The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before
At nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, feeling hopeless. A former top track and basketball athlete, she was in the best shape of her life, but she was battling a sudden illness in the intensive care unit. Doctors had no idea what was going on. It never occurred to Brown that she might be HIV positive.
Having unprotected sex with her Prince Charming had set into swift motion a set of circumstances that not only landed her in the fight of her life, but also alienated her from her community. Rather than give up, however, Brown found a reason to fight and a reason to live. 
The Naked Truth is an inspirational memoir that shares how an everyday teen refused to give up on herself, even as others would forsake her. More, it's a cautionary tale that every parent, guidance counselor, and young adult should read.

The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive

Biographies & Memoirs

Brown, Marvelyn

Martin, Courtney

Community & Culture

Ecco

"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." -Proverbs, 23:7 (KJV) Ninety percent of our mental or physical health is due to our own ignorance. According to the CDC, nine out of ten people who experience anxiety, depression, and sickness suffer because of stress-related issues. That means we can control our ailments, but many don't possess the knowledge of divine health to take control. Certainly, no one wants to live in pain or despair, but the ability to overcome any mental or physical illness lies within. Most of us treat the symptoms-anxiety, depression, sickness, pain, etc.-instead of attacking the root of the problem, which is buried in our thoughts. Negative thinking, unforgiveness, guilt, bitterness, and a host of other emotional afflictions manifest as dis-ease in the body, and the body is an instrument of the mind. The symptoms are just the check-engine light, indicating that something must be fixed inside. With Know Who You Are, Author Courtney Martin will serve as your personal trainer, teaching you to maximize growth and internal strength. But this is a spiritual and mental exercise, not physical. You may experience some soreness and discomfort along the way. But you will become more focused, have better self-control, and learn how to live a happier, peaceful, more joyous life, putting you on the path to divine health. Learn your true power and what is promised to you in this life while you are still on this earth to enjoy it.

Know Who You Are: A Spiritual Guide to Eradicating Anxiety, Depression, and Dis-ease

Self-Help

Happiness

360 Training Institute

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body

Parenting & Relationships

Piatkus

Widely regarded as one of the leading exponents of postminimalist art in the late 1970s, Charles Gaines (born 1944) is known primarily for his photographs, drawings and works on paper that investigate systems, cognition and language. Considered against the backdrop of the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s and the rise of multiculturalism in the 1980s, the works in Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989 are radical gestures. Eschewing overt discussions of race, they take a detached approach to identity that exemplifies Gaines' determination to transcend the conversations of his time and create new paths. Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989 gathers significant examples from several of the artist's most important series, including 75 key works from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. It features drawings and photographs from public and private collections--some of which were previously considered lost--and essays by leading scholars and curators.

Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989

Arts & Photography

Simpson, Bennett

Singerman, Howard

Gaines, Malik

Ellegood, Anne

Tani, Ellen

Schriber, Abbe

James, Jamillah

History & Criticism

The Studio Museum in Harlem

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