Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.We are pleased to present a special issue focusing on Indigenous Futurists and guest-edited by Allison Mills.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.We publish every other month.Issue 126 contains the following:EDITORIAL...

America's Little Black Book is a stand-alone work. It is an important book because ethnic identity in regard to people who are descendants of American Slaves has deteriorated to the danger point. It seems that none of our leaders recognize this. They wouldn't have a clue to solving upcoming problems, because they don't understand today's symptoms, which are the aftereffects of slavery. To better understand, the author explores the other side of slavery through untainted eyes.Born i...

Martial arts master, actor, and political activist—there is no job Chuck Norris can't do. Now the original tough guy is at it again, stepping back into the role of bestselling author with his new book.In Black Belt Patriotism, Norris takes no prisoners in his assessment of American culture, tackling everything from family values to national security. More than a cultural critique of what's wrong with our nation, Black Belt Patriotism provides real solutions—not su...

In a world that often feels overwhelming, this audiobook serves as a guiding light and a source of encouragement for Black boys, helping them see the greatness they hold within. "Affirmations for Black Boys" is crafted with heartfelt affirmations that speak to the unique journey, beauty, and power each boy possesses, instilling confidence, resilience, and a deep sense of self-worth.Each page is filled with uplifting words and empowering messages, designed to cultivate self-love, em...

For too long, the mental health needs of young Black men have been overlooked, misunderstood, and underserved. This book confronts those realities head-on, offering a lifeline of healing and empowerment through the transformative power of Hip Hop culture.Hip Hop has always been more than music-it is a language of truth, a rhythm of resistance, and a canvas for creativity. Within these pages, the M.I.C. Framework-Motivation, Identity, and Connection- harnesses that ...

You have known the Holy Scriptures since you were a child. The Scriptures are able to make you wise. And that wisdom leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching and for showing people what is wrong in their lives. It is useful for correcting faults and teaching how to live right. Using the Scriptures, the person who serves God will be ready and will have everything he needs to do every good work.

Build and program projects that tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black!This innovative guide gets you started right away working with the most popular processing platforms, wireless communication technologies, the Cloud, and a variety of sensors. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the utility and versatility of the IoT and connect devices and systems to the Internet using sensors. Each project features a list of the tools and co...

Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county's settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna Mae Bullock (better known as Tina Turner), the hard-fought strides in bringing education to African...

When there's no way back and no way forward, the only option is....... one Donnie Knight must decide as his easy life as a guitarist in the Nashville music scene is torn apart. Witnessing a shocking murder, a dying Honduran woman passes him a black opal, a rare precious stone. Her last words illicit a promise from Donnie, impossible to keep.Keen to know what happened, Donnie becomes frustrated when Police Department's priorities relegate the murder of an illegal immigrant t...

Centering the invaluable experience and expertise that Black scholar-practitioners possess in advancing equity, inclusion, belonging, and transformative, systemic change. The Black Voices provide steps, suggestions, and solutions to move your institution from anti-Black towards anti-racist. These are the Black Voices From the Ivory Tower. This book is a great resource in supporting: Student success Anti-racism work Ethnic Studies Critical Race Theory Educators, Classified Professionals, Ad...

Involves a West Virginia mountaineer family, father, mother, five sons and daughter. Their complicated rise from abject poverty to become multi-millionaires through their efforts in the coal-mining industry. From a small outcrop of coal on their unproductive farm, they eventually own thirty production mines and become the largest coal corporation in the world, controlling the coal industry in West Virginia for over sixty years. Poverty stricken but ambitious, in the year 1850, Matt Mattiso...

Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States. The chapter authors—Solomon Carter Fuller awardees themselves, psychiatrists building on the work of previous awardees, and other scholar experts—offer a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional examination of both the his...