Author: Tressie Lockwood
Publisher: Tressie Lockwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Keon Kitson has lost his five-year-old son in a car accident, the same way he lost his parents when he was a kid. His fiancée left him before he woke from a coma. Keon can’t see past the pain in his heart and the darkness surrounding him. He wants to give up on life, but his best friend keeps pushing him to go on--as if it could ever get better. Shakita Chambers has just landed a dream job working with a man she’s admired for years. She would love to learn all she can from Keon, a world famous author. Except Keon is broken. He’s determined to drink himself into the grave, starve himself there, or tick her off so bad she kills him herself. Despite Keon’s ugly attitude, Shakita is attracted to him. One minute they’re arguing, the next they can’t keep their hands off each other. Shakita knows she’s playing a dangerous game. Keon still loves his ex, and his ex won’t let him forget it. Shakita’s worried about her heart, and so is every other interfering busybody in her life.
The Way Back: Interracial Romance
Author: Tressie Lockwood
Publisher: Tressie Lockwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Keon Kitson has lost his five-year-old son in a car accident, the same way he lost his parents when he was a kid. His fiancée left him before he woke from a coma. Keon can’t see past the pain in his heart and the darkness surrounding him. He wants to give up on life, but his best friend keeps pushing him to go on--as if it could ever get better. Shakita Chambers has just landed a dream job working with a man she’s admired for years. She would love to learn all she can from Keon, a world famous author. Except Keon is broken. He’s determined to drink himself into the grave, starve himself there, or tick her off so bad she kills him herself. Despite Keon’s ugly attitude, Shakita is attracted to him. One minute they’re arguing, the next they can’t keep their hands off each other. Shakita knows she’s playing a dangerous game. Keon still loves his ex, and his ex won’t let him forget it. Shakita’s worried about her heart, and so is every other interfering busybody in her life.
Publisher: Tressie Lockwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Keon Kitson has lost his five-year-old son in a car accident, the same way he lost his parents when he was a kid. His fiancée left him before he woke from a coma. Keon can’t see past the pain in his heart and the darkness surrounding him. He wants to give up on life, but his best friend keeps pushing him to go on--as if it could ever get better. Shakita Chambers has just landed a dream job working with a man she’s admired for years. She would love to learn all she can from Keon, a world famous author. Except Keon is broken. He’s determined to drink himself into the grave, starve himself there, or tick her off so bad she kills him herself. Despite Keon’s ugly attitude, Shakita is attracted to him. One minute they’re arguing, the next they can’t keep their hands off each other. Shakita knows she’s playing a dangerous game. Keon still loves his ex, and his ex won’t let him forget it. Shakita’s worried about her heart, and so is every other interfering busybody in her life.
The Grunt 2
Author: Latrivia S. Nelson
Publisher: Nelson & Nelson Press, LLC
ISBN: 9780996272582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat." Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis Staff Sergeant Brett Black is a decorated, Force Recon Marine dedicated to Country, Family and God. Married to the colonel's daughter, Courtney Black, the father of two and prepping for a promotion, his world is finally on track after a long history of unfortunate events. However, while on a special op in in Afghanistan, Brett is severely wounded. Immediately, he is shipped back to the U.S. with the expectation of being medically retired for injuries sustained in the line of duty. Only for a man who has only known one way of life his entire adulthood, the prospect of being kicked of out the Marine Corps creates an internal crisis and an external family conflict. Will he be able to fight back to the man he was in order to stay in his beloved Corps or will he have to take a new path? Courtney Black is a new bride with an adorable stepson and a brand new baby girl; however, she doesn't want to just be a military wife her entire life. So, when her husband is injured, she sees an opportunity for them to leave Camp Lejeune and start a new adventure, especially when Brett's son's biological father comes out of the shadows and threatens to take away the little boy that brought Brett and Courtney together. It's her job to keep her family together despite everything that is tearing them apart. Will she be able to find the balance between personal aspirations and family obligation? Read the love story about two young hearts as they discover that wars are not only fought on the battle field but also at home and marriage is nothing about convenience but everything about sacrifice and unity in The Grunt 2, the sixth installation of The Lonely Heart Series, by USA TODAY, Amazon and National Bestselling Author Latrivia S. Nelson.
