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  • Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power

    by Psyche A. Williams-Forson

    $39.95
    Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black women's legacies with food as a form of cultural work. While acknowledging the negative interpretations of black culture associated with chicken imagery, Williams-Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and relationships to the "gospel bird." From personal interviews to the comedy of Chris Rock, from commercial advertisements to the art of Kara Walker, and from cookbooks to literature, Williams-Forson considers how black women defy conventional representations of blackness in relationship to these foods and exercise influence through food preparation and distribution.
    Chicken--both the bird and the food--has played multiple roles in the lives of African American women from the slavery era to the present. It has provided food and a source of income for their families, shaped a distinctive culture, and helped women define and exert themselves in racist and hostile environments. Psyche A. Williams-Forson examines the complexity of black women's legacies using food as a form of cultural work. While acknowledging the negative interpretations of black culture associated with chicken imagery, Williams-Forson focuses her analysis on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and relationships to the "gospel bird."

    Exploring material ranging from personal interviews to the comedy of Chris Rock, from commercial advertisements to the art of Kara Walker, and from cookbooks to literature, Williams-Forson considers how black women arrive at degrees of self-definition and self-reliance using certain foods. She demonstrates how they defy conventional representations of blackness and exercise influence through food preparation and distribution. Understanding these complex relationships clarifies how present associations of blacks and chicken are rooted in a past that is fraught with both racism and agency. The traditions and practices of feminism, Williams-Forson argues, are inherent in the foods women prepare and serve.
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    by Nyasha Williams

    $18.99

    An ode to the family, friendship, and the beautiful tradition of Hoodoo practice, this book celebrates the magic and symbolism to be found in every day, written by bestselling author Nyasha Williams.

    Dayo practices Hoodoo with her family. One Saturday, she wakes from an interesting dream about a yellow bird. What could it mean? She knows that it’s up to her to figure it out. Over the course of the day, as Dayo and her family move through their daily rituals (mantras and affirmations included), the message sent from her Ancestors through her dream reveals itself. This celebration of spirituality (and heritage) highlights the rich history of Hoodoo and the beauty we can find in everyday magic.

  • The Power of Your Dreams Guided Journal: Record Your Dreams and Discover How God Speaks Through Them cover image
    $23.00

    God is speaking to you in your dreams, more often than you know. This insightful guided journal based on the lessons from the national bestseller The Power of Your Dreams helps you decipher those messages and put His wisdom into practice.

    The average person spends twenty-six years of their life sleeping. That time was created not only to enjoy the physical benefits of rest but to engage in the presence of God and access His guidance for day-to-day life and spiritual growth. Written by pastor and bestselling author Stephanie Ike Okafor, this dream journal offers a practical companion to The Power of Your Dreams, while also standing on its own as a biblical guide for anyone longing to understand how God speaks at night.

    Designed to help you remember and understand your dreams, this interactive resource will allow you to give your dreams back to God as an act of both prayer and worship. In addition to offering ample writing space for recording your dreams, the journal includes:

    * reflections on sleep and hearing the voice of God
    * insightful prompts
    * biblical meanings of common symbols and numbers
    * practical interpretation tips
    * and soothing prayers for sleep

    As you pour out your wondrous, difficult, or confusing dreams onto these pages and better learn how God might be speaking to you through them, may you gain a deeper understanding of God’s presence in all aspects of your life...including your times of sleep.

  • The Power of Your Dreams: A Guide to Hearing and Understanding How God Speaks While You Sleep cover image
    $19.00

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • How would your life look if you gained years of wisdom, guidance, and strategy while you were asleep? That’s exactly what you receive when you tap into the power of God’s voice in your dreams!

    “The Power of Your Dreams isn’t just words on a page; it’s a tool every believer needs to receive personal instruction for their destiny!”—Travis Greene, pastor, recording artist, and author

    The average person spends twenty-six years of life sleeping. That time was created not only to enjoy the physical benefits of rest but to engage in the presence of God and access His guidance for our days. Through fascinating real-life stories, Pastor Stephanie Ike Okafor reveals how dreams have equipped her and many others throughout history, and she shows how you, too, can receive revelation from God through your dreams.

    Anchored in biblical truth, The Power of Your Dreams answers your most perplexing questions about dreams:

    • Are all dreams from God?
    • How do I know if my dream contained a message from God?
    • How do I interpret my dreams?
    • Do nightmares have any meaning?

