Brenda's Child

In Dwayne's world family is most important, and boy does he have a lot. He will tell you all about each of family members, including his favorite person, his grandmother Ga-Ga. Dwayne will also teach you new vocabulary words while bringing up important subjects to talk about with your parents in three short stories: Meet Dwayne Dwayne and His Dad Ga-Ga's Story

Teen mother. Orphan. Economically disadvantaged. Fat. Ghetto. Angry Black Woman. Aggressive. Disenfranchised. Exploitable. Brenda's Child is determined to break out of every fragile box society has tried to place her in simply because of circumstance. With her latest poetry collection she is defiantly shattering false ideologies and denouncing all of the titles, except the ones she creates herself. Queen of Self-Esteem. Self-Proclaimed Diva. Feminist. Warrior. Educator. Motivator. Nurturer. Bad Ass. Inspired by her experiences and those of her ancestors, Brenda's Child is her most honest, audacious and self-aware in her writing as ever.

Brenda's Child is once again challenging the status quo, invoking hope,and inspiring change with her third collection. Using fantastic wordplay and imagery, she translates the highs and low of the human condition into a brazenly heartfelt flow.

Teenage girls can capture their feelings and process some of the topics from Brenda's Child's memoir and advice book The Right Amount of Sunshine in this companion journal.With plenty of blank pages, writing prompts, and spaces for personalizing, this journal is a guiding light on the path to self-discovery.

Desiree has been running all of her life from heartache to abuse, from abandonment to shame, from herself...to nowhere. In the sequel to the best selling novella Despite Everything, Desiree Cruz has left her physically abusive, cocaine-addicted boyfriend and her long time job of exotic dancer to begin to her journey of self-acceptance and self-love. In order for her to move forward with her future Desiree must first make peace with her tormented past, which began right in the house where she was raised. Through with being the victim, Desiree is ready to chase her dreams. She is on a mission of redemption and for the first time in her life, to stand grounded...on her own two feet.

Kim Johnson is a young,wounded cynic whose only experience with love comes from watching it in the movies. Enter Darrel Jackson, a confident man, with smooth looks and sweet talk, who literally knocks her off her feet. Their intense attraction leads to a one-night stand, and a yearning for something more. Wanting to protect her heart, Kim does her best to resist falling for Darrel.Convinced he's found the one, Darrel remains persistent. As soon as fate draws them together,problems occur, and dark, shocking secrets come to light. Sparks fly, tears fall, fists hurl, and even death enters this love story of two people struggling to hold on to each other through it all. Will Darrel and Kim make it...Despite Everything?

Poet, teacher, and mother, Brenda's Child offers advice and shares the struggles and triumphs of her teen years in hopes of sparking conversation between young girls and caregivers.

Our Voices is a teen anthology of poems and essays, edited by teacher/poet Brenda's Child. Eye-opening,heart-felt,and honest, Our Voices definitely speaks to the soul.

"A Piece of My Mind.." is the first of three poetry collections from Brenda's Child. With poems she wrote as early as 17, poetry collection that speaks to, and for the modern day female. It is raw with emotion as it explores love, sexuality, and social issues from objective and subjective points of view. This is Brenda's Child when she first began her journey to becoming the Queen of Self-Esteem and discovered her mission to inspire others