![]() ![]() In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias. ![]() This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today's world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. ![]() We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis-and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The essence of Shabby Chic is a timeless, romantic and charming interior filled with beautifully worn and well-loved objects, a consistent palette of pales and pastels with captivating surprises, flowers in abundance and the promise of enveloping comfort. In this inspiring book, published to mark twenty-five years of bringing her special brand of beauty, comfort and function to the global marketplace, Rachel shares with us the story of her life journey, the origins of her creativity, the ups and downs of running a business and a glorious abundance of fabulous Shabby Chic looks that range from the glamorously traditional to the pared-down and modern. At the heart of Shabby Chic is Rachel Ashwell's unique take on characterful, time-worn, faded elegance underpinned with total comfort and a strong practical streak. Shop Barnes & Noble Rachel Ashwell The World of Shabby Chic: Beautiful Homes, My Story & Vision by Rachel Ashwell online at. ![]() ![]() The talented cast performed monologues written by people who have experiences homelessness. Front row, L-R: Tee Tee Ware, Jim DeAngelo, Executive Producer JC Henning, Jennifer Lee Laks, Freddie Basnight, Kim Estes. Back row, L-R: Mike Gaglio, Director Holly J Witham, Leslie Thurston, Dusty Ekberg, Jonathan Medina, Sandra Santiago, Mariah Walsh, Keaver Brenai, Dale E Turner. ![]() The performance raised over $1,000, contributing to an overall project total of over $100,000. On Friday May 3rd, 2019, at the Van-Nuys-Reseda Elks Lodge 2790, The Moveable Theatre Company presented one of over 50 productions of Homeward LA, benefitting The Midnight Mission. ![]() As we recover and envision a more just and peaceful world, the arts are needed now more than ever. To all of our patrons, friends, cast and crew members: stay safe, be well, and work for the positive change and the justice you wish to see in the world. F rom devastating fires in Australia to a global Covid-19 pandemic to worldwide protests against police brutality and racism 2020 has so far been a wild ride that has forever changed things for us all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is careful to stress that this is not a matter of naively drawing "lessons" from the past. In SPQR, Beard does in an extended fashion what she was doing in her debate with Johnson: she is explaining why Rome should continue to matter to any educated person. It is a book immersed in the controversies of her academic peers, but addressed more to the general reader than it is to them. Beard is as adept at the wry aside as she is at scholarly exposition, and both qualities are abundantly evident in SPQR, a general history of Rome that can fairly be called the summation of her life's work as an interpreter of ancient civilisation. ![]() Viewers of her popular television documentaries on Pompeii would not have been surprised. The only barbs were in the witticisms, which, by all accounts, Beard delivered with a withering accuracy that Johnson, for all his oratorical gifts, could not muster. Rome had conquered Hellas once again, though this time without blood being spilled. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The young anti-hero tells us that he ' kept screwing up, and then just kept coming back for more.' Mysteries catch the reader's interest early on - who are the robed monks who show up to defend the sword, and why is Alfred's name the password to its hiding place? ![]() Alfred knows it's wrong, but does it anyway, and good people begin to die, falling down rather fast like a pack of cards. His life is purposeless until his uncle - manipulated by the villain of the piece, Mogart ( the Dragon) - blackmails him into stealing a very special sword. Though his personality reminded me somewhat of Winnie the Pooh's Eeyore, his adventures range far from the simplicity of the Hundred Acres Wood, involving fast cars and helicopters, guns and lots of gore.Īlfred is grateful to his uncle for rescuing him from foster care after his mother dies of cancer (he never knew his father). Alfred's life starts bad and just keeps on getting worse, but this aimless, large, fifteen-year-old, self-styled loser bears it all with a lugubrious and rather innocent fortitude. We planned to just listen to this unabridged (six disc) audiobook in the car, but had to continue at home as my son and I were enthralled and couldn't wait to hear more of the Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey ![]() ![]() ![]() The personal and the political intertwine in this engaging series opener. Tessa and Corrick are cued White other characters’ skin colors range from beige to deep brown. ![]() The slow-burn romance-between an idealist with straightforward moral beliefs and a pragmatist trapped by duty-will keep the pages turning, as will the scheming of the king’s consuls and the rebellion brewing in the background. She enters with the intention of taking a sample of the palace’s potent Moonflower elixir only to be captured and brought before Prince Corrick, who, Tessa discovers, might not be as heartless as she originally believed. Soon after Wes is caught by the night patrol, Tessa is presented with an opportunity to sneak into the palace. With the help of