Chanté McCormick

"Pressed into a union of convenience, Lady Abigail Worthing knew better than to expect love. Her marriage to an absent lord does at least provide some comforts, including a box at the Drury Lane theater, owned by the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Abigail has always found respite at the theater, away from the town's judgmental stares and the risks of her own secret work to help the cause of abolition--and her fears that someone from her past...

In 1987, the 63-year color barrier at Radio City was finally broken by one brave and tenacious woman. When she arrived, Jennifer Jones was met with a fierce resistance that she details in this memoir.

"In Radical Reparations, this conversation shifter, social justice pioneer, change agent, and inventor of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, which redefined the global conversation on racism and social justice, offers a unifying and unconventional framework for achieving holistic and comprehensive healing of African American communities. Hunter reimagines reparations through a profound new lens as he defines seven types of compensation: political, intellectual,...

"Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind. But as Mae's wedding draws closer, promising a future of always standing...

A queer, Caribbean, anti-colonial sci-fi novella in which a betrayed captain seeks revenge on the interplanetary empire that subjugated her people for generations Virika Sameroo lives in colonized space under the 'erbot Empire, much like her ancestors before her in the British West Indies. After years of working hard to rise through the ranks of the empire's merchant marine, she's finally become first lieutenant on an interstellar cargo vessel. When...

The Islands follows the lives of Jamaican women-immigrants or the descendants of immigrants-who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism on what they call the Island. Set in the United States, Jamaica, and Europe, these international stories examine the lives of an uncertain and unsettled cast of characters. In one story, a woman and her husband impulsively leave San Francisco and move to Florida with wild dreams of American...

Infuse your day with positivity and possibility with these 250 empowering activities, encouraging quotes, and uplifting meditations to live with each day filled with optimism and hope. Hope is more than a feeling or moment. It's an outlook, belief, and way of being that can bring strength and resilience whenever times are tough. But sometimes it can be hard to find hope in everyday life. Filled with inspiring ways to help you develop and nourish...

Driving while impaired lights a match and threatens to set your life on fire. The legal, financial, and physical consequences of a DWI leave many people struggling to put out that fire. In “Consequences and Compassion: Lessons from the Frontlines of Drunk, Drugged, and Distracted Driving”, LaDonna Claude shares real stories about people with DWIs. The consequences of a DWI have legal and emotional impacts that most people neglect to understand....

An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century, when enslaved people of African descent created it from...

With contributions from diverse voices and children around the world, the “Love God Greatly Bible Storybook” tells 40 Bible stories and shows how God's love stretches. By highlighting scriptural truth, global perspectives, and God's great love, kids will learn that the gift Jesus gave is for every person, in every country, from every culture. This Bible storybook features • 40 Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments. • Bible story...