Publisher: Nelson & Nelson Press, LLC
ISBN: 9780996272582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat." Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis Staff Sergeant Brett Black is a decorated, Force Recon Marine dedicated to Country, Family and God. Married to the colonel's daughter, Courtney Black, the father of two and prepping for a promotion, his world is finally on track after a long history of unfortunate events. However, while on a special op in in Afghanistan, Brett is severely wounded. Immediately, he is shipped back to the U.S. with the expectation of being medically retired for injuries sustained in the line of duty. Only for a man who has only known one way of life his entire adulthood, the prospect of being kicked of out the Marine Corps creates an internal crisis and an external family conflict. Will he be able to fight back to the man he was in order to stay in his beloved Corps or will he have to take a new path? Courtney Black is a new bride with an adorable stepson and a brand new baby girl; however, she doesn't want to just be a military wife her entire life. So, when her husband is injured, she sees an opportunity for them to leave Camp Lejeune and start a new adventure, especially when Brett's son's biological father comes out of the shadows and threatens to take away the little boy that brought Brett and Courtney together. It's her job to keep her family together despite everything that is tearing them apart. Will she be able to find the balance between personal aspirations and family obligation? Read the love story about two young hearts as they discover that wars are not only fought on the battle field but also at home and marriage is nothing about convenience but everything about sacrifice and unity in The Grunt 2, the sixth installation of The Lonely Heart Series, by USA TODAY, Amazon and National Bestselling Author Latrivia S. Nelson.
Milk & Honey
Author: Michelle Kay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
After the passing of her mother, moving halfway across the world was the answer to twenty-eight year old Amberlynn Honey Hart's copping mechanism. Exploring a career in fashion and writing, she settles into the city of the big apple. Now living in Manhattan and working for the top fashion magazine publications, Amberlynn is growing bored of her position as assistant editor, and her dating life has hit ground zero. Not willing to give up her life in the big city, she has no choice but to catch a flight back to the country and place her old house up for sale. What she didn't expect, was to run into Austin Stone.Labeled as Navasota's King of barrel racing, Austin Stone's champion title is stripped away from him when he is involved in an accident that leaves him clinging on to life. After receiving the hurtful news that he would never be able to barrel race again, Austin falls into a deep depression and for the first time in his life, he feels like a failure. Things only take a turn for the worse when he is given divorce papers from his wife. Now suffering from a broken spirit and heart, Austin tries to pick the pieces of his life back up by working as a bee weaver on the bee farm, when he crosses path with Amberlynn Hart. The connection the two share is undeniable. But, when Amberlynn learns a secret that Austin failed to tell her, she feels betrayed and packs her bags to head back to New York. With two separate lives, Amberlynn and Austin try their best to move on. With both of them healing from deep wounds, will love be sweet enough for them to find their way back to each other? Find out in this heartfelt interracial romance.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
After the passing of her mother, moving halfway across the world was the answer to twenty-eight year old Amberlynn Honey Hart's copping mechanism. Exploring a career in fashion and writing, she settles into the city of the big apple. Now living in Manhattan and working for the top fashion magazine publications, Amberlynn is growing bored of her position as assistant editor, and her dating life has hit ground zero. Not willing to give up her life in the big city, she has no choice but to catch a flight back to the country and place her old house up for sale. What she didn't expect, was to run into Austin Stone.Labeled as Navasota's King of barrel racing, Austin Stone's champion title is stripped away from him when he is involved in an accident that leaves him clinging on to life. After receiving the hurtful news that he would never be able to barrel race again, Austin falls into a deep depression and for the first time in his life, he feels like a failure. Things only take a turn for the worse when he is given divorce papers from his wife. Now suffering from a broken spirit and heart, Austin tries to pick the pieces of his life back up by working as a bee weaver on the bee farm, when he crosses path with Amberlynn Hart. The connection the two share is undeniable. But, when Amberlynn learns a secret that Austin failed to tell her, she feels betrayed and packs her bags to head back to New York. With two separate lives, Amberlynn and Austin try their best to move on. With both of them healing from deep wounds, will love be sweet enough for them to find their way back to each other? Find out in this heartfelt interracial romance.
