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Miriam Isidro was born in 1953—the same year that a revolution erupted in Cuba. Rebels wanted to overthrow then-president Fulgencio Batista, who left the island Jan. 1, 1959, marking the end of the life that Isidro knew. Parades were held throughout Cuba, and many welcomed Fidel Castro as a bearded...

7 SUCCESSFUL PRINCIPLES FOR SINGLE MOTHERS RAISING SONS is a practical tool that all single mothers can apply to their family. THE author intently takes 7 PRINCIPLES that a young 16 year-old single mother used in raising him and shares them with other single mothers to build strong successful families..

Anthony Perseveres wasn’t supposed to get accepted to a top university and obtain a college degree. Most people didn’t even expect him to live to the age of twenty-four—let alone get married, father children, and play an essential role in their lives. But Perseveres, a black Latino who grew...

Author Victoria Weaver grew up in a home where she witnessed constant drinking and fighting, and she heard cursing like she lived with sailors. This took place every weekend for years. She vowed to grow up, leave home, and put the childhood problems behind her. But that didn’t happen, and Weaver...

I often think of the young black youth of today and how much of the black history they are not aware of. The struggles we encountered, to be able to vote, to be able to live a life without restrictions. I was born in 1951 and my mother and father did as much as they could to keep that type of prejudice...

Act your age! From her mother's admonition in childhood, a middle aged, twice-married mother of four and a product of the Deep South makes her way through a meandering inner journey towards a quiet epiphany revealing what her mother's words really mean. This rite of passage at the age of fifty unfolds...

From the time author Lewis Martin was born, Satan wanted to sift him as wheat for destruction. The seventh child, the first son after six girls, Martin was born in Alabama in 1962. At a young age, he was exposed to an inordinate amount of violence and was a victim of a child predator. In Free from...

In January of 2009, author Yvonne Broady’s husband, Clarence Cortez Loftin III (Chuck), passed away peacefully at home at the age of sixty-one after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He meant everything to her; he was her dream guy and guiding light. With his death, Chuck's anguish and pain were...

Slowly, living my life again After a long battle with grieving and losing the love of my life, my youngest son, it seems as if I would never, ever smile again or even enjoy the smallest things in life. The littlest things that mean so much such as a smile, a hug, or to have a kind word in my heart...

I met Father George in Orting, Washington at St. Cosmos and Damian Catholic Church. Each Sunday I would listen to his homilies and the stories he told as they related to the sacred scripture reading. His stories always touched my heart. The stories all contained practical tips, advice and suggestions...

Life was so simple for Luna Susan George on Monday. Her older brother, Sam, was away on his honeymoon, and as his only employee of “Leslie S. George, Private Investigations,” Susan had the office to herself. Yes, Monday was so simple, but then came Tuesday, and that “One Little Lie.” Tuesday...

Tim Nash has shown not only the evolution of the U.S. Women’s National team but has delivered it like a skilled storyteller allowing us to read about some incredibly talented athletes this country has grown to revere. He’s given us a rare glimpse into what makes this US Women’s Soccer Team one...

Heart Over Height tells the motivational story of how three-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion Nate Robinson combined an unstoppable will with dogged determination to achieve his goals, and how those traits can apply to anyone facing their own seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Would you like to be the answer to someone’s prayer? Would you like to influence the next generation in a positive, life-transforming way? If you answered yes, then you already have everything you need within your heart and soul to be a blessing to those around you. In Bless, author Gray Keller...