Title: Around the way girls 11
Description: 'Doing Hard Time' by Treasure Hernandez: Drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse, and petty crimes were all part of the childhood of Tameka Davis. Now she is determined to get out of the hood. 'Party Girls' by Clifford 'Spud' Johnson: Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their bodies to get what they wanted - until a frightening encounter inspires them to focus on schooling instead of the streets. 'Do or Die' by India Johnson-Williams: After a big indictment on Detroit's major drug players, the women are left behind to keep the hustle afloat.
Subjects: African American women, Street life, Fiction, African americans, fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author)