![]() ![]() Read about other books nominated for One Read 2014. I loved and hated the characters, yet I can see how all races can grow to understand how to educate and relate to the young, urban African-Americans in our communities through her novels, thus seeing as an asset and not a liability.” ![]() Our nominator describes this novel as “one of the first works of African-American fiction incorporating love, real struggles, crime and morality.” This reader believes it would make a great community read because “it sends subliminal messages of worth while lighting the flame to seek knowledge through one girl’s story. In this groundbreaking book, Santiaga, the daughter of one of Brooklyn’s most powerful drug kingpins, uses her own weapons – including sex and an aggressive attitude – to stay on top after her father’s empire is threatened by a drug war. Gritty, realistic and often raw, these works typically feature African-American main characters in a contemporary setting and deal with relationships, violence and street life. I came busting out of my momma’s big coochie on January 28, 1977, during one of New York’s worst snowstorms. Brooklyn-born I don’t have no sob stories for you about rats and roaches and pissy-pew hallways. ![]() With her debut novel “ The Coldest Winter Ever,” first published in 1999, hip-hop artist and activist Sister Souljah spawned the new genre of urban fiction. The Coldest Winter Ever Important Quotes 1. ![]()
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