"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint." --JESUS CHRIST, Luke 18:1 

"As is the business of tailors to make clothes and cobblers to make shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray." --MARTIN LUTHER

- Daniel Whyte III, from the Introduction

Your heart will almost burst with joy and praise as you read what some of the most important people of the past and present, most Christian, some even non-Christian have said about the most important Person who ever lived. I believe that your spirit will soar to higher heights in praise of the One who died for us as you read these eloquent and powerful quotations. The mighty words contained in this book are about the greatest figure whoever graced the earth--yet my Saviour and Friend--Jesus--Just Jesus! -from the Introduction

"I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him." -Napoleon Bonaparte

"I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need." -Charles H. Spurgeon

"The whole of history is incomprehensible without Him (Jesus)." -La Vie de Jesus 1863 Introduction

Actually written from numerous historically black colleges, such as Tuskegee, Morehouse and North Carolina A&T, from the very heart of a black Christian minister, who has himself faced all of the perils and problems young black men face today, comes forth this book, written just for the young black man in your life, whether you are a mother, father, grandmother or Sunday School teacher. Letters To Young Black Men is overflowing with "advice and encouragement for a difficult journey."

Introduction

1. The Main Thing

2. Get to Know Your Creator

3. How to Obtain The Blessings of God

4. Your Road Map to Real and Lasting Success

5. Tap Into Unlimited Power

6. The Encouragement Place

7. Pulling Others Out of The Fire

8. The Awesome Value of Reading

9. The Importance of Increasing Knowledge

10. The Obstacles To Getting A Good Education

11. Graduating From College And Still Ignorant and Unlearned

12. The Marks Of A Truly Educated Man

13. With All Thy Getting, Get Wisdom And Understanding

14. Please Learn "Yourself" A Little Etiquette

15. You Are Not Inferior

16. Take The Road Less Traveled

17. Take Full Responsibility

18. Talk And Listen To Every Older Man Past Fifty That You Possibly Can

19. Learn About Where You Come From

20. The Value Of Working Hard And Smart

21. Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Twelve

22. How To Be Really Cool

23. Women Folk!

24. Think For Yourself!

25. Signing Off...

Daniel Whyte III never intended to write a book to young black women. He believes, according to the Scriptures, that the older women should teach the younger women. However, after Letters to Young Black Men: Advice & Encouragement for a Difficult Journey became a bestselling book, readers requested that Whyte write a book for young black women as well. He prayed about it, and was led to do so. Regarding the purpose of this book, Whyte states:

Daniel Whyte III writes a heartfelt book to his daughters and to other young black women, on the various issues of life that they face today. Whyte actually commenced the writing of this book from his hospital bed during a routine stay for chest pains. Symbolically, if Daniel Whyte III were on his deathbed, the words contained in this book are those that he would say to his six daughters. Written just for the young black woman in your life, whether you are a father, mother, grandparent, or Sunday school teacher, Letters to Young Black Women is overflowing with loving, fatherly, "advice and encouragement for a difficult journey."

Jemeker was obsessed with power and control, something she picked up as a young girl.

"I was in the fourth grade, so probably about eight, nine years old. One day I came home and we were evicted from our home. I quite didn't understand what was going on, but I knew that it wasn't right. I just know that we were put out and had to stay in a motel."

But Jemeker wanted a better life for herself and asked to live with her grandmother in Mississippi. Her mom agreed and scraped together enough money for a plane ticket. She lived there for six years and didn't return to L.A. until she was 14. It wasn't long before she met Daff.

"He had a certain charisma about himself. He was a hustler, and I knew he was because I would see him come in my neighborhood and gamble with the guys on the block. So he had a lot of money and seeing him with a lot of money attracted me."

But Daff made his money as a marijuana dealer, and before long he drew Jemeker into the business. Now that Jemeker had money, her lifestyle began to change.

"Having money made me feel like I was in control. I felt like I can do anything that I wanted to do, because I had money and with money came people, with people came power and I enjoyed that."

Jemeker and Daff started to sell cocaine. Their business and opulent lifestyle grew, establishing her and Daff as la's biggest cocaine dealers.  They married, and she became pregnant with her son, Anthony.  After his birth, Jemeker soon realized that her lifestyle was not the best way to raise her son.