Love's Revolution
Author: Maria P. P. Root
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781566398268
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
When the Baby Boom generation was in college, the last miscegenation laws were declared unconstitutional, but interracial romances retained an aura of taboo. Since 1960 the number of mixed race marriages has doubled every decade. Today, the trend toward intermarriage continues, and the growing presence of interracial couples in the media, on college campuses, in the shopping malls and other public places draws little notice.Love's Revolutiontraces the social changes that account for the growth of intermarriage as well as the lingering prejudices and false beliefs that oppress racially mixed families. For this book author Maria P.P. Root, a clinical psychologist, interviewed some 200 people from a wide spectrum of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Speaking out about their views and experiences, these partners, family members, and children of mixed race marriages confirm that the barriers are gradually eroding; but they also testify to the heartache caused by family opposition and disapproving strangers. Root traces race prejudice to the various institutions that were structured to maintain white privilege, but the heart of the book is her analysis of what happens when people of different races decide to marry. Developing an analogy between families and types of businesses, she shows how both positive and negative reactions to such marriages are largely a matter of shared concepts of family rather than individual feelings about race. She probes into the identity issues that multiracial children confront and draws on her clinical experience to offer child-rearing recommendations for multiracial families. Root's "Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People" is a document that at once empowers multiracial people and educates those who ominously ask, "What about the children?"Love's Revolutionpaints an optimistic but not idealized picture of contemporary relationships. The "Ten Truths about Interracial Marriage" that close the book acknowledge that mixed race couples experience the same stresses as everyone else in addition to those arising from other people's prejudice or curiosity. Their divorce rates are only slightly higher than those of single race couples, which suggests that their success or failure at marriage is not necessarily a racial issue. And that is a revolutionary idea! Author note:Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and past President of the Washington State Psychological Association.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781566398268
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
When the Baby Boom generation was in college, the last miscegenation laws were declared unconstitutional, but interracial romances retained an aura of taboo. Since 1960 the number of mixed race marriages has doubled every decade. Today, the trend toward intermarriage continues, and the growing presence of interracial couples in the media, on college campuses, in the shopping malls and other public places draws little notice.Love's Revolutiontraces the social changes that account for the growth of intermarriage as well as the lingering prejudices and false beliefs that oppress racially mixed families. For this book author Maria P.P. Root, a clinical psychologist, interviewed some 200 people from a wide spectrum of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Speaking out about their views and experiences, these partners, family members, and children of mixed race marriages confirm that the barriers are gradually eroding; but they also testify to the heartache caused by family opposition and disapproving strangers. Root traces race prejudice to the various institutions that were structured to maintain white privilege, but the heart of the book is her analysis of what happens when people of different races decide to marry. Developing an analogy between families and types of businesses, she shows how both positive and negative reactions to such marriages are largely a matter of shared concepts of family rather than individual feelings about race. She probes into the identity issues that multiracial children confront and draws on her clinical experience to offer child-rearing recommendations for multiracial families. Root's "Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People" is a document that at once empowers multiracial people and educates those who ominously ask, "What about the children?"Love's Revolutionpaints an optimistic but not idealized picture of contemporary relationships. The "Ten Truths about Interracial Marriage" that close the book acknowledge that mixed race couples experience the same stresses as everyone else in addition to those arising from other people's prejudice or curiosity. Their divorce rates are only slightly higher than those of single race couples, which suggests that their success or failure at marriage is not necessarily a racial issue. And that is a revolutionary idea! Author note:Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and past President of the Washington State Psychological Association.
The Billionaire's True Love 2 & 3 Boxed Set (BWWM Interracial Romance)
Author: Viola Black
Publisher: Viola Black
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Publisher: Viola Black
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Her Journey (A Contemporary Interracial Romance)
Author: Tasha Hart
Publisher: BWWM Romance with Heart
