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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500793668218207429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609881256359602647.post-91551966764067456222018-12-09T09:05:00.003-06:002018-12-09T09:05:43.308-06:00Brotherly Love 2- Update<span style="font-size: large;">Update- Brotherly Love Part 2 (The Conclusion) is supposed to release December 21st but there is a slight delay. It will release December 29th. Thanks for your patience ~ Ms.Bam aka Candace</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05500793668218207429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609881256359602647.post-84849674217686607462018-12-04T09:01:00.001-06:002018-12-04T09:01:40.564-06:00Why Isn't It In Kindle Unlimited?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm an Author who wants Readers everywhere. I do have a small selection of books that are listed in Kindle Unlimited, but all of my books are not, nor will ever be totally enrolled in the Kindle Unlimited program. There will be books I write where I do list them in the program for a short while and after 90 days they'll list everywhere. There are books of mine that will never be part of the Kindle Unlimited program. If you require every book you read to be listed in Kindle Unlimited in order to support me, I'm definitely not the Author for you. Personally speaking, if there is a book by an Author I want to read, I support their project no questions asked. Kindle Unlimited or not. So I thought I would address this question since it was asked of me yesterday. Also for me, there is no certain timeframe to when or if a book I write will be listed in Kindle Unlimted so no need to ask. To those who support me regardless, you are appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a breath of fresh air in regard to a fashion show. All women need to see this. All women should feel appreciated as they are. It's hard enough living up to the beauty standards shoved down our throats on a daily basis but what about the women who suffer a disease, lose their hair,a limb or a plethora of other things that can befall us? Are we then no longer beautiful in society's eyes? Sadly in a lot of cases, people would say no. The reality is that we are! Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder and a lot of men and women know better than to dismiss a person due to differences. Celebrate YOU!</span></div>
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Cassandra Pierce, better known as Cassie, is a young and sheltered rich kid from Chicago's suburbs turned out by a young trap prince, or so she thinks. Kerron Davis is the man of her dreams and nothing, not even her loving parents will stop her from being with a dude who claims to be a young, rich thug on the come up.<br />
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Tramella takes Cassie in as her new mentee, offering her a new lease on life; a lucrative employment opportunity with Morning Star Healthcare Agency, Inc. Cassie is overjoyed at the thought of now having a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She sees all the money Tramella and her team is making and wants to get in where she can fit in. After all, isn't CNA work basically like being a nurse? she wonders. But soon she will discover Tramella's Morning Star Healthcare Agency is making money in ways unimaginable.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As if high school wasn't stressful enough, throw in being a girl from the hood attending one of the top private schools in the city, Windham Academy. Just getting across town to attend five days a week is no easy task. But senior Cynamon Brown has been doing it with style and grace the last four years. Cynamon can't wait to graduate and leave the school where she feels like she never really fit in. She's also anxiously awaiting graduation and looking forward to attending college and leaving behind a hectic home-life where she feels more like the parent than a carefree child. Things are going along exactly as she planned when a curveball is thrown her way. Out of nowhere the very students, she's spent the last four years avoiding, vote her prom queen. It's the icing on a very salty cake for a few students who believe they're more deserving than Cynamon. The added drama that comes along with a title she never wanted or needed is fueled even further when elected to be her king, is one of the most popular guys in the Senior class Dash Knight. Jealousy, envy, and chaos are soon to follow but the students at Windham Academy will soon find out that before she was ever elected prom queen, Cynamon Brown was a Project Princess who never wanted to wear the crown. Until they tried to take it from her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look what's finally arriving in the bookstores! I was told this was a North Carolina location. If you see a copy in a store near you, take a picture with it and tag me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which is an almost exact replica of the original show with a new cast. I'm a bit lost as to why they even made a 2018 version of the show. It's basically the same scene for scene. There are a few slight and I do mean slight changes but that's about it. So if you've watched this before it may be a complete time waste to even check out the 2018 version of the show. As of today's day, there are 16 episodes listed with new episodes added weekly. The original show had 25 episodes so we'll see if Meteor Garden will have more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It looks like Author Tomi Adeyemi had some drama brought directly to her doorstep recently. These days this isn't something you can just brush off as no big deal. To be honest, for Black people it has never been that. We've always known simply opening your door to a police officer could mean unwarranted trouble. The last few years it's been solidified that even complying with police can lead to you losing your life for no reason at all. Read about Tomi's recent interaction with police on July 12.2018 via a series of Tweets she shared with the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, this was a highly anticipated Netflix Orginal movie I was looking forward to and let's just say this. It didn't end fast enough for me. I like my movies like I like my books. I don't mind a slow build up as long as it doesn't leave me dazed and confused wondering what the hell happened...and not in a good way either. The trailer was really misleading to me as well. I don't want to reveal too much about the movie because just like books, we all like different things, this just didn't do it for me on any level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My head snapped up at hearing my name. I was confused. Did Mrs. Snow ask me a question? I hated that I was caught off guard not paying attention.