Showing results by narrator "Ja'Air Bush" in All Categories

Muslim Cool is a way of being an American Muslim-displayed in ideas, dress, social activism in the 'hood, and in complex relationships to state power. Constructed through hip hop and the performance of Blackness, Muslim Cool is a way of engaging with the Black American experience by both Black and non-Black young Muslims that challenges racist norms in the U.S., as well as dominant ethnic and religious structures within American Muslim communities.

Rashad Mays was a ranch hand on the Blazing Eagle Ranch. He had grown up in Shady Springs and had no intention of leaving. This was his home, and he was ready to settle down. Only the woman that captured his eye was the sister of his best friend, Nate. There were unspoken rules between friends when it came to their little sisters - don’t touch.

For over twenty years, Dara Baldwin has often been the only person of color in the room when significant disability policy decisions are made. Disenfranchisement of people of color and multi-marginalized communities within the disability rights community is not new and has left many inside the community feeling frustrated and unheard. In Demanding Solidarity, Baldwin candidly shares her journey to becoming a disability activist and policymaker in DC while critiquing the disability rights community.

We have learned how to suppress our pain and deny its presence, but when we fight against our internal turmoil, glimmers of peace are short-lived. Rejecting our suffering is not a sustainable solution because trauma is held in the body. In this book, Nityda Gessel invites listeners on a journey toward lasting freedom, with insights and experiential practices that marry the wisdom of Buddhist psychology, yogic teachings, and Indigenous understanding with somatic psychotherapy and neuroscience.

A few months before her wedding, Isa Lavender always knew what she wanted. She was happy with no doubts and ready for a quick I do, good cake, and life with her green-eyed groom. When tasked to interview renowned chef Elijah Stone on his rags-to-riches story, she meets a man who is dismissive, overcritical, and still tormented by the demons of his past. He’s nothing like the charismatic, talented man she’d read about online.

• Entertainment columnist Paige Turner is known for getting under the skin of the people whose books she reviews on her popular blog. When her criticism of NFL standout Torrian Smallwood's cookbook/memoir goes viral, it sparks an online war between the city's most beloved blogger and one of football's hottest stars.

These are stories about the choices we face in love and in relationships; and braving the consequences that may follow. Which path will you choose when your heart comes to a crossroads? Five Houston couples are forced to make choices about their relationships that will either keep them on the same path or completely change the trajectory of their lives.

Jared Dawson is used to taking big hits on the football field, but nothing could have prepared the New York Sabers star cornerback for the blow he experiences when he catches his longtime girlfriend in bed with an ex-teammate. Seeking a balm to soothe his wounded ego, Jared decides a no-strings-attached fling is the way to go. And when he meets the stunning new choreographer for the team's dance squad, Jared thinks Chyna McCrea may be just the kind of distraction he's looking for.

Meet Simone Monroe. Months ago Simone had a fairytale wedding only to realize the actual marriage didn't fit what she had in mind. As she learns the truth behind her marriage, she is faced with realizing not all fairytales have happy endings. Meet Taylor Ross. Taylor has made a life for herself as one of the most talented artists of her generation. When Taylor tries to take on mental illness she is faced with the reality that some things in life cannot be fixed with a paint brush.

In 1972 rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she's pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn't fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final narrator, Susan, who is white and the daughter of an anti-choice senator.

It's been five years since I've seen her. Five years since Gabriella James damn near destroyed me with her betrayal, sending me to hell in a cage. I've crawled free, escaped the mob, opened a night club, and continue to battle my demons through underground fighting and sex. But now Gabriella's back, begging for absolution, wanting my forgiveness. All I want is what she's denied me for all these years—her body. Sex. That's all we'll ever have. Because Gabriella is still keeping secrets. I see it in her eyes. I'll never forgive her betrayal. But that won't stop me from taking her.

Angela has reached the end of her rope. Bills are piling up, money is sparse, and her two-timing ex-husband traded her in for a "Barbie" lookalike. Depression and a lack of hope put her in a world filled with never-ending pain, and when she loses the one thing she has left—her will to live—she knows there's nothing left to go back to. Until an unexpected knock on her door wakes her up.

A run-in with a mountain cat has trapper Carter Thibedaux ready to leave his adventurous career behind for safer pursuits. Arriving in his aunt and uncle’s hometown, the dark beauty Miss Deidre LaRue captures his heart. Discovering that she’s the town’s madam doesn’t change his feelings. But can a woman like Diedre fit into his new, “stable” life?

Tasha Y. Berry’s first memories are of painful hospital visits to treat a skin condition that left her back marked forever. Enduring more than a decade of surgeries and treatments, Tasha didn’t know it at the time, but she was building the strength and character that she would need to go on to do great things with her life and in the lives of others. For most, these struggles would have defined them. Not Tasha. She took the struggles and turned them into her passions and purpose.

After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, her dreams of a college scholarship and pro basketball career vanish in an instant. To avoid becoming another Black teen trapped in her poverty-stricken neighborhood, she shifts her focus to the school's STEM team. Academics have never been her thing, but Alexis is motivated by Aamani Chakrabarti, the new Indian student who becomes her friend (and crush?). Alexis begins to see herself as so much more than an athlete. But as her future starts to reform, Alexis's own doubts and old loyalties pull her back into harm's way.

She's looking to rebel, to tarnish her naïve "good girl" image. Lucky for her, I deal in sex. Whatever your fantasy, I deliver. Voyeurism. Threesomes. A little slap and tickle . . . If it's your kink, I can fulfill it. So yeah, life is good. Simple. Until she enters my club. Still . . . It's just sex. Our little secret. For now . . .

Sexy fashionista Gabrielle Russell has been challenging Nick Ross most of his life and now is no exception. A top financial analyst, Nick has been dating his boss's daughter and he's on the fast track to turning his five-year marathon into a three-year sprint. But life throws him a curve when he finds his girlfriend curled up in a very un-zen like position with her yoga instructor. Faced with this awkward downward dog, Nick heads to the only place he can think of—his brother's place—only to be stuck face to hips, thighs, lips, just about everything with his roommate, Gabby.

Former New York Saber Thelonious Stokes still isn't used to being on the sideline. But that's exactly where the ex-linebacker finds himself while covering the Pro Bowl in his new gig as an analyst for Sports Talk TV. Theo always anticipates a few surprises during the annual gathering of the NFL's finest, but there's nothing more shocking—or alluring—than Deirdre Smallwood's blatant attempt at seduction.

Inspiring singer and songwriter Juniper Alexander lives in a fast-paced city where many dreams seem to come true. Despite the abusive behavior of DaMarco, her boyfriend and music manager, Juniper fights to stand by her man, even in the face of complaints from her sisters, Tas and Kacia. Unfortunately, as strong as she tries to be, she soon finds herself dealing with secrets, lies, and betrayal.

An obsessed husband ignores a restraining order and is determined to get his young, beautiful wife back into his arms. His jealousy quickly turns into rage when he catches a new man at his house. He then decides to hatch one last plan in hopes to deter his impending divorce. But his well-thought-out plan ends in disaster.