Showing results for "Indigo" in African American

As a child, Hester Wyatt escaped slavery, but now the dark-skinned beauty is a member of Michigan's Underground Railroad, offering other runaways a chance at the freedom she has learned to love. When one of her fellow conductors brings her an injured man to hide, Hester doesn't hesitate...even after she is told about the price on his head. The man in question is known as the "Black Daniel," a vital member of the North's Underground Railroad network.

Black Woman Speaks: Why Nobody Care About Me? examines the foul treatment of a Black woman whose existence appears to threaten the lives of her peers.

Standing on the sidelines of her sister’s third baby shower with her thirtieth birthday around the corner, Indigo is feeling the pressure about one thing she hasn’t yet mastered: a healthy long-term relationship. As owner of Houston’s hottest destination for luxury shoes and accessories, she excels at finding clients the perfect shoe, but she's having a hard time finding a partner who is her perfect fit. So she approaches her lackluster dating life the same way she does any challenge—with determination—and books her social calendar full of potential suitors.

Black Woman Your Body Belongs to You describes the pressure a Black woman experiences from men to have children at the height of her career.

Black Boy Say You: Help Mama, Lost Be Mind offers a modern take on spirituality and mental health and details the worries of a young Black boy that fears his mind wanders too far.

Black Man Cry and Not a Care Was Delivered details the heartbreak a Black man experiences when he feels the pain that he causes others.

Black Woman Speaks: Why Nobody Look At Me is a poem detailing the experience and lack of support a Black woman receives after elevating in her career.

Black Boy Say All Lives Matters sheds some light on the "All Lives Matter" perspective.

Invisible Black Woman illustrates the tiresome experience of a Black woman having to continuously announce herself and her accolades.

Black Woman Speaks: Why Nobody Gave Me Flowers? details the account of a Black female chef who is offended by the lack of gratitude shown by those she serves.

Beautiful Black Boy Say You: Why God Hate Me and Love Pale More? is a poem about a young beautiful Black boy that questions God's reasoning for bringing him into the world as a dark-skinned male in a historically colorist climate.

Stand Up For Yourself Black Woman details the extraordinary heights Black women must achieve before gaining enough access and authority to speak up for themselves in spaces that "matter".

When he's framed for a crime and facing prison, Trey flees to a Maasai village in Kenya with his English teacher and mentor, Mr. Jackson. Though initially repulsed by the Maasai customs, Trey slowly comes to value their traditions and morals. As he goes through the Maasai warriors' rite of passage becoming one of their own, he learns what Black African culture is truly about.

Daphne "Dee Dee" Dupree has arrived at age 41 with a career she loves but a romantic life she doesn't. Insecure about her weight and protective of her often-broken heart, Dee Dee is an expert at hiding her inward struggles from the thousands of Chicago residents who hear her on the radio every night. A successful, charismatic DJ for the local blues station, Dee Dee is still looking for the type of love she's missed since her divorce.