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Jim Thomas was born in Humboldt, Tennessee, in 1939. He attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he studied history and government and earned a BA degree. While at Fisk, Jim was invited to sing with the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. Later, he sang with Robert Shaw Chorale in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Paul Hill Chorale at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He founded and was the director of the Red Cross Festival Choir. They performed from 1976 to 1999. The US Slave Song Project INC., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded by James E. Thomas in 2005 and is dedicated to educating the public about the history and interpretation of authentic US slave songs through presentations and performances. Jim serves as president of the choir director for US Slave Song Choir and narrates events and presentations. Lorna is a retired professor in professional nursing education, premedical and gerontology, and health administration and management. She remains active with guest lectures and consulting at notable institutions of higher education and community health centers. She sits on many boards and contributes as a public speaker, lobbyist, and author and workshop designer on issues ranging from strategies we can use for reducing violence in black communities to management of health-care facilities with a special focus on adult day-care facilities in rural areas, such as on Martha's Vineyard. Her master's thesis, "Opening Up an Adult Day Health-Care Facility in a Rural Setting," Cambridge College, August 1986, is used by many rural areas even today! Virginia has a master's degree in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and a bachelor's degree in studio art from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She also studied figure drawing under a seminar for college teachers at New York University. In the Anthropology Department of NYU, she studied "African systems of thought" under T. Biederman. Virginia sings in Jim Thomas's US Slave Song Project Choir with Dr. Lorna Chambers-Andrade.

Wisdom and instruction comes from the word of God which provides us men with a clear understanding of God's purpose. God has a perfect plan for our lives but we must commit our works to Him and allow Him to establish our thoughts. This is what it means for us men to S.T.T.A.A.N.D.

Information about bullying has become more and more accessible. A bully is mean, scary, intimidating, and sometimes hard to avoid. A bully uses strength, power, or influence to intimidate others. Every child who experiences physical, verbal, social, racial, or even cyber bullying needs to know what to do and how to deal with it. Bullying is in our streets, jobs, school system and in our homes - appearing privately and publicly. An exampleof a healthy coping mechanism that allows those who experience bullying to overcome depression, anxiety, and emotional trauma is playing sports.This story is centered around Kevin, a quiet and shy kid who experiences bullying at home, in school, and on his basketball team. Kevin has to overcome his fears, self-esteem and other issues to make it through his first year at Lincoln Junior High School. Kevin's goal is to gain enough courage to help himself understand how to deal with his emotions around his physical appearance through basketball and discovering his personal support team. By using sports to deal with his anxiety, trauma, embarrassment, and being different, Kevin sets a healthy example for others to follow. In the this story, the reader will take on this emotional journey with Kevin and reflect on their own experiences by answering a series of comprehension questions after each "Quarter."

My Name Isn't JoeModern loneliness and the absence of intimacy amongst London's millions are the ills suffered by the quirky yet deeply melancholic 30-something, Joseph Bogart.Weighed down with emotional baggage and feeling lost amidst a mass of failed relationships, Joseph uses his sharp wit and tragicomedy to fight the hopelessness gnawing at him.Through his trials we discover if Joseph is able to find a successful way out of his life of 'quiet desperation'."Thomas' writing doesn't merely describe a sequence of events, it is much deeper than that, and it is that which I think really sets it apart from that of so many writers. I really found it extremely moving." Bill Goodall - Bill Goodall Literary Agency"I think you've got a winner there. Reminds me very much of Nick Hornby's writing." Anne Gillion, ASG Editorial"I am an avid reader, but this book honestly blows all the other books I have read recently out of the water. This book is one I will be raving about to friends, family, and colleagues it is amazing." Chantel-Hall Reid - Publishing House ExecutiveI enjoyed every single word of the story, and I think it was masterfully told. I loved the irony that left space for joy and hope even in the gloomiest moments. This is the best book I have read in a long time!" Andrea Padurean- Reader

It has been more than thirty years since the term "flash fiction" was first coined, perfectly describing the power in the brevity of these stories, each under 1,000 words. Since then, the form has taken hold in the American imagination. For this latest installment in the popular Flash Fiction series, James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, and John Dufresne have searched far and wide for the most distinctive American voices in short-short fiction. The 73 stories collected here speak to the diversity of the American experience and range from the experimental to the narrative, from the whimsical to the gritty. Featuring fiction from writers both established and new, including Aimee Bender, K-Ming Chang, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Bryan Washington, Robert Scotellaro, and Luis Alberto Urrea, Flash Fiction America is a brilliant collection, radiating creativity and bringing together some of the most compelling and exciting contemporary writers in the United States.