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“My Mama, My Teacha”
Monica
Butler, a high school math teacher, gets the opportunity of a lifetime – to teach at prestigious West Side High
School. Located near her hometown, Wilmington,
Delaware, West Side High is known for academics as well as athletics. There, she meets four talented seniors: Tasha, who aspires
to be valedictorian, Bernard, a skilled football player, Tyrone, the best basketball player in the state, and Royalty, one
of the fastest students to ever step foot on a track.
In her
travels, Monica meets Monte Morrison – the man of her dreams – a handsome, smooth talking preacher. Find out how these six lives are affected by the lessons they learn from their mamas, their first teachers.
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There is Hope
Hope has been generally defined as “trusting
or wishing for a favorable outcome; a feeling of confident expectation.” When
looking at today’s headlines, readers more commonly feel hopelessness, rather than hope.
Aids, racism, abortion, murder, abuse, homelessness and rebellion are harsh realities that breed discouragement. Subsequently, these issues must be addressed.
Battered women feel no one understands their plight. Rejected little children think they are all alone in this big world. Teens consider violence an acceptable solution to everyday conflicts.
Homeless families believe America has turned its back
on them. Lawmakers label unborn babies as “fetuses” and enact laws
denying their right to life. However bleak these circumstances may appear –
there is hope.
The following poems explore these scenarios, along
with others, and offer assurances that every problem has an answer. I hope these
poems will impart understanding and motivate readers to seek viable solutions that will restore hope to this generation.
Loretta
Watson
Once again a courageous Black woman raises her voice
and our hopes. In There Is Hope Loretta
Watson affirms - - and we are happy to believe her.
Nikki Giovanni
Poet,
Author, Professor

Loretta Watson
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Richmond, Virginia
23236
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For youth, church, or school speaking engagements,
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