her close friend Weston, the 18-year-old apothecary’s assistant steals Moonflower petals from the wealthy and makes potions to distribute among the poor. ![]() Like many in Kandala, Tessa Cade loathes the king and his younger brother for ignoring the plight of those who cannot afford treatment. Thieves, smugglers, and black marketeers are subject to punishment and execution overseen by the cruel Prince Corrick in his role as the King’s Justice. Medicine is allocated to each sector of the kingdom by the decree of King Harristan, but the supply is limited. The only effective treatment for the lethal fever that plagues Kandala is a potion derived from the rare Moonflower. ![]() ![]() ![]() We get most of this confusing story from Lina's Grandma Odette who seems to have supernatural powers herself in her knowing things, especially about Declan, that she has no way of coming up with. It's then that Declan meets Lina Simone who's descendants once owned Manet Hall and whom he's connected to through the distant past-reincarnation-in ways he, who doesn't believe in the supernatural, could never have imagine! The supernatural angle in the movie is a bit hard to follow in that were given two entirely different stories to what happened with Lina's great great great grandfather Lucian in the abandonment of him and is infant daughter by his wife, Lina's great great great grandmother, the former Manet Hall maid Abigail. Declan, in hiding his real intentions, plans on using it a law center for the local's in the area. Some eight years later and now having a very successful law practice in Boston Declan was now able to buy his dream house feeling that he had some strange and unearthly connection to it. It's when young collage student Declan Fitzpartrick, celebrating Fat Tuesday, saw this ghostly young woman outside Manet Hall that he was determined in buying the long deserted mansion. ***SPOILERS*** Ghost story by Nora Roberts about the deep south that covers some 120 years and at least four generations of the New Oleans Manet family. ![]() ![]() Steele, Michelle Love, Mia Ford, Kathi S. Original Title:NAGO, His Mississippi Queen: 50 Loving States, Mississippi. FUTURE Her Dragon Everlasting NAGO: His Mississippi Queen KNUD: Her Big Bad Wolf RAFES: Her Fated Wolf Her Dragon King. by Theodora Taylor Paperback 15.63 NAGO: His Mississippi Queen: (The Brothers Nightwolf Trilogy) 50 Loving States, Mississippi (Volume 1) Theodora Taylor 249 Paperback 4 offers from 9.99 Her Dragon Everlasting (Alpha Future, Book 1): 50 Loving States, Arizona Theodora Taylor 422 Paperback 1 offer from 15. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read books online free novels Hot Authors Sam Crescent, Zoe Chant, Flora Ferrari, Mia Madison, Lexy Timms, Claire Adams, Alexa Riley, Sophie Stern, Amy Brent, Elizabeth Lennox, Leslie North, Jenika Snow, Madison Faye, Frankie Love, Jordan Silver, C.M. ![]() ![]() ![]() What couldn’t you like about a potty-mouthed rabbit?” - Sunday Star Times, New Zealand Seven-year-old considered it hilarious and 2-year-old laughed because everyone else did. “I believe that entertainment is an overrated function of art and we should be challenged by what we view and read.” - Simon Pegg. Stephanie Blake is the author and illustrator of seven picturebooks in the Simon series and dozens of highly successful books in France, many of them children’s favorites. “Likely to stop even non-bookish kids in their tracks” - The Guardian, ‘The Best Picturebooks for Children’ Perfect to read aloud and giggle together as a family or for beginning readers who will enjoy the bold and simple text. But it’s hard when there are so many funny words to say. Will Simon learn his lesson once and for all?Ībsurdly humorous and irrepressible, Simon’s antics are guaranteed entertainment and will have children back for repeat readings - it’s too much fun to say the words “Poo Bum” again and again! While the surprise ending will have the whole family in hysterics, the message is clear, Simon knows perfectly well how to behave when he wants to. In the morning his mother would say, “Time to get up, my little rabbit!”Īt lunchtime his father would say, “Eat your spinach, my little rabbit!” Once there was a little rabbit who could only say one thing… ![]() Simon is children’s favourite cheeky rabbit! With bright and bold illustrations, the Simon picturebook series is intelligent, funny and adored by toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her Royal Highness tells the story of your average Texan teenager, Millie Quint, whose kind-of girlfriend gets back together with her ex, prompting Millie to pursue her fanciful desire to apply for a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school located in the highlands of Scotland, a place she admires from afar as she is deeply interested in geology. Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, but Millie knows the chances of happily-ever-afters are slim… after all, real life isn’t a fairy tale… or is it?”( Synopsis from publisher) At first, the girls can’t stand each other, but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. The only problem: Mille’s roommate Flora is a total princess. Here, the country is dreamy and green the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world’s most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. ![]() Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools… the farther from Houston the better. “Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. ![]() |