My Journey Into Black History...The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

 Martin Luther king, what an example of courage, tenacity and faith, in human kind and at a time when it seemed like his efforts were futile. He was my original personal hero, before I ever knew that there was more behind his roaring speech.  I wasn't aware of the Lynching, raping and maiming of black people that was prevalent during his time. I can only stand in astonishment and his feat at such a dangerous time. If he was ever to return and see what he began, wouldn't he be so proud. I am pretty sure most of you know about him, but I will leave you with his famous "I have a dream" speech, and links to some of his books available through many retailers suitable for the very youngest to the very eldest in society.

This is an episode from the famous show from the 90's "Murder She Wrote." It is not available on you tube, but I have managed to find an introduction there for you to watch. In this episode of this show a black man is falsely accused of murdering a white man, and it shows the length people  go to save and persecute him. If any of you know where I can find a link to add to my blog please comment below

This is a fiction book, written by James Patterson, as part of the Alex Cross series. This book I would highly recommend, as although it is fiction, it sometimes seem to speak a breathe of truth. it is a excellent book for learning some of what took place during slavery and sometime after, and brings you that bit closer to moving from the past into the future.

This is a fiction book, which goes into some of what life was like in the 60's for black people. of course this is a made up story with fictional characters. It can sometimes make it hard to believe this when you read it but it is a good book, and the part of it not being real, goes someway to making it an easier read as it gives you less things to swallow

I discovered along this journey how difficult it was to find a lot of black history books, sometimes they had faded into obscurity, or they were not available in my local stores. when I was old enough to search on the internet, still some of the books I was interested in eluded me. when I began this journey, I only had an inkling of what to look for, as one slave narrative opened a chapter to another segment of Black History. It wasn't until a very good friend of mine, gave me her most prized possession to help me on my Journey. This book is called "The Norton Anthology of American Literature" fifth edition volume 1. This is a very cherished book, as it contains a lot of slave narratives, and parts of well know slave anthologies. However I found out there was an African- American version, and this is  still a longed for addition to my collection of books.  Another book I have used in my time, to discover new books and information. so...

I have read this book written by Brenda Jackson, "The Playa's Handbook". It will test your will power and ability to not sigh in frustration, as you follow the journey of 4 men, trying real hard to follow the rules in the Playa's Handbook. it is a brilliant romance with lots of plot twists and turns. This light read is well recommended.

I love reading, and I miss those days when I could spend my afternoons, snuggled up with a good book. I was ready to dive into a new adventure, travel internationally, and fall in love with some antihero.  I didn't get into books until I was in my early teens, before this it was playing outside, television, and the internet. It wasn't until one summer, our T.V broke, and we were in the middle of the summer holidays. I wasn't able to sink into my favourite programme.  The only books lying about were the old Mills and Boons, and once I read one, I managed to read over 150 of them. I started collecting them, and had a catalogue of books, and even knew how many times I thumbed through a book. I am the type who can re-read the same book, numerous times. I might know the plot, but then the next time I read it, I can enjoy it more, and understand the twists and turns. I may have missed earlier.  I fell in love with romance, I was too timid at 14 to read murder mysteries...