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There are few books that are as relevant to today's times as Victoria Christopher Murray's Stand You Ground.    Released today, this book takes you inside the family of a black young man shot and killed by a white man, who uses the controversial stand your ground law as his defense. What's unique about this story is that Murray shows both sides of this tragedy. The heartbreak and pain of Janice Johnson, Marquis's mother, flows from the pages and right into your heart. There are moments in this book where you will weep. I'm talking ugly cry. Janice is torn on the public protests surrounding her son's death. What is a mother to do when she's hurting and the public wants her to speak out?  On the other side of the coin is the Spencer family. Meredith Spencer is married to the shooter, a wealthy white man who claims he was defending himself against Marquis. But Meredith knows more than she is brave enough to say about the deadly encounter. The Spencers have...

I have a special place in my heart for Stephen Curry and his family. See, I grew up watching his dad, Dell Curry, drop threes for the original Charlotte Hornets. I have a Dell Curry trading card. He was a member of the Hive Five. He was the man. So, I've watched Stephen Curry grow up and take Davidson College on a Cinderella ride in the NCAA tournament. He's the kind of player that you want young kids to look up to, a family man, a classic man and who doesn't love his twin, little Riley Curry.  And he's out here kicking LeBron James's ass.  So, when I saw ESPN disrespect his wife, I was pissed.  Ayesha Curry is Stephen's wife. The mother of his children, as she's expecting right now. She's been married to him for four years. They've been together for seven.  A baby mama she is not.  I don't hear ESPN calling white women baby mamas. Let's not pretend this wasn't a racial thing. Folks love saying that black women overrea...

When it comes to ordering clothes on the Internet, size does matter. I order a bathing suit for the AC Arthur Beach Bash this July. While waiting for the suit to come back, I've been going to the gym and working out on the Wii. So, my suit arrives today. It's a UK 4X. DAMN, talk about a slap to the work out regime. Now, a 4X in London is a US 12 to 14. On the other size of that, I ordered a Wonder Woman costume because I'm going to Heroes Convention in Charlotte with my BFF. I ordered a large and it is too big. I'm like WTH. I guess I should stop buying clothes online. . .

Victoria Christopher Murray is a prolific writer, publisher and all round amazing person. This month, Victoria will release a book that is ground breaking and an emotional tour-de-force. She explains to readers why she wrote this book in an open letter that makes you want to buy the book right now. Stand Your Ground will be released on June 30th, by the way. Why I Wrote STAND YOUR GROUND "Not again," were words that kept reverberating through my mind on February 15, 2014. We were just a few weeks away from the second anniversary of Trayon Martin's murder and as I watched the verdict come down in the first trial of Michael Dunn (the man who murdered Jordan Davis) I felt like this country was taking giant leaps backwards. It had happened again. While Michael Dunn had been found guilty of attempted murder, the jury couldn't reach a verdict on the murder charge for Jordan Davis's death. Of course my social media timelines blew up....