Shirley Houston: 4 books

At the age of six I was criminally violated. I wouldnt speak of this horror for decades, but lived it out daily in my demeanor and later through my poems. This book of poems chronicles my journey from that point. Organizing it was absolutely catharsis. I literally wept as I proofread many of...

The authors first book, Beauty, Poetry & Flow: Birthed in Travail, chronicles her hajj from tragedy to triumph as an abuse survivor. Through Love Notes in Erratic Tones: Melancholy & Melodies, the author takes us on a free-flowing flight through all aspects of love and relationships in a raw,...

A moving portrait of how black Americans have spoken out against injustice—with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, and more. In “full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul”, this unique anthology collects the transcribed speeches of the...

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...