Keep Your Head To The Sky

The concept of African American home ground knits together diverse aspects of the American landscape, from elite suburbs and tower apartments to the old homeplaces of the countryside, to the tabletop array of family photos beside the bed of a housebound elder. This fascinating volume focuses on ways African Americans have invested actual and symbolic landscapes with signifigance, gained the means to acquire property, and brought new insight to the interpretation of contemporary, historical, and archaelogical sites. Keep Your Head to the Sky demonstrates how visions of home, past and present, have helped to shape African Americans' sense of place, often under extremely hostile conditions.

In Do You Remember? Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire, Trenton Bailey traces the humble beginning of Maurice White, his development as a musician, and his formation of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that became a global phenomenon during the 1970s. By the early 1980s, the music industry was changing, and White had grown weary after working constantly for more than a decade. He decided to put the band on hiatus for more than three years. The band made a comeback in 1987, but White’s health crisis soon forced them to tour without him. During the twenty-first century, the band has received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement and hall of fame awards. The band remains relevant today, collaborating with younger artists and maintaining their classic sound. Earth, Wind & Fire stood apart from other soul bands with their philosophical lyrics and extravagant visual art, much of which is studied in the book, including album covers, concerts, and music videos. The lyrics of hit songs are examined alongside an analysis of the band’s chart success. Earth, Wind & Fire has produced twenty-one studio albums and several compilation albums. Each album is analyzed for content and quality. Earth, Wind & Fire is also known for using ancient Egyptian symbols, and Bailey thoroughly details those symbols and Maurice White’s fascination with Egyptology. After enduring many personnel changes, Earth, Wind & Fire continues to perform around the world and captivate diverse audiences.

Celebrate the beauty that surrounds you, when you open my book. My first book is called Poetry In Motion. My 2nd book is called The Color Of Love. Poetry In Motion is definitely The Color Of Love. The Color Of Love is evidently Poetry In Motion, transforming itself into the color of life. An everlasting rotation of indescribable beauty, the true essence of God, his testament to life. Life is the essence of who we are! We must PUSH! Because in life you never know how far you can go until you PUSH! Life is a constant PUSH!!! we all must PUSH! because movement is the essence of life. My book will inspire the reader to read more as you turn the pages inspired about whats coming next. My book talks about the chapters of life in its unique form. The coloration in life is Poetry In Motion. You will understand poetry from another point of view, the author. A lot of times in life its not what you read, its how good the book is you have read, where it takes you. How did it make you feel, did you get anything from it. My book will do a series of things as of poetry. My book will take the reader to another place in time, but bound to bring them back from an adventurous journey, safe and sound, anticipating more, as you read to the very end. So, Please! Enjoy my Book!!!

Q: Father God, where are You, and the TRUTH of Your Word!? (Bold print) A: My Spirit is always with you, speaking truth to you in a quiet voice, but you continue to listen to, and believe the doctrines of men, and not of ME. Very few know, believe, and trust that the Holy Spirit is the Almighty Teacher, Who will reveal all knowledge in it's due season, to those that know, love, and seek the Father with their whole heart. The Spirit will speak to you personally, to confirm or disconfirm the doctrines of men. He will teach even what has not yet been asked, or spoken by man. Seek Him lovingly and unceasingly. Take a journey to discover what man has to say about the Father and His Word, study what our Father has said in His Word, and seek the True and Unchanging Revelation of the Holy Spirit in private, just the two of you, heart to Heart, and spirit to Spirit The world is so full of worldly religions, doctrines, ceremonies, rituals, church hierarchies and spiritually unrelated activities, that one could become very confused and inadvertently follow a system that would lead them straight to the pits of hell. Hell is full of those with good intentions! Let no man determine your relationship with the Father, or decipher His Word for you. Nothing could be more dangerous and lethal! Each man must seek out his own soul salvation in fear and trembling, by the Voice of the Spirit. Time is running out for mankind, Don't let it run out for you. The enemy and his children are running to and fro seeking whom they may devour! Don't permit yourself to become a pawn of the enemy during the very quickly approaching apocalypse! Run for your life, for your knowledge of God, for your Spiritual anointing, and for your Divine assignment. Run into the love and safety of our Father's arms, and stay there!!!

It all starts when three great men are murdered. Society goes into a downward spiral, and all of humanity is left guessing about the existence of true evil. No one wants to acknowledge the existence of Satan or consider that he might be a part of their lives, yet Satan is a very present force on earth. Hes always watching, and the disbelief of people only increases his power. Talk show host T. Stevens decides to boost her ratings by discussing the notion of good and evil on her program. She does her homework first. She learns all she can about Satan, and she pulls in hundreds of listenerspeople who desperately want to know if the devil has infiltrated their lives. But T. has no idea what she has set in motion. She soon finds herself surrounded by mystery and deception. She worries she may now be the target of a supernatural battle, and she is right to be concerned. Demons fight for the souls of the living, and evil is winningby a landslide. Is there hope for humanity, or will Satans final victory spell destruction and damnation for all mankind?

In his second poetry collection, Facade...In Every Mortal Lies a Dormant god!, Sanford Shuman continues his serious exploration of life. This poetry should elevate your consciousness and inspire you to live the extraordinary existence that GOD ordained for you in the very beginning of your life. Shuman remembers that there was an era when it was against the law for some ethnic groups to read or even show the slightest interest in knowledge or becoming educated. But he reminds us that the old saying, Knowledge is Power, is so very true. This collection is divided into four chapters: Passion and Emotions; Notions and Motivations; Divine and Frame of Mind; and Rebellion and Unrest! Facade offers poems for any occasion for those seeking insight and knowledge. Nobility Two wrongs dont make a right, Thats like confusing day for night. The good will always get ahead, To promote iniquity is something one should dread. Victory has a great cost, But, if one gives up all hope is lost. In this life, some things, one is sure to lose, But, you can gain much more if you choose. Troubles are suppose to only make, To think youll have enduring success without a battle is a mistake. Faade by Sanford Shuman If you like, roses are red; violets are blue, this book is not for you. The index is set for one to find a verse to fit the mood of the moment. Loves Bliss could be a modern wedding vow to the bride. Single men take note, buy this book and learn some new lines. Helen of Troy may have caused ships to sink. In this body of work ladies are treated as delicate flowers the bees pay homage and drunken sailors choose to leave on the high tide than to sully them. Humor in Practically Bewitching will make the women holla! As you read you will dog ear the pages or use mini-tabs to mark your favorite sections. Sanford has reached back to the old souls to elicit every emotion we can feel today. Reading Faade I caught myself crying and being happy at the same time. For me Faade is irony. Reviewed by Patricia Barbee www.patriciabarbee.com