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1. THE SHOULDERS WE STAND ON
A Line in the Sand -
Sherie Labedis
Legacy
- Jerilyn Upton Sanders
Letters of Love -
Lorraine M Elzia
Walking the Lessons of Life
- H Renay Anderson
These Precious Hands
- Sheila P Spencer
My Mother's Shoes
- Andrea Blackstone
My "Shero" -
Lisa Nichols
What She Said
- Betty DeRamus
Getting to Know Miss Gladys
- Bari-Ellen Ross
The Ring
- Monica Montgomery
Just Like Mom
- Linda Coleman-Willis
Mama's Hands
- Evelyn Palfrey
The Outfit
- Berthena Kemp
Birthdays and Blessings
- Anesia Okezie as told to
Karen Waldman
Dancing in the Kitchen
- Barbara Holt
History Through - Herstory
Emma Ransom Hayward
Last Will and Testament
- Mary McLeod Bethune
2. IT TAKES A VILLAGE OF MOTHERS
My Womb's Butterfly -
E Claudette Freeman
The Wisdom of Motherhood -
Lolita Hendrix and Briana
Hendrix
One Day, You'll Understand -
Kelly Starling Lyons
Even a Dancing Time -
Angel V Shannon
Keeping Faith -
Tracy Clausell-Alexander
Handpicked to Nurture -
T Rhythm Knight
Single-Mommy Love -
Dayciaa C Smith
The Christmas Sparrows -
Joe Gurneak
Soul Food Rite of Passage -
Anita S Lane
Lesson for a New Life -
Evelyn K Lemar
3. BEAUTIFUL-JUST THE WAY I AM
Discovering Me -
Lisa Nichols
Bathed in Love -
Adiya Dixon-Sato
My Cup Runneth Over -
Nikki Shearer-Tilford
Meet Me in the Middle -
Connie Bennett
The Dreadful Story -
Lisa Bartley-Lacey
Gluttony to Glory -
Lindale Banks
Getting Real -
Elaine K Green
Crown of Splendor -
Sheila P Spencer
Birth of a Nappy Hair Affair -
Linda Jones
4. MY
SISTER, MY FRIEND
A Cup of Tenderness -
Brenda Caperton
Sistahood
- Jeanine DeHoney
Who Is Helping Whom?
- Margaret Lang
Merry Christmas, Emma -
Mary Saxon Wilburn
Elegant Ladies... Again -
Karla Brown
Friday Afternoon at the Beauty Shop -
Michelle
Fitzhugh-Craig
Sisters' Song -
Rita Billbe
5. THE
POWER OF A WOMAN'S PRAYER
Divine Intervention -
Michelle Cummins
Holy Ghost Filled -
Kiana Green
God's Will -
Sophfronia Scott
The Bus Vouchers -
Ruthell Cook Price
You'll Do It for Me -
Nancy Gilliam
Solid Ground -
Yvonda Johnson
Lord, Please Make One for Me! -
RuNett Nia Ebo
6. LOVING
BLACK MEN
My Divas -
Antonio Crawford
Love, Laugh and Live Today -
Charles Stanley McNeal
King Kong -
Susan Madison
It Was Magic -
Nancy Gilliam
Forgiving Daddy -
Carol Ross-Burnett
A Twenty-Dollar Education -
Nadine McIlwain
No More Drama -
Patricia L Watler Johnson
A Daughter's Forgiveness -
Dawn Nicole Patterson
A Gift from Above
- Leslie Ford (Mr)
Where Have All the Old Men Gone?--
Marvin V Arnett (Ms)
7.
BREAKING THROUGH MY BARRIERS
Don't Block the Blessings
- Patti LaBelle
Music in the Rooms -
Carolyn West
Turning My Mess into My Message
-
Sanyika Calloway Boyce
The Graduation
- Bernetta Thorne-Williams
More Than a Dream
- Phyllis R Dixon
Shades of Black and White
- Dorothy Jackson as told to
Hattie Mae Pembroo k
Moving On from Militancy -
Damita Jo Johnson
Never, Ever Give Up -
Tanya Hutchison
Queen Charlene -
Charlene Copeland as told to Sonya Simpson
Reclaiming My Soul -
Lisa J Whaley
Greatness by Design -
Blanche Williams
Kwanzaa on the Prairie -
Jacinda Townsend
The Bus Stop -
DeAnna Blaylock |