Donna Marie Williams

Black Eyed Peas for the Soul (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

To tell a story well, you have to live a story well -- with courage, persistence, and faith that everything's going to turn out all right. Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul is a collection of stories that reveals universal themes, as well as the unique perspectives of African Americans. The first collection of its kind, Black-Eyed Peas for the Soul boldly dispels the myth of a homogeneous Black culture. Diverse voices -- including those of Zora Neale Hurston, Dawn Turner Trice, and Frederick Douglass -- tell our stories of beginnings, wisdom, patience, hard work, excellence, joy, and miracles. Stories about love, healing, and atonement are told with insight, humor, and gritty honesty.
Arising from these distinct voices is the call for hope. Enjoy these stories and let them guide your soul to a place where you can find solace and draw nourishment, a place that can warm and soothe you, like a bowl of black-eyed peas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439123768
• Artikelnr.: 49187396

Autorenporträt

Donna Marie Williams, author of Sister Feelgood, is a freelance writer and editor. She lectures throughout the country and lives with her two children in Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Step 1: Buying the Peas
Our heroine begins her lesson in the fine art of cooking a decent pot of
black-eyed peas.
WORLD UP!
P. K. McCary
WHEN SOULS WERE MADE
Zora Neale Hurston
SESSION NINE
Estella Conwill Majozo
ULTIMATE FRONTIER
Ari Brown
HOW TO GROW A BUSINESS AND A FAMILY FOR LOVE, LIVELIHOOD, AND THE
REVOLUTION
Chavunduka and Steve Cobb
THE DARKNESS OF SPACE PRODUCED LIFE
Honorable Elijah Muhammad
BIRTH PAINS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Rosa Parks and E. D. Nixon
ONE DROP CAN CHANGE AN OCEAN
Mary T. Carr
HOW SKY AND EARTH BECAME ONE: A YORUBA CREATION STORY
Ralph Cheo Thurmon (Babaorisamola)
Step 2: Sorting the Peas
Our apprentice is taught how to discern the difference between a rock and a
pea.
RITUAL
Iyanla Vanzant
FINDING A LEG TO STAND ON
Dwight Anthony McKee
MEETING THE GOD WITHIN
Gettye Israel
A LESSON IN CONSCIOUSNESS
Haki R. Madhubuti
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Geoffrey R. Pete
HOW THE 40oz CAN IMPAIR GOOD JUDGEMENT
Alfred "Coach" Powell
THE 42 PRINCIPLES OF MA'AT
Bandele Publications
WHAT YOU THINK IS WHAT YOU GET
Janice C. Hodge
How To SEARCH FOR TRUTH
George Washington Carver
THE BUS RIDE HOME
Jauqo Kelly
A MOTHER'S REAFFIRMING LOVE
Ron Mitchell
LESSONS LEARNED FROM FAILURE
James L. Lasenby
LESSONS ON THE PLAYGROUND OF LIFE
Michelle R. Dunlap
IN MY IMAGE
James Williams
Step 3: Soaking the Peas
Our cook learns patience as the peas soak in water.
CROWING GLORY
Kecia Lynn
SHAKE IT UP!
Stephanie J. Gates
AUNTIES AND MAMAS To THE RESCUE
Jacqueline Joyner Cissell
A PLACE TO CALL MY OWN
Beverly Phillips McLeod
BREAKING THE RULES
Shirley Chisholm
MARRIAGE 101
Edward Allen, Jr.
TAMING THE FIRE INSIDE
Ben Mtundu
HOW TO PICK A MANGO WHEN THERE'S A LIZARD IN THE WAY
Hyacinth A. Williams
TO BOLDLY GO
Nichelle Nichols
Step 4. Cooking the Peas
Our cook learns the fine art of putting her foot in the pot.
FROM WELFARE TO SELF CARE
Debora Tutterrow
WATCHI (RECIPE)
Soul Vegetarian Cookbook
My FATHER, JOHN NORTON
Ken Norton
TEACHING SELF-WORTH THROUGH DANCE
Ruth Beckford
ME AND THE HEARTBEATS
Yvonne Butchee
PICTURES ON THE WALL
Moni Azibo
PLANTING SEEDS IN MY NEICES' GARDEN
Darline R. Quinn
BASIC BLACK-EYED PEAS (RECIPE)
Nora Young Turner
OPENING NIGHT
Harry Lennix
SEXUAL BEATITUDES
Gloria Wade-Gayles
NEW DIRECTIONS
Maya Angelou
Step 5: Eating the Peas
At the table, our cook learns the true meaning of nourishment and joy.
A REMEDY FOR RACISM
Dick Gregory
LESSONS IN JOY FROM THE BIONIC WOMAN
Ruth Beckford
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL
Stephanie J. Gates
FINDING THE PROPER JOY
Bertice Berry
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
John Turk
A WELL EARNED JOY
Frederick Douglass
CREATING JOY
Sarah and Bessie Delany
THE SUMMER THE FATHER BECAME A MOTHER
Ralph Cheo Thurmon
MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH
Morrie Turner
Step 15: Napping
Our cook sleeps and dreams after a satisfying meal.
A WAY OUT OF NO WAY
Andrew Young
GRANNY'S BAG
Atara
ANGELS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
Y. A. Folayan
Two WOMEN AND A LITTLE OLIVE OIL
Rita Coburn Whack
GOD AND YOUR DREAMS
Wintley Phipps
A PRAYER FOR CHILDREN
Marian Wright Edelman
A MIRACLE OF LOVE
JoAnn Long
SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO BEHOLD
Dawn Turner Trice
A WARNING DREAM (SPRING 1984)
Jocelyn Rials
OPENING THE SPIRIT
Karen M. Hurley
A PYRAMID PROPHECY
Gail Erskine
THE NGUZO SABA FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
THE PEOPLE CAN STILL FLY
Donna Marie Williams
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