David L Simmons

One hundred years after the emancipation of slaves, American South was charming but segregated in High Point. The White world had their perks, and the Blacks had their struggles. Johnnie Mae Dixon took responsibility as the matriarch of the Black community in the ward called Jericho. In the late fifties, a bootleg war erupted. Sylvia, Johnnie Mae's daughter, was curious about what had happened. Johnnie Mae explained the real reason why the bootleg war started. This is the account Slyvia came to tell.

Synopsis: It's dedicated to Artificial Intelligence. Jay, a retired boxer, is on a mission to find the man who wasted 5 million dollars. The backdrop is the production of a fashion show. The interesting thing about all the characters is no one is who they really are.Autobiography: A native of High Point, North Carolina, a USAF Veteran, and the author of five novels.

Bob White, a southern politician, is trapped between two social worlds. He is indicted in the murder of Dr. Ray Williams, and the evidence against him is overwhelming. The civil side threatens a racial uproar and pursues the acceptable conduit for justice: the courts. The criminal side pursues their own form of redress: murder. He has to act fast.Bob thinks he can get the heat off him by politically attacking his opponent, Reverend Bryant, a gentle and noble soul who believes that everybody's salvation lies with God. But Bob holds a trump card. Johnnie Mae Dixon, the last matriarch of the south, is forced by her heart to protect one of her babies, and so brings together all the children she has mentored, most of whom have attained the heights of social and political power. All the while, an SBI Agent watches their every move.Bob White: The Last Matriarch brings an unpredictable mix of charming southern life, the ominous criminal underworld, and the tumultuous life of a politician together in one explosive read.

It is March 1968 in Washington, DC. Sam Yoke is a Capitol Hill janitor who is proud of his job and revels in the fact that he has access to valuable information with the potential to affect Black folks. When Yoke unwittingly overhears two congressional aides discussing that it is Tennessee's turn, he tells his buddy, Stick, a Howard University basketball star and promising NBA prospect just before they head to a club for a night of fun. After Yoke meets Kaseya, a beautiful woman who has just been fired from her job at the Department of Commerce, he is captivated by her. But his life becomes complicated when his supervisor shows up at his door the next day and tells him he has been identified as the man who overheard a confidential conversation in the restroom. Even worse yet, the FBI wants to talk to him. As Yoke learns that a country that spies on its citizens isn't a safe haven, all hell breaks loose when he discovers that no one escapes the Capitol Hill fishbowl. GIP is the story of a Capitol Hill janitor's experiences after he inadvertently overhears a confidential conversation between two congressional aides.

It is March 1968 in Washington, DC. Sam Yoke is a Capitol Hill janitor who is proud of his job and revels in the fact that he has access to valuable information with the potential to affect Black folks. When Yoke unwittingly overhears two congressional aides discussing that it is Tennessee's turn, he tells his buddy, Stick, a Howard University basketball star and promising NBA prospect just before they head to a club for a night of fun. After Yoke meets Kaseya, a beautiful woman who has just been fired from her job at the Department of Commerce, he is captivated by her. But his life becomes complicated when his supervisor shows up at his door the next day and tells him he has been identified as the man who overheard a confidential conversation in the restroom. Even worse yet, the FBI wants to talk to him. As Yoke learns that a country that spies on its citizens isn't a safe haven, all hell breaks loose when he discovers that no one escapes the Capitol Hill fishbowl. GIP is the story of a Capitol Hill janitor's experiences after he inadvertently overhears a confidential conversation between two congressional aides.

About 100 years after the emancipation of slaves, life in the south was charming and segregated. This story is set in High Point, North Carolina. Jonnie Mae Dixon, the matriarch in the Black community, role was to maintain order and facilitate the cultivation of the children. Her daughter, Sylvia, wanted to know what started the bootleg war in the fifties. This is the story she was told.