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100 1 $aHarper, Hill,$d1966-
245 10 $aLetters to a young sister :$bdefine your destiny /$cHill Harper.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bGotham Books,$c2008.
300 $axxv, 278 pages :$bsome color illustrations ;$c24 cm
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505 0 $aI. EMPOWERMENT 3.0: Ego tripping (there may be a reason why) / Nikki Giovanni -- Young Sistah: Your FINE destiny: teased for being outstanding / Michelle Obama -- Designing your destiny in this new-school world: divine purpose / Tavis Smiley -- Sistahs: as unique as snowflakes and fingerprints: it's a hard-knock life for us / Eve -- The J.J.: journaling & journeying thru life: the power of one: No R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Alfre Woodard -- The difference between need and purpose: my morals for success / Ciara -- Too much pressure / Sanaa Lathan -- II. RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY, FRIENDS, & BOYS: Ain't nothin' but a "G" thang: gossip / Jasmine Guy -- The parent trap: you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family / Shar Jackson -- Make me beautiful! / Chanel Iman -- R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: how a boy should treat you / Nia Long -- Dating my BGF / Kim Porter -- The taboo topic: SEX: No hook-up/hurt feelings / Blair Underwood -- The dating game / Lauren London & Evan Ross -- Sex, lies, and texting: the lies boys tell: Cheating and lying!?! / Blair Underwood & Terri J. Vaughn -- Love, sex, & STDs / Shahdae Janelle Holland -- Daddy's little girl: how shadows can loom large: Quality man / Ruby Dee.
505 0 $aIII. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: Breakup, no makeup: heartache / Niecy Nash -- I don't wanna look like a clown / Kenya Moore -- Words have power: the B, H, and T words: nappy-headed, well, you know! / Devynity -- Double jeopardy: racism and sexism as obstacles to success: million-dollar baby / Cathy Hughes -- Food for thought: is my fat phat? / Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford -- The not-so-celebrity fit club / Chariesse Griffin -- Hillified hugs: dealing with the blues / Hill Harper -- "It really hurts:" dealing with more than just the blues: lonely and depresses / Bishop Noel Jones -- IV. YOUR FUTURE: Educatin' excellence: do I really need to go to school? / Dr. Melissa Nobles -- The new cool money rule: own business/own boss / Marvet Britto -- The deadliest trap: staying out of the debt pit: unhappy and unorganized / Christina M. Gomes -- The linked S's: savings and self-empowerment: Jane of all trades, master of none? / Angela Bassett and Nicole Loftus -- Career choices / Candace Bond McKeever -- When I grow up, I wanna be ...? / Sharla Crow -- V. THE WONDERMENT OF LIFE: Chocolate cake and 4-letter words: a dream deferred: Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick & Malinda Williams -- Your heard: always follow it (except with boys): me and my boyfriend / Tatyana Ali -- Throwing off limitations: Ayudeme! / Zoe Saldana -- Seeing rainbows: wonderment of everyday: dreaming big??? / Tavis Smiley -- Keys to REAL happiness: faith and service: voting and politics / Michelle Obama -- Time to make history: the secret of how to be happy (growing to be me) / Nikki Giovanni.
520 $aAuthor Harper's vision for young women on facing tough issues and becoming the architect of your own life. Harper delivers straight talk, interspersed with questions answered in the form of e-mails written by well-known, accomplished women. With the voice of an older sibling, Harper offers stirring encouragement in each chapter and captures the spirit he conveys at his public-speaking events. Includes advice on creating a unique authentic image for yourself; confronting racism and sexism; boys, sex, and responsibility; playing to win; avoiding credit card addiction; and turning dreams into reality.--From publisher description.
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856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008007113.html
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