Mimi Washington           

Nicole Jefferson lands smack dab in the middle of a coup attack in Liberia  as she begins her assignment with  Peace Corps. As the US Ambassador decides the fate of Americans in Liberia Nicole finds her relationships with the men in her life  embroils her in a counterattack to save the President of Liberia.

A glimpse into the souls of modern relationships, the times in which we live, and hope in the midst of despair.  Through poems Ms. Washington tells stories of Sista love, crisis of faith, romance and what's up with the brothas.  From the poem about dreaming again with your girlfriends, "Back in the Day," to the one that acknowledges the "Takin Care of Business Brother," this book of lyrical prose inspires.

On the occassion of the election of the first African American President of the United States, Michele Washington has written a poem in celebration of this historic event. Included here as well are landmarks in the Civil Rights Movement in America, beginning with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at the close of the Civil War, through the Voting Rights Act of 1965.