    God spoke to His people through dreams in biblical times. Today He speaks to you in the same way, inviting you to unlock hidden treasures of wisdom. Discover richer clarity and confidence in your purpose as well as enjoy a strengthened relationship with God as you learn how to recognize and respond to His voice in your dreams.

  • Nubia: Queen of the Amazons cover image
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    All hail Queen Nubia, champion of the three tribes!

    After the events of Trial of the Amazons, a new era for these warriors has dawned. Amazons from around the world have come to Themyscira to witness history and the crowning of their new leader. She stood between Man's World and the dangers of Doom's Doorway for centuries; when she was called upon to serve her people, she stood strong and clear-eyed, unafraid to look certain death in the face; she has united peoples on the brink of war

    This thrilling hardcover collects tales from Nubia & the Amazons #1; Nubia: Coronation Special #1; and Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1-4!

  • Audre & Bash Are Just Friends cover image

    Tia Williams

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    Scorching-hot summer. Scorching-hot chemistry. Two teens can’t forget they’re just friends in this sweet, funny, electrifying romance from New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon.
     
    MEET AUDRE. Junior class president. Debate team captain. Unofficial student therapist. Desperately in need of a good time.
     
    MEET BASH. Mysterious new senior. Everybody’s crush. Tall, floppy, great taste in jewelry. King of having a good time.
     
    It’s the last day of school at Cheshire Prep, Brooklyn’s elite academy—and Audre Mercy-Moore’s life is a mess. Her dad cancelled her annual summer visit to his Malibu beach house. Now? She’s stuck in a claustrophobic apartment with her mom, stepdad, and one-year-old sister (aka the Goblin Baby).
     
    Under these conditions, she’ll never finish writing her self-help book—ie, the key to winning over Stanford’s admissions board.
     
    Cut to Bash Henry! Audre hires him to be her “fun consultant.” His job? To help her complete the Experience Challenge—her list of five wild dares designed to give her juicy book material. She’ll get inspo; he’ll get paid. Everybody wins.
     
    He isn’t boyfriend material. And she’s not looking for one. Can they stay professional despite their obvious connection?
     
    Fun fact: Audre Mercy-Moore first appeared in the New York Times bestseller Seven Days in June and now stars in her own story!

  • The Healing Tree: Botanicals, Remedies, and Rituals from African Folk Traditions cover image
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    “A beautiful blend of folklore, botanical science, acquired wisdom, and spiritual guidance.”
    —from the foreword by Luisah Teish
     
    “If you want to learn about the reciprocal spiritual connection between humans and trees, you’re going to love this beautiful book.”
    —Tess Whitehurst, author of The Magic of Trees
     
    Reclaiming traditional botanical and herbal practices has never been more important than it is today. So much of our future depends on our ability to use ancient earth knowledge. In this crucially important book, author Stephanie Rose Bird recounts the story of the sacred wood: how to live in it, learn from it, and derive spiritual enrichment from it, as well as how to preserve and protect it. The Healing Tree offers functional, accessible recipes, remedies, and rituals derived from a variety of African and African American traditions to serve mind, body, soul, and spirit.

    The Healing Tree celebrates the forest: its powers, spirits, magic, medicine, and mysteries. Bird shares how trees have provided her with personal healing, then allows us to share in that process for our own benefit. Bird’s book follows her own personal journey, but Africa is always her touchstone—the persistent and tenacious ancestral mother wisdom and spiritual foundation that refuses to fade away. The Healing Tree preserves this knowledge, presenting it as relevant and viable and demonstrating in intimate detail how vestiges of that knowledge took root in the Western Hemisphere, in African American culture, and more broadly in American culture in general.
     
    Previously published as A Healing Grove, this updated edition includes a new preface by the author and a source guide for the botanicals discussed within.

  • A Different Drummer cover image

    William Melvin Kelley

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    The stunning, thought-provoking first novel by a "lost giant of American literature" (The New Yorker)

    June, 1957. One hot afternoon in the backwaters of the Deep South, a young black farmer named Tucker Caliban salts his fields, shoots his horse, burns his house, and heads north with his wife and child. His departure sets off an exodus of the state’s entire black population, throwing the established order into brilliant disarray. Told from the points of view of the white residents who remained, A Different Drummer stands, decades after its first publication in 1962, as an extraordinary and prescient triumph of satire and spirit.

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