Flowered Concrete: 8 books

How does a Haitian-American kid grow up feeling privileged on certain levels with a beautiful home, sisters, grandmother, two middle-class parents, well educated, disciplined, and well-mannered to experiencing heartbreak, sadness, despair and loneliness? How does he have a father that has always been...

Life Comes From Concrete 1.5 is not a continuation of the first edition. What it is exactly is a depiction of a young man finding himself in a world where he must learn to grab it by the horns. Through personal reflections and poems, readers will able to delve into Anglade's mind and comprehend what...

peel back each layer of pain. stare at the wound and heal.

Working with difference-that is what rhythm is. However, creating synergy can be messy especially when the disconnect is within yourself just as much as you see it in others. Here, two beings will attempt to be together despite the complexities pulling them apart... this is a tale about how such beings learned to dance instead of fall.

Everything Worth Fighting For: An exploration of Being Black in America takes the reader on a journey of discovery into the many layers of Black life. From coming to understand the value in elder wisdom to struggling with the dangers facing Black youth, the book paints a picture of a multi-faceted...

Many often think that they know the character as well as motives behind Brooklyn's own 23rd precinct. Well, the fact of the matter is that they don't as detectives find that scratching your head are the keys to figuring out exactly where it could have all went wrong. Moreover, this just so happens...

No Jewels is the first book from poet, singer & creative director Tai Allen. The chapbook narrates a young life that was loved well, loved wrong and, sometimes, not loved at all. Sadly, this tale is not an aberration or an oddity. There are numerous #NoJewels scenarios in every locale; and, there...

In 2013, amidst gentrification, and the evolution of a culturally diverse place, something is causing a major disturbance in Brooklyn. Deaths are happening daily as the borough is under attack. And right on cue, enter our friends at the 23rd Precinct as they are still fighting for justice and punishing...