I'm tired of the skintone fight within races. #WeNeedDiverseBooks
In a few Afican-American FB groups I see a lot of negative comments about characters in books being light skinned, mixed-raced, whatever colored eyes...why? As if they are - we are something to be hidden and not written about.

 I haven't heard anything as ridiculous since the paper bag test.

People,  Black authors in particular, need to stop belittling other authors and applaud and congratulate each other. Prejudice and ridicule hurts, more so when it comes from your own.
   I see nothing wrong with an author writing about whom they wish. Especially when the Black race is of so many different shades. I honestly see covers of all colors of women and men and choose my books by synopsis. All that negativity alienates and discourages new authors, let alone makes me not want to buy the book from the ranting authors. Just seems like self hate to me. Reminds me of the inner race crap and bullying from school. Grow up, write your book the way you want and let other authors do the same. There are enough shelves for every book to grab a spot.

In my newest book these are the people I am writing about: Paisley Murong and Malachi Dae.

When Clouds Touch is the embodiment of a story of soul mates, Paisley and Malachi.

Destined to meet since before birth, their story wraps us somewhere between loving and caring, wanting the best for someone, while wanting to see them happy, even when it is risky and they must obey the demands of family. 
Paisley, a woman of Japanese decent, living with Albinism and heart disease, is meek, yet makes no apologies for seeking what she yearns. Hiding behind the protective fold of her wagasa, she yearns for freedom from her overprotective parents and the love of a man she's known only in her dreams, even at the cost of her health. 

 Malachi, a man who has visions of meeting an illusive shadow, uses his sense of humor and sensitive side to build their relationship. He's determined to win her love, even against the wishes of her parents.

I have no intention of being slotted by color.

I can't understand why the world keeps trying to delude themselves with neutral comments. Honestly, you aren't a racist if you see color. It means you aren't blind.

Come closer, no closer and I'll tell you a secret:

It is what you do with your vision of color and how you treat the other person which determines your state of racism.
Now, if you ask me if I see color, I'll have to say, "Hell yes,  I see colors."
 I learned them in kindergarten." Do I let it determine how I treat another person? No. Do I let the misconception of another person determine how I love or treat myself?  No.

In kindergarten, I learned each of the colors by name and decided I loved them all. I have no favorite color.

Recently, I read a post on a topic I thought had died, but why would it? The same thing has been going on since Jim Crow era, established the paper bag test, and continues today.  The ridiculous internal race war between cultures. Light Skin Versus Dark Skin Debate.There are varied renditions of this bias in every ethnicity. For some idiotic reason the entire world decided the porcelain skin tone was the color to be. Even the White people don't believe that. If they did, why are they preferring to tan and take a chance of dying from skin cancer for a little color? The issue with pigmentation  is more than skin deep. It lies in the internal psyche of man and the only way to change the miseducation is to retrain the thinking pattern. Toss the stereotype and learn the beauty and humanity of an ethnicity, one person at a time. If you look closely, even the crayons in the boxes are different. Same company (WORLD) different perception.


This video shows how hate is serious between the Black race. It's sad how our children have no qualm in showing disrespect to people of their own race.

One of the main reasons the color strife continues is because of the lack of history education in schools. 12 years a Slave book/ movie should be required reading/viewing once a child reaches the age of 12(middle school) ,the age of enlightenment. Or earlier if your child can handle it. Then they will realize,  not one person or color is better than another.

All races have gone through some form of domination, cruelty, and slavery. Some totally worse than others, but we need to work pass that.

We need to teach our children better. Not by teaching the same things in a different form or media. Not by celebrating one group this month and another the next, that's just keeping the rift alive. I mean get together and acknowledge everyone. Color can not be washed out. We must work together.We must celebrate everyone.

