A Black Man's Blues Volume 1: The Introduction

By Rashaad King

A Black Man's Blues Volume 1: The Introduction is a collection of artistic and creative literary works penned by Author Rashaad King. King explores the hidden truth about the pain that the majority of African American men deal with through artistic expressions via poetry, short stories, monologues, and other creative works in the hopes that black men would become whole and embrace their essence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lifeline Press and Print
• Release date: Jun 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301140428

Rashaad King

Rashaad King is a human, creative, dream catcher and truth seeker, working as an organized communicator in entertainment. He is the author of A Black Man’s Blues Volume 1: The Introduction and A Black Man’s Blues Volume 2: The Identity and is the Owner and President of The Lifeline Company, an entertainment lifestyle company.

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A Black Man’s Blues

Volume 1: The Introduction

By Rashaad King

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Published by Lifeline Press and Print at Smashwords

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Copyright 2013 Rashaad King

Second Edition 2016 Rashaad King, Lifeline Creative Industries, LLC.

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Dedication

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To Andy: Even though you weren’t there, thank you for helping me get here. If it weren’t for you and my mom, there would be no me. Your greatest contribution to my life was showing me exactly how to be a father to my kids. It’ll be everything you and I never had. Maybe one day things between us will be different. Still, I appreciate you.

This book is dedicated to every black man in the world that has had to live their life in constant fear, hurt, emptiness, pain, and timidity. The words on these pages are dedicated to you so that you can walk in your essence and become everything you are destined and designed to become.

CONTENTS

Dedication

Prologue: The Introduction

Chapter 1: Stereotype

Chapter 2: The Price of Pain

Chapter 3: Dorian Wilson

Chapter 4: When Dreams Believe

Chapter 5: Love Note

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Connect

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Prologue: The Introduction

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"The essence of a black man doesn’t run skin