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This white boy legit has her future in his hands. Of course Jessica is going to be hella suspicious. He’s too good to be true, handsome, considerate, and gets along with her little boy. Really, he simply makes her life as a single Black mom in the city even easier. But he can’t be that perfect… right? Jessica has been hurt—her heart beaten—too many times to count. She’s put her career, her life, and the happiness of her little boy on the belief that Mike is a good man. But is he gonna come through? Is he going to break her heart and walk away like others? Or is he going to treat Jessica like the powerful Black queen she is, do right by her, and make her his forever? Discover what happens in this sensual interracial romance! Part of the Sistaz Club series! **Previously titled: Jessica's Journey.**
Publisher: BWWM Romance with Heart
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This white boy legit has her future in his hands. Of course Jessica is going to be hella suspicious. He’s too good to be true, handsome, considerate, and gets along with her little boy. Really, he simply makes her life as a single Black mom in the city even easier. But he can’t be that perfect… right? Jessica has been hurt—her heart beaten—too many times to count. She’s put her career, her life, and the happiness of her little boy on the belief that Mike is a good man. But is he gonna come through? Is he going to break her heart and walk away like others? Or is he going to treat Jessica like the powerful Black queen she is, do right by her, and make her his forever? Discover what happens in this sensual interracial romance! Part of the Sistaz Club series! **Previously titled: Jessica's Journey.**
Love after Betrayal: An Interracial, Billionaire Romance
Author: Yuwanda Black
Publisher: Inkwell Editorial Publishing
ISBN: 1393616526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
PREVIEW A devastating affair. An unexpected pregnancy. A new love waiting to be explored. An old flame longing to be rekindled. Could there possibly be Love after Betrayal? *** How do you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? Can you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? When Gunner, Bria's husband of a dozen years, tells her that he's fathered a child outside of their marriage, her whole life plan is turned upside down. While she freely admits that she's been married to her career, she thought they were on the same page: she'd make partner at her corporate law firm, his construction firm would thrive, and then they'd start a family. They'd be financially secure – creating a life without the money worries they both grew up with. That's why Bria couldn't process what Gunner was telling her. *** "I'm sorry, but I had to tell you. I'm sorry, Bria. You have to believe me," Gunner pleaded. "I want to work through this. I'm hoping that in time you can forgive me. I love you. You're the only woman I've ever loved. You know this." He looked sincere. He sounded sincere. She knew this man. She loved this man. But … "Work through this?" Bria laughed humorlessly, drowning out the voices in her head and the love in her heart. "Let me get this straight. You‘re telling me that you've been cheating on me; that you have a one-month old baby with whoever the slut is, and you want me," she said, putting her index finger to her chest, "to somehow find it in me to work things out with you? Have you lost your ever-loving mind?!" she exploded. *** It couldn't be true. It just couldn't. But it was. And she had to accept it. But when Bria suddenly finds herself pregnant, will she and her ex-husband find their way back to each other? Or, will she find lasting love with a new flame?
Publisher: Inkwell Editorial Publishing
ISBN: 1393616526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
PREVIEW A devastating affair. An unexpected pregnancy. A new love waiting to be explored. An old flame longing to be rekindled. Could there possibly be Love after Betrayal? *** How do you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? Can you flush twelve years of marriage down the drain? When Gunner, Bria's husband of a dozen years, tells her that he's fathered a child outside of their marriage, her whole life plan is turned upside down. While she freely admits that she's been married to her career, she thought they were on the same page: she'd make partner at her corporate law firm, his construction firm would thrive, and then they'd start a family. They'd be financially secure – creating a life without the money worries they both grew up with. That's why Bria couldn't process what Gunner was telling her. *** "I'm sorry, but I had to tell you. I'm sorry, Bria. You have to believe me," Gunner pleaded. "I want to work through this. I'm hoping that in time you can forgive me. I love you. You're the only woman I've ever loved. You know this." He looked sincere. He sounded sincere. She knew this man. She loved this man. But … "Work through this?" Bria laughed humorlessly, drowning out the voices in her head and the love in her heart. "Let me get this straight. You‘re telling me that you've been cheating on me; that you have a one-month old baby with whoever the slut is, and you want me," she said, putting her index finger to her chest, "to somehow find it in me to work things out with you? Have you lost your ever-loving mind?!" she exploded. *** It couldn't be true. It just couldn't. But it was. And she had to accept it. But when Bria suddenly finds herself pregnant, will she and her ex-husband find their way back to each other? Or, will she find lasting love with a new flame?
