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In An Introduction to Black Studies, Eric R. Jackson demonstrates the continuing need for Black studies, also known as African American studies, in university curricula. Jackson connects the growth and impact of Black studies to the broader context of social justice movements, emphasizing the historical and contemporary demand for the discipline.

From lesser-known state figures to the ancestors of Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, and James Meredith, Mississippi Zion brings the voices and experiences of everyday people to the forefront and reveals a history dictated by people rather than eras. Author Evan Howard Ashford, a native of the county, examines how African Americans in Attala County, after the Civil War, shaped economic, social, and political politics as a non-majority racial group. At the same time, Ashford provides a broader view of Black life occurring throughout the state during the same period.

The "death" spoken of in Genesis 3:3 was clearly not death as we know the word today. Adam and Eve went on to live for another 930 years and started the human race, so evidently, the death spoken of here was referring to spiritual death, what most Christians like to refer to today as "separation from God".

Detective Thomas Foor is a man haunted by the violence of his past, a childhood marked by the mysterious murder of his mother, Carla Foor, when he was only 9 years old. Now a resected homicide investigator and loving husband to Aiesha and father to Natalie, Thomas harbors a dark secret: he suffers from violent somnambulism - sleepwalking episodes that leave blood on his hands and memories blacked out.

Consumed by Work, Neglect to Truly Live: The Dash is a powerful and thought-provoking journey into the life we often overlook, the one happening in between our deadlines, meetings, and professional ambitions. In a world that glorifies hustle and productivity, this book is a sobering reminder of what’s truly at stake when we allow work to consume us: our health, our families, our faith, and the very essence of living.

In every heart, there is a longing for something more—a home we’ve never seen, a country we’ve never visited, a peace this world cannot offer. That longing is not imaginary. It is divine. Planted by the Creator, it echoes in every soul: You were made for more. You were made for Heaven. This book is your travel guide. It’s not just about eternity—it’s about how to live now in light of what’s coming. Each chapter is a checkpoint, calling you to examine your heart, submit your life, and confirm your eternal reservation.

Nestled within the dense forests of the Piney Woods, the vibrant town of Laurel, Mississippi, stands out. Derrion Arrington examines the past social struggles regarding civil rights, worker rights, and white resistance. He follows how African Americans and whites in Laurel formed their own ways of organizing from the 1940s onwards. Laurel is recognized for both infamy and heroism, being the home of Klan zealot Sam Bowers and the valiant civil rights advocate, Benjamin Murph, of the Laurel-Jones County NAACP chapter.

When Chicago businessman Abbot O'neal grudgingly acquiesces to his pastor’s insistence that he enter the election for the seat of a popular county commissioner, he unwittingly gains a glimpse into the thriving cesspool of crime and depravity flourishing under the approving eye of city government.

A WW1 vet with extreme PTSD struggles to hold on to his sanity while living with the harsh reality of the Great Depression in 1933.

My life’s journey of growing up in Atlanta, Georgia from the sixties to now.