Michelle Goes To Paris

Did you know your cellphone was invented by an African American? What about the doorknob, mailbox, or the home security system? Through the book, you will learn along with Mr. Kentrell’s class just how African American women and men contributed to the world we live in.

Imagine Life Without African American Inventors is a beautifully illustrated children’s book about inventions that has become the fabric of our everyday lives. Children will learn that some things that we may take for granted – from the components in a cell phone, streetlights, mailbox, hairbrush, potato chips, ironing board to the home security system – were created by African American men and women. As Michelle and Mr. Kentrell’s class learn about these inventors, they are asked to image life without African Americans.

“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.”

~ Justice Thurgood Marshall

The day that Mr. Stewart’s students have been eagerly waiting for has finally arrived––a field trip to the Supreme Court! During the tour, Marquis and his classmates are encouraged to ask questions, highlighting the importance of curiosity in the learning process.

How many justices are seated in the Supreme Court? What is the difference between the chief justice and the associate justices? Why do justices wear black robes? These are just a few of the questions that are answered. The students also learn the role the President of the United States plays in the Supreme Court and how justices are elected to serve.

Marquis Goes to the Supreme Court is the perfect literary companion for inquisitive children who want to learn about the Supreme Court’s history and have questions regarding its setup.

In her new book, STOP Asking for Permission & Give Notice, author, playwright, and all-around writer, Charron Monaye shares her journey from pain to peace, outlining steps everyone can take to create an unapologetic life — while removing toxic people and hardships.

After surviving multiple anxiety attacks that led to a life-altering heart attack at the ripe young age of thirty, Charron had to learn how to give her pain a voice while not blaming herself in the midst. Charron Monaye adapted a new sense of survival while being ready to open up about losing everything…and finding peace in the process.

In STOP Asking for Permission & Give Notice, Charron shares her insights to maintaining a life that is rich simply by owning it. Charron Monaye gives readers access to her life lessons by focusing on three areas of personal ownership –– Acknowledge, Accept, and Attain.

STOP Asking for Permission & Give Notice offers provocative lessons, actionable tools, real-life situations, and coaching questions to help you accept responsibility, own your lessons, and begin the journey to live a life you desire today.

Failure, brokenness, sacrifice, and rejection. What is the lesson in experiencing any of these things? What is the lesson when you lose yourself while trying to chase a different outcome? Just what are the lessons of life’s unpredictable shifts?

Best-selling author Charron Monaye has had an amazing yet challenging life––one that birthed beautiful gifts from her struggles and led to her fulfilling her true calling. In When Shift Happens: 21 Days of Celebrating the Lessons of Life & Detours, Charron uses her personal experiences to show how to repurpose life’s detours, turning them into lessons that teach us how to manifest greatness, embrace changes, and celebrate the rewards.

Charron Monaye is an example of how yesterday’s tears become the seeds of today’s strength and motivation. The experiences and lessons that she shares will remind you that the glass is never half empty.