I believe schools should teach a full, truthful  American history on the daily, where every race is congratulated on their accomplishments and contributions to the growth of America. Another way to teach pride in everyone. America was not built on Black and White.
If you have time, come over and look at the history book I have written.  Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History, where no one is forgotten. http://wade-inpublishing.blogspot.com

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“There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them are without signification.” 1 Corinthians 14:10

Oh, but to be free. Free in speeches and movement. To have the right to peace of mind, love, education, employment, extended to every neighbor regardless of age, race or sex. Through the steps of these individuals and organizations we are now able to stand freely. How sad it is that lives were lost for the flag and we now fight for the right to step on, spit on, tear up and burn that same flag, our symbol of freedom and unity.

The right for racial and social equalization continues and will continue as long as man breathes. We are a selfish entity believing we are better than another because of our race, religion or sexual orientation. Our unification should grow because of our differences and if we are honest with ourselves we would see our differences are only skin deep. In religion, anyone can choose which path to follow. In education, we can all go as far as we choose. In sexual orientation, again it’s a choice. In jobs or professionalism, whether or not to be a parent, or who to marry all are choices. So tension in the world boils down to the color of a person’s skin. Of all the races I believe the dark skinned are the least tolerated, especially the American Blacks. How many times have we been the scapegoat as kidnapper, murder, or thief without reason? How many times have we been judged as sell-outs or ignorant because of skin color?

In the history book Beads on a String-America’s Racially Intertwined Biographical History chapter three is titled Voices of Change it begins with the above  mentioned quote and has a section dedicated to activism and the people who stepped out to confront the injustices directed at people of specific ethnicities.  The author begins the chapter with a small bit of history pertaining to members of her family. These members (father and cousin) fought and succeeded in the desegregation of what is now Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. How many of us cannot find a single member of their family who has participated in the formation of history? It doesn’t matter the color of your skin or your belief system we have all voiced and accomplished a change.

Being part of a cause means more than marching and shouting for personal wishes to be met. It is a chance to make a change in behavior and thought patterns in areas from equal rights in housing, education, socialization, and sexual orientation. We need to practices tolerance. Tolerance is such a huge word to ponder. In order to tolerate someone or something we have to step out of our comfort zone. The hardest thing in man’s mind is to be tolerant of another or to keep an open mind. We judge without thought because something or someone is different. As long as we (Black) people have been in America you would assume we were a part of America. Though we strive to be like our White counterparts, accepted unconditionally we are still fighting. We fight for what to be called Colored, Black, Negro, African-American. When it comes to filling forms I write in ‘why’.  I’m not a label. I say, learn my name and call me by it or call me by the color of clothes I wear, or the location I’m standing until you find out my name.

I sometimes wonder if we fight a losing battle because the battle is not against ‘us’ per say, but against a sense of shame. Shame for an action is hard to wipe away. You can apologize for wrongs which have been done but as long as the object of shame is seen, the shame is still there. We, if only seen as a ‘casing’ or a vessel cannot change, as a thinking individual we can cause enormous changes.We just have to be tolerant of the differences and learn from history. Remember history was written in more than Black and White.

Beads on a String is available for download on Amazon-Kindle,  BN, the Reader Store (Sony) , Apple and in multiple formats on Smashwords and Scribd and ready for (whatever model) your eReader to eat them up.

The enhanced version can only be purchased through  Wade-In Publishing

Beads on a String, America’s Racially Intertwined Biographical History.

Hiawatha fought for freedom of his people, Lonnie Johnson invented, Dalip Singh Saund

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governed, Rev. Rick Warren blessed, Arpad G. C Gerster educated, Antonio Meucci discovered, Will.i.am entertained, Minoru Yamasaki designed, and Amadeo Peter Giannini owned a business.

From the naming of the country by Martin Waldseemuller to the elimination of racial discrimination to the glorious day of racial, political and social unification, Beads on a String is America’s first interracial history book. The enhanced version was written as an interactive, multimedia self page turning ebook. All the reader has to do is click on the bolded words and they will be taken to the web link from which the short passage of biography or video was taken.

Beads on a String is a book basically written by the people, through the use of the controversial site Wikipedia and videos. Ey Wade has put together the story of the unknown or unspoken of Americans that have contributed to the growth of America in all areas from Activism to sports. With the aid of video and text the reader of all nationalities can interact with our American history. With all of the e-reading devices the traditional e book can be enjoyed where ever  you go.