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Legend of the Black Roses (Black Rose, #1)Legend of the Black Roses by D. C. Cowan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I bear the same name as the author, but I'm actually not the real author of the Legend of the Black Roses. It was written over thirty years ago, but was never published by the author. The story is very unique in many ways. It's hard to find a book that's similar to it, at least within the books written by and about African Americans. I compare it to the book Kindred, not because the stories are similar, but by what they portray. Kindred tells the world what would happen if a modern African American female was taken from her life and sent into the past. But what if an African princess was ripped from her homeland, forced into slavery, and is somehow lost in time as well. This is the real mystery of the story. How does the spirit of an African princess become a disembodied spirit? Don't worry; I haven't spoiled anything with this review. This answer isn't revealed in the first novel anyway. There are many twists and turns in the first novel and hopefully the series to come that keeps the story interesting.

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Friday, January 3, 2014

DC's Poetry Corner

African American Angels | African American Angel 2 large cj 
The Lord will take you as you are...
Be like a babe, that knows no sin;
And the Lord will take you in.
Be like a child, so innocent;
And be ready for the judgment...

For the Lord will take you as you are.

You know the Lord does not judge you
by the color of your skin
by the texture of your hair
by the shape you are in...
As long as you can say
That you are free from all sin
The Lord will take you in.

Copyright © 1962-2014 by D. C. Cowan

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