the act of living. Transcriptomics shows which genes are expressed into proteins in a specific tissue of a specific organism at a specific time and condition. This book gives an account of the extraordinary diversity of ways transcriptomics has been and can be utilised in basic and applied entomological research. It encompasses a vast range of disciplines within entomology, applying transcript...