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone was staring at me.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just then the bell rang signaling the end of the school day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the classes on the Senior level floor flooded the student lounge which was in the middle of the hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone gathered around congratulating me, but I was in pure shock. <i>How the hell did this even happen?</i> I literally had like five people I would consider myself to be friends with in the entire school. Of course, I talked to other people in class, but I didn</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’t consider them to be friends really. I guess you could say I was “cool” with everyone but I never thought it would lead people to voting me as prom queen. All of my close friends lived in my neighborhood on the other side of town. They were the kids I’d gone to school with from kindergarten through middle school. I felt like all eyes were on me. I felt self-conscious as hell. I did manage to smile and say thank you to everyone who congratulated me. My ears were buzzing hearing random phrases like, “I’m glad someone new one for a change. At least that bitch Kira didn’t win again. We needed someone new.” Random people were patting me on the back.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I looked over to see Kira Randall, the undisputed most popular girl in school ranting on. Every word she said was punctuated with a toss of her weave. The weave she swore up and down grew out of her head, but I could spot even the nicest weave. She may have thought she was fooling the Mexican and White girls she hung out with but not me. Besides, one day in gym she was bending down doing a cheer. When I tell you the hair in her </span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“kitchen” was from Southern Sudan Africa and the weave was from a whole other continent. I don’t know why she felt the need to get all loud. I didn’t cast a vote at all for prom court let alone try to get myself nominated. I was just as clueless as to how it happened as she was.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I didn</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’t give a damn about any of this, but I’ll be damned if I let a snooty bitch think she was going to talk shit about me.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Obviously there wasn’t a mistake if every 7th period class got the same envelope. But go ahead and walk to the office to complain with your bucket full of salty tears. Just face the fact you ain’t got the juice this year sweetie.” I replied with a smirk. These bougie girls at this school really did not want it with me. I stayed to myself and minded my business. I’d been rolling that way since freshmen year but the last thing they wanted to do was try me. I was not with that whole bullying thing.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Excuse me? Were you talking to us?” Kira asked. When I looked in her face I almost burst out laughing. I could tell she was really mad about not winning. How lame can you get? I guess you could act like not making prom court was the end of the world. I may only be 17 but I have real-life shit going on. Every day I opened my eyes it was survival of the fittest. Fuck a damn prom queen. It must be nice to have being prom queen on your list of priorities. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I was talking to whoever is running their mouth.The prom queen loser. So yes, I was talking to you. Look if you have a problem because people didn’t vote for you, talk to whoever you need to about all that. But I suggest you don’t come for me unless I send for you. For what it’s worth, I’m not pressed about being prom queen. If they let us switch I’m fine with it.” I said before turning my back on her and continuing on to my locker. Kira Randall didn’t deserve my attention. I didn’t have time for this at all. I was going to miss my damn bus addressing this nonsense.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Five minutes later I was standing at the bus stop down the street from the school stuffing a granola bar down my throat. I hadn</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’t even gotten to work yet but I was already daydreaming about the Chinese food plate I was going to treat myself to at the spot next door to my job. Ugh, on second thought, after that video I saw on Instagram with the employees from the Chinese restaurant carrying that dead dog inside, I changed my mind. I mean I know that’s not all restaurants, but way take a chance? I knew by the time I got home from work, if any food had been made, it would have been long gone by the time I walked in the door. I pulled out my cell-phone to check my Instagram then call my best-friend Nakia. She was going to trip when I told her I’d been voted prom queen.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">I kept right on looking at my cell-phone. Yeah, my Mama was dead ass wrong for naming me Cynamon, but I know damn well she didn’t name me “Aye”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> I was checking my favorite celebrity’s pages, the Shaderoom, along with a few of my friend’s pages from the neighborhood.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I raised my eyes up to see none other than Dash Knight parked right in front of the bus stop in his black Mustang convertible. I shook off the shock. Good Lord this boy was fine, but he already knew it. I</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’m sure every girl at Windham Academy let him know no less than 100 times a day. Plus, he was Kira’s boyfriend. I guess they called themselves a little power couple.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I could see his face momentarily fall but he quickly recovered. Hmm, I</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’ll give him a little credit for trying to play it off quick.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Well I thought maybe we could talk right now about prom night. You know with the new rules and everything, they want us to go together. So, I figured since we only have a month to get it all together, we may as well start planning as soon as possible.”</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Just then the bus pulled up right behind him blaring the horn loudly.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not only do I love all the opportunities she's brought to Black Creatives in the film industry, I love how Issa Rae is just unapologetically bliggity-BLACK. I've enjoyed watching her grow since her series on Youtube. Persistence and dedication pays off. Congratulations Queen</span>.<br />
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