Teach Me to Love: Interracial Romance
Author: Tressie Lockwood
Publisher: Tressie Lockwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Previously published. When Bryah's classroom is held hostage by a wayward student, it's Gavin Crain who comes to the rescue. Bryah is immediately attracted to the ranger with eyes as clear blue as a Texas sky, but Bryah's been devistated before by the murder of her cop fiance not too long ago. Dating another man in law enforcement seems too much to ask for. On top of that, Gavin's got his own baggage in the form of his beautiful ex sister-in-law who's obviously in love with him. Bryah's not sure what Gavin feels for this woman given she was his high school sweetheart before his brother snatched her for himself. With both having obstacles in the way of their growing relationship, can Gavin and Bryah teach each other how to love again? Keywords: ** interracial romance, multicultural romance, bwwm, contemporary romance
Publisher: Tressie Lockwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Previously published. When Bryah's classroom is held hostage by a wayward student, it's Gavin Crain who comes to the rescue. Bryah is immediately attracted to the ranger with eyes as clear blue as a Texas sky, but Bryah's been devistated before by the murder of her cop fiance not too long ago. Dating another man in law enforcement seems too much to ask for. On top of that, Gavin's got his own baggage in the form of his beautiful ex sister-in-law who's obviously in love with him. Bryah's not sure what Gavin feels for this woman given she was his high school sweetheart before his brother snatched her for himself. With both having obstacles in the way of their growing relationship, can Gavin and Bryah teach each other how to love again? Keywords: ** interracial romance, multicultural romance, bwwm, contemporary romance
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
Author: Crystal Marie Fleming
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807050784
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A unique and irreverent take on everything that's wrong with our “national conversation about race”—and what to do about it How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media, and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonialism, and slavery, many Americans are kinda-sorta-maybe waking up to the reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage. But in the midst of this reckoning, widespread denial and misunderstandings about race persist, even as white supremacy and racial injustice are more visible than ever before. Combining no-holds-barred social critique, humorous personal anecdotes, and analysis of the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on systemic racism, sociologist Crystal M. Fleming provides a fresh, accessible, and irreverent take on everything that’s wrong with our “national conversation about race.” Drawing upon critical race theory, as well as her own experiences as a queer black millennial college professor and researcher, Fleming unveils how systemic racism exposes us all to racial ignorance—and provides a road map for transforming our knowledge into concrete social change. Searing, sobering, and urgently needed, How to Be Less Stupid About Race is a truth bomb for your racist relative, friend, or boss, and a call to action for everyone who wants to challenge white supremacy and intersectional oppression. If you like Issa Rae, Justin Simien, Angela Davis, and Morgan Jerkins, then this deeply relevant, bold, and incisive book is for you.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807050784
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A unique and irreverent take on everything that's wrong with our “national conversation about race”—and what to do about it How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media, and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonialism, and slavery, many Americans are kinda-sorta-maybe waking up to the reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage. But in the midst of this reckoning, widespread denial and misunderstandings about race persist, even as white supremacy and racial injustice are more visible than ever before. Combining no-holds-barred social critique, humorous personal anecdotes, and analysis of the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on systemic racism, sociologist Crystal M. Fleming provides a fresh, accessible, and irreverent take on everything that’s wrong with our “national conversation about race.” Drawing upon critical race theory, as well as her own experiences as a queer black millennial college professor and researcher, Fleming unveils how systemic racism exposes us all to racial ignorance—and provides a road map for transforming our knowledge into concrete social change. Searing, sobering, and urgently needed, How to Be Less Stupid About Race is a truth bomb for your racist relative, friend, or boss, and a call to action for everyone who wants to challenge white supremacy and intersectional oppression. If you like Issa Rae, Justin Simien, Angela Davis, and Morgan Jerkins, then this deeply relevant, bold, and incisive book is for you.
Loving
Author: Sheryll Cashin
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807058270
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The landmark story of how interracial love and marriage changed American history—and continues to alter the landscape of American politics When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains a signature case—the first to use the words “white supremacy” to describe such racism. Drawing from the earliest chapters in US history, legal scholar Sheryll Cashin reveals the enduring legacy of America’s original sin, tracing how we transformed from a country without an entrenched construction of race to a nation where one drop of nonwhite blood merited exclusion from full citizenship. In vivid detail, she illustrates how the idea of whiteness was created by the planter class of yesterday and is reinforced by today’s power-hungry dog-whistlers to divide struggling whites and people of color, ensuring plutocracy and undermining the common good. Not just a hopeful treatise on the future of race relations in America, Loving challenges the notion that trickle-down progressive politics is our only hope for a more inclusive society. Accessible and sharp, Cashin reanimates the possibility of a future where interracial understanding serves as a catalyst of a social revolution ending not in artificial color blindness but in a culture where acceptance and difference are celebrated.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807058270
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The landmark story of how interracial love and marriage changed American history—and continues to alter the landscape of American politics When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains a signature case—the first to use the words “white supremacy” to describe such racism. Drawing from the earliest chapters in US history, legal scholar Sheryll Cashin reveals the enduring legacy of America’s original sin, tracing how we transformed from a country without an entrenched construction of race to a nation where one drop of nonwhite blood merited exclusion from full citizenship. In vivid detail, she illustrates how the idea of whiteness was created by the planter class of yesterday and is reinforced by today’s power-hungry dog-whistlers to divide struggling whites and people of color, ensuring plutocracy and undermining the common good. Not just a hopeful treatise on the future of race relations in America, Loving challenges the notion that trickle-down progressive politics is our only hope for a more inclusive society. Accessible and sharp, Cashin reanimates the possibility of a future where interracial understanding serves as a catalyst of a social revolution ending not in artificial color blindness but in a culture where acceptance and difference are celebrated.