"It was so many things happening in the streets that I was talking to Daff and I was telling him, 'Let's move to Texas.'  My best girlfriend lived in Texas.  He said, 'Okay.  You know, let's talk about it.'  And the very next day he was killed." 

Daff had been shot in South Central Los Angeles.

"After Daff was killed, I went into hibernation for a little bit, because it was so hard for me to raise my son without his father."

Jemeker took herself out of the game for a while, until one of her dealers convinced her to get back into the business.

"They were telling me that they needed me to supply drugs back to them, because they had a family and that's all they knew, too. So in my mind I felt compelled that I needed to get back in the game to help them, because I was their connection to the drugs."

She decided to broaden her business and opened an upscale, hair company in Hollywood

"I began to take the money that I made from the drug gang and I laundered it into a hair company.  Pretend like I was this business lady that sold Italian hair that was imported from Italy, which it was. If I had to take care of my drug business, I would put on another hat and I was 'Queen Pin.'"

Jemeker managed to hide her double life until one day, her reign as 'Queen Pin' came to an abrupt end.

"I ended up being on the run after an ex-boyfriend of mine got busted. In exchange for his freedom, he gave me up."

So Jemeker skipped town. She left her son with her mother and used her drug connections to hide from the FBI. For 18 months she moved from town to town. It was her son that drew Jemeker back to Los Angeles and into the hands of the FBI.

"Out of the love for my son, I came to his graduation, and when I came to his graduation, I was arrested.  It was the worst feeling that any mother could feel, for their child to see them get arrested... the worst feeling."

The arrest was a wake-up call.

"I thought I had everything under control.  But when they put those handcuffs on me, I was in their world, a different world that I've never experienced, that I'd never even thought that I would experience." 

The court found her guilty. As she waited for sentencing, she became desperate. 

"I remember crying out to God and saying, 'God, if you're really God, get me out of this mess.  I can't handle this.'"

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Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is one of the fiercest defensive players in the NFL. 

 

"I try to be passionate about every aspect of my life," Troy said, "how I love my wife, how I serve my wife, how I serve God. In the same way I try to be passionate about football. I try to serve my coaches with passion. I try to serve my teammates with passion. I try to serve God, through football, with passion."

Troy has been a Christian since college. After he entered the NFL in 2003, he's worked hard to maintain good character and not allow fame to get the best of him. 

 

"Pride is tough. You go to high school and its pride, courage; it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us," Troy said. "I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody. That kind of egotism is a really tough struggle, especially in this business and this entertainment business that we have. It's a big struggle of mine." 

Although pride can be a struggle for any athlete, Troy says that it's not the obvious things that are the hardest to deal with.

"It's like the big things that are the easiest to turn away from," Troy said. "It's like the accumulation of small things [that are hard]. You know, people know adultery's bad and murder's bad. I'm not going to go out and sleep with the first girl I see. But when your eyes start wandering, and your eyes start wandering a little bit more, and your eyes start becoming a little more jealous and envious, and these passions start rising up inside of you -  that's when it gets really dangerous. Because the devil doesn't work that way. His strategy's always to be very subtle and continue to build on top of that evil seed that he planted." 

With all of the struggles and temptation that Troy faces, he says that prayer keeps him rooted.

Tony was shot multiple times on an L.A. street and actually died. He says he went to heaven, only to be sent back to earth.

Tony Davis was a young rhythm and blues singer who followed the path of many aspiring musicians. He moved from Orlando to Los Angeles seeking to sing R&B. Tony's dreams of stardom just weren't coming true, so he turned to God for help.

"I gave my life to Christ right there. I changed my life around and said, 'You know what? I want to start to sing for the Lord.' I wanted to do gospel," says Tony.

Tony started his new career as a gospel singer. He thought his life was back on track.  That is, until the night he went to pick up his wife.

"I just went to pick up my wife from work. When I pulled up to the house where she worked, bullets started to ring from out behind me. The first bullet hit my left leg and my thigh area. I turned to run and as I turned to run, two more bullets followed me, hit my leg again, and I ran and fell down beside my car. Another young man started to shoot me all over again. A bullet hit me in my right thigh area. Another bullet hit the ground and came up through my leg. Another bullet went across my face and my chest." 

"And I said, 'Enough! In the name of Jesus!' A young man was standing behind the tree, and he had the gun pointing towards my head," says Tony. "I said, 'Why?' 'What have I done to make you shoot me like this? You don't even know me. What have I done?' "

"His hand began to tremble, and he lowered the gun. At that point, I knew I was going to die. It was too much blood."

