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Inspirational Books

January 29, 2010 by Dr. Pauline

Inspirational books have the potential to affect ones’ life in several positive ways. The journey of life invariably brings us to the proverbial fork in the road. These are those places where we are stymied as to what to do. Should we say yes to the offer that seems so right at the time? Should we strike up a partnership with the person, if we do will it prosper, or will we fail miserably? Life brings us face to face with many such issues and many, many, more that I will not attempt to address at this time.

There are times when we cannot bring ourselves to discuss some of our most pressing issues with another person. At the time we think we have good reasons not to tell anyone of our foolish decisions and stupid mistakes. On occasions these decisions and mistakes have landed us into a place in life that feels like what hell has been described as uncomfortable and that is an understatement. So we avoid people and suffer in isolation and silence. We prefer that no one knows how gullible, stupid, naïve, or however we want to label our latest fiasco.

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African American Books

January 29, 2010 by Dr. Pauline

Reading African American books are a smart way to sharpen your perception about a race of people who are known by many names, but definitely by the name survivor. Theirs is a story worth reading. Their journey chronicles a story beginning in the deep recesses of the rich land of Africa to the filthy belly of crowded slave boats. The exodus from the slave ships brought them to unimaginable oppression.

African American books show you an authentic American story. I suppose we could say these books give the reader the unvarnished truth. We could say of African American books that one gets the story directly from the “horse’s mouth.” The story of African Americans has been told by many authors. However, some books attempting to tell the story of this people are written by authors who are unenlightened and it is obvious that their work is colored by their bias, and ignorance of the culture of the people they are attempting to write about.

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Escape From Paradise: How To Win Against All Odds

December 6, 2009 by Dr. Pauline

Escape From Paradise: How To Win Against All Odds is my first published book. In this book I detail my life’s journey from Paradise cotton plantation to receiving my doctorate degree on the stage of Zellerbach Hall on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. You will laugh and cry with me as I travel the circuitous route life has led me from goal to goal. Experience gained from years of working in both inner city and well-equipped private schools gave me the expertise needed to keep students encouraged to experience a measure of success daily. My writings will inspire you to try the thing that has never been done before and stick with a task to the end. Never quit! Never give in! Never give up! I have spent over 40 years in Education. I was born during the Great Depression on Paradise cotton plantation in Dover, Mississippi. Myself along with many of my contemporaries are a living example of overcoming and successfully traversing life’s uncrossable rivers. I am living proof that mountains can be removed with sheer tenacity through the grace of God.

Education for me began in a non-descript, unpainted, one-room shack on the side of a dusty road bordering a cotton field. From this modest beginning, I completed my elementary education in parochial school in Yazoo City and high school at the Natchez College Baptist Seminary at Natchez, Mississippi. I earned my Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Later I earned the Doctor of Education degree from the University of California, at Berkeley at the age of 71. I have taught in the public and private schools of Mississippi and San Jose, California. Presently, I am employed by Hinds Community College in the Adult Education Program at the Voice of Calvary Empowerment Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

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