Anthologies of African American Writing

Soul Food: Inspirational Stories for African Americans

"Soul Food: Inspirational Stories for African Americans" . Ed. Eric V. Copage. New York: Hyperion, 2000. xv+269 pp.

LOVE -- Greatness of small gestures / Ruby Dee -- To thine own self be true / Patti LaBelle -- Cupid's arrow, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Commitment, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Resignation / Nikki Giovanni -- Not such a bitter pill, as told to Eric V. Copage -- You're nobody 'till you've got somebody to love / Sammy Davis Jr. -- More precious than gold / Patricia Robinson -- Prize, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Eye of the beholder / Isaac Phillips -- Recipe for love / Eric V. Copage -- Self-Esteem: Royalty, parts I and II -- Rita Owens -- Queen Latifah -- Let it be Africa / Rosemary L. Bray -- Knee-high man tries to get sizable / Anonymous -- Dark-skinned girl / Akiba Jama -- Jay and the peacock / Aesop -- Getting off the treadmill, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Truth / Freddie Mae Baxter -- Close call, as told to Eric V. Copage -- When words are enough / Veronica Chambers -- My Own Two Feet / Ruby Dee -- Recipe for self-esteem / Eric V. Copage -- Family: Brothers / Langston Hughes -- Coffee signs / Nikki Giovanni -- Everyone's child / Arthur Ashe -- Uphill Climb / Rosemary L. Bray -- Vote of confidence / Brent Staples -- ABCs of kin -- Eric V. Copage -- Ultimate gift / James Baldwin -- Family of the heart / Vanessa Jackson -- Underground dads / Wil Haygood -- Lion and the mouse / Aesop -- Unmarked man / Michel Marriott -- Matter of trust, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Nothing to Fear / Colin Powell -- Weight in gold / Langston Hughes -- Recipe for family / Eric V. Copage -- Creativity: Black American literature: Introduction / Nikki Giovanni -- Transformation / Ada Deblanc Simond -- Mother's smile / Teddy Pendergrass -- Choice, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Echo that never fades / Richard Wright -- Mouth of the cave / Bell Hooks -- Defying gravity / Bill T. Jones -- Best birthday present ever, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Recipe for creativity / Eric V. Copage -- Tenacity: Hungry for airtime / Les Brown -- Jennifer Holliday / Jacqueline Jones La Mon -- Shiny red bicycle / Jon Haggins -- Self-doubt / Barry White -- Coming to terms with the j-j-jitters / Michael E. Ross -- Lessons of the river / Tom Dent -- Giant step / Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Marathon woman / Oprah Winfrey -- Recipe for tenacity / Eric V. Copage -- Wisdom: Christmas carol / Anthony Walton -- Ten most important things to tell our teenagers / Eric V. Copage -- Down-home wisdom / Anonymous -- Premonition / Melissa Fleming -- Three mangoes / Florence Evans -- Comforts of home / Abraham Harper -- Big year / Jon Haggins -- Family values / Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot -- Making the grade, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Inside light / Zora Neale Hurston -- Unconditional love / Queen Latifah -- Receiving in order to give / Peter J. Gomes -- Bearing witness / Eric V. Copage -- Time flies, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Recipe for wisdom / Eric V. Copage -- Faith: Every woman has a call / Queen Latifah -- Champion / Cicely Tyson -- Swimming lessons / Jon Haggins -- Not my time / T.C. Matthews -- Peacemaker / Sonsyrea Tate -- Communion cupcake, as told to Eric V. Copage -- Now or never / Barry White -- Children of the sun / Duke Ellington -- Flood / Sharon Davis -- Revelation / Eric V. Copage -- Recipe for faith / Eric V. Copage -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements.

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