One of the bullets shattered Tony's main artery. He bled to death right there on the street. His wife, Chriselda, ran outside when the shooting stopped.

"When I went there, he was laid out shot in his blood. I actually saw myself that the ambulance was giving him CPR. I asked to go with him and they would not take me because they were giving him CPR, trying to bring him back," remembers Chriselda.

"I started to float towards these clouds. These clouds opened up and through these clouds, I saw this huge city. It was so strange, but the city was beautiful. I saw these colors I've never seen before in my life... these strange, glowing colors, radiant colors, just glowing out of this huge city. All of of a sudden this voice said, 'It's not yet your time.  Go back.' I'm like, 'No.' It said my name. 'Tony, your work is not yet done. Go back.' "

The doctor had already pronounced him dead. 

"I opened my eyes. I looked up. I was on life support and this thing was in my throat; this long tube with a trach was in my throat. This doctor was standing over me and he was about to throw this sheet over my head. But he dropped the sheet, and he ran out the room. Doctors and nurses ran to his room. They were checking me and they couldn't believe. They said, 'You was dead for 30 minutes.' " Usually after a few minutes of death, they expected me to have brain damage."

Tony was alive, but the doctor had some disappointing news for him.

Money Under the Car Seat is simply a light and fresh celebration of an old holiday called Thanksgiving. This book is designed to be taken seriously and it is also designed not to be taken seriously. It is largely a fun book that looks at Thanksgiving through fresh eyes. Thanksgiving Day is a big deal to us and we hope that it is to you as well. However, it is also our hope that this book will not only help you to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, but will help you to stay in "a Thanksgiving state of mind" year around.

...And much much more. 

Too many of America's young black women are making the wrong decisions and are going down the wrong paths for their lives. Daniel Whyte III, author of the bestselling book, Letters to Young Black Men: Advice & Encouragement for a Difficult Journey, along with his wife, Meriqua Whyte, outline in this book the seven most common mistakes young black women make causing them to mess up their lives. This book does not simply point out common mistakes and leave the young woman there; rather, it provides solutions and answers that will help her to avoid these devastating mistakes and will encourage her to go on to have a productive and successful life.

With honesty, humor, love and wisdom, Kevin D. Barnes, Sr., father of three great young black men, and pastor of the Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church, in Oakland, California, shows African-American fathers and mothers how to do something that apparently many are struggling to do -- successfully raise young black men. This book will also encourage parents to be the parents that young black men need in this day and time. If you are trying to raise a young black man successfully, or know someone who is, This Book is for You!

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: Parents Need to Have a Strong Relationship with the Lord

Chapter 2: Introduce Your Sons to Jesus Christ

Chapter 3: Be There

Chapter 4: Spend Quality and "Quantity" Time with Your Sons

Chapter 5: Taking Authority

Chapter 6: Recognize Gifts and Talents in Your Sons

Chapter 7: Show Genuine Love to Your Sons--Hugs will Prevent Thugs

Chapter 8: Teach Your Sons the Importance of Education

Chapter 9: Help Your Sons Develop Character

Chapter 10: Be Real in Front of Your Sons

Chapter 11: Expose Your Sons to Real Life (without them Actually Having 

                      to Experience It)

Chapter 12: What the Bible Says About Parenting

Chapter 13: From Mother to Mother

Chapter 14: Sons Honor Their Parents

Chapter 15: 20 Key Things that You Must Teach Your Sons Resources to 

                     Help Raise Your Sons Successfully

Taken from the book of the Prophet Hosea, Samuel Madison reveals the desperate and dire problems in Black America by comparing the judgment of God on Israel in the book of Hosea, to the judgment that God is bringing down on blacks in America. He also provides wise counsel and Biblical solutions on how black America can return from Shame to Glory.

What does it mean to be a virtuous girl? Sisters, Danita Evangeline (10), Danaé Mary Louise (8), Daniqua Grace (6), and Danyelle Elizabeth (2), show you in their book, The Virtuous Girl, exactly what it means to be the girl that God wants you to be. Learn how to:

   ...and much, much more!

As you read along, you will love the personal stories and girl-to-girl talk. The Virtuous Girl encourages young girls to build their lives on the solid foundation of God's Word.