Fall 7 Times, Stand Up 8 My Black Mother's Struggle to Overcome Her 30 Year Crack Addiction |
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| Author:
| Kamali, Atiba |
| ISBN: | 979-8-3618-6406-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2022 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.99 |
Book Description:
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Fall 7 Times, Stand Up 8 is a book I felt inspired to write about my mother's struggle with her 30 year crack addiction. I have witnessed her try to overcome her addiction time and time again and it seems like no matter how many times she has failed to overcome her addiction, she always finds it in herself to get back up, dust herself off and try again. My mother's story is similar to a lot of young Black mothers who got swept up in the crack epidemic of the late 1980s early 1990s. I...
More DescriptionFall 7 Times, Stand Up 8 is a book I felt inspired to write about my mother's struggle with her 30 year crack addiction. I have witnessed her try to overcome her addiction time and time again and it seems like no matter how many times she has failed to overcome her addiction, she always finds it in herself to get back up, dust herself off and try again. My mother's story is similar to a lot of young Black mothers who got swept up in the crack epidemic of the late 1980s early 1990s. I hope her story can give some dignity to the countless other Black mothers who got swept up in the crack epidemic that destroyed the Black ghetto.