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The stories of the Black men and women who combated racial prejudice in Washington, DC, with sports and musicIn the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of African Americans, often serving as a barometer of social conflict and social progress-for sports clubs and ball games, jam sessions and concerts, offered entertainment, enlightenment, and encouragement. At times, they have also offered a means of escape from the harsh realities of everyday life. Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience tells the story of these musicians and athletes who have used their skills and their determination to achieve success in the face of discrimination. Jackson begins with pioneers such as James Reese Europe, who formed the first musicians' union in the city and fought as a member of the Harlem Hellfighters in World War I, and ends with giants of the twentieth century, such as Duke Ellington and Georgetown University basketball coaching legend John Thompson Jr. Readers interested in the history of Washington, DC, the civil rights movement, racial justice, music, and sports will draw important lessons from these stories of the Black men and women who found in sports and music spaces to combat racial prejudice and bring people in the District of Columbia together.

This is a story of two childhood friends named Wicked and Evil who are from Cleveland, Ohio. Their friendship will be tested through multiple circumstances as Wicked is forced to do prison time. Wicked will go through the birth of a new baby girl, betrayal, trust, and love to come out to be the man he was determined to be.

In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking book, gospel recording artist Maurice Jackson examines how the Natural diet intertwines with the Spiritual aspects of our lives, and how our purpose and destiny can be forever changed with one dietary choice.The diet common in the African American culture at home, at church, and at daily meals, the food prepared for holidays, church anniversaries, birthday celebrations, and even for simple meals is consumed not realizing the repercussions and devastating effects on the human family resulting in obesity, heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Maurice speaks from experience on the effects of bad dietary choices. Food, drugs, and even how we think, can all be toxic and can dictate and alter our lives. He believes the topic should be discussion for all believers. God is speaking to us, telling us not to defile our bodies. We are a Holy, Chosen, and Peculiar People.

In this groundbreaking and thought-provoking book, gospel recording artist Maurice Jackson examines how the Natural diet intertwines with the Spiritual aspects of our lives, and how our purpose and destiny can be forever changed with one dietary choice.The diet common in the African American culture at home, at church, and at daily meals, the food prepared for holidays, church anniversaries, birthday celebrations, and even for simple meals is consumed not realizing the repercussions and devastating effects on the human family resulting in obesity, heart failure, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Maurice speaks from experience on the effects of bad dietary choices. Food, drugs, and even how we think, can all be toxic and can dictate and alter our lives. He believes the topic should be discussion for all believers. God is speaking to us, telling us not to defile our bodies. We are a Holy, Chosen, and Peculiar People.

In the first intellectual biography of the man universally recognized in his own time as the founder of the Atlantic antislavery movement, Jackson demonstrates how Anthony Benezet mediated Enlightenment political and social thought, African travel narratives, and the ideas and experiences of ordinary people to create a new antislavery critique.