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Do the RITE Thing . Make the RITE Move . Convey the RITE Message: It still takes a village to raise a child! It's time to reclaim OUR village... GOD. FAMILY . COMMUNITY and in that order. Read more
Young Jacob
The journey – Rite of Passage – of the youngest Manor child, Jacob. It was through his eyes that the unspoken journey of an African-American male child was explored, observed and discovered. Read more
Teen Jacob
Though Jacob had knowledge of the things in the world that exceeded other boys his age, he still lacked the maturity required to navigate through the experiences that he will now face, as he embarks upon this next life segment. Read more
The Man Jacob
The Man Jacob is the finale to the trilogy and concludes with our main character, Jacob Pete Manor, in his final stage of transition – manhood. Manhood no longer dictated or determined by the “misconceptions.” Read more
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McNair Sophomore to Spend Summer at Harvard Brittany Thomas, 16 year old sophomore at McNair Academic High School is headed to Harvard for college science courses this summer. She is taking steps towards becoming a biomedical engineer, inspired by a story in a magazine about an African American female who is a stem cell researcher. In that moment Brittany knew that with hard work and dedication... |
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Jacob's Rite of Passage . The Trilogy
A difficult time and place for an African-American boy, Jacob Pete Manor, as he embarks upon his personal journey – his Rite of Passage. Fourth and final child, born to a family of sharecroppers from the rural area of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jacob uncovers pertinent life truths that involve mother-son over-bonding, betrayal, abandonment, sexual explorations, misconceptions of “manhood,” and other crucial challenges and milestones which ultimately lead Jacob to becoming the man God destined him to be. Jacob was a dreamer, with very high aspirations whose ambitions exceeded the scope of what a climate of segregation, inadequate school systems, and a mind set of inferiority dictated for a young...
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Author's Media Kit
Includes: the author's biography, book synopsis, press release, author inspiration and contact information.
The Piece Magazine
2012 The Piece Magazine Black History month feature: two authors with Fayetteville, North Carolina roots, Clarence Matthews, author of Jacob's Rite of Passage and Dorothy Hughes, author of the Journey Was Not Easy.
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Please wait...the trilogy...
Young Jacob . The first of the three part series that introduces our main character in his beginnings — his youth.
Teen Jacob resumes. Our character celebrates his 13th birthday and though equipped with knowledge of worldly...
The Man Jacob is the finale and concludes with our main character in his final stage of transition – manhood.
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