1 When things go wrong, I… A find someone to blame. B pray for help. C feel miserable. D get to work on fixing them. 2 If I was lost in a foreign country, I would… A look for someone who speaks English and ask them for directions. B look to the sky for a …
Who am I? I’m you. Before and after. I’ve been through almost everything you could be going through, and I say that with some certainty because I’ve been through a lot (See “About the Author”). I’ve come out the hell I was born into, as well as the hell I put myself through…and I came out victorious, not a victim.
Here’s a few things I’m sure have killed some part of your mind, your body, or your community already…Be careful what you take in. Everything that’s good TO you isn’t good FOR you. And too much of anything is never a good thing.
“Ebonics” is the name given to the way many Black people speak. Basically, it means “Black English.” Black English is another dialect of Standard American English, just like American English ain’t the same as British English or Australian English. But hey, it’s Black, so it’s not acceptable in America.
