Children's Book Targets Ages Six Years And Older To Discuss The Use Of The Controversial Word "Nigga"!

Brooklyn, NY 2006-- A NEW REVISED EDITION OF A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL CHILDREN'S BOOK THAT DISCUSSES AND DISCOURAGES THE USE OF THE 'N' WORD IN CHILDREN!!! A book about this topic has NEVER BEEN WRITTEN BEFORE for CHILDREN. It is definitely a must read for all ages! It is a great tool for teaching your children about the effects of language on all personal and communal life.

This very bold, daring, and critically honest book will keep both parents and children in amazement at the open display of emotions and the realistic language used by each of its characters. It is a perfect tool for children of all ages and is recommended for 6 years old and up. The story focuses on the history of the word, its negative connotations, and its impact on the African American community.

In this book the two main characters are faced with two very common dilemmas- conflict and self-respect. This is the first children's book that has ever addressed such a powerful issue in the African American community. Your children will be able to enjoy and learn from a story about children who look like them, use the same language codes, and have similar viewpoints on the world.

This book is a must read for all! It tackles responsibility for actions and the power of language. Zekita Q. Tucker serves the community as an author and freelance writer. She is a lead person in the "Black Money Movement", a movement fighting for African Americans to appear on U.S. currency. She has written many controversial articles about the problems in African American communities for newspapers across the country.

Her many insightful works have appeared in the Award Winning St. Louis American Newspaper, Black Star News, Emerging Minds, Westside Gazette, The Indianapolis Recorder, The Black Suburban Journal (NJ Ed.), The Jackson Advocate, the very popular black British website Tytecurl.com and Timbooktu. She has also authored a controversial and highly criticized blog about G8 relations with the continent of Africa titled "Bamboozled by the G8."

Available for order through publisher or online at Amazon.com.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Zekita Quiana Tucker was born in St. Louis, MO in 1977. She was raised in St. Louis, MO and is currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. During her childhood she was an avid storywriter. Zekita is a full time mother, writer, and student of the world. As a high school student, she practiced her craft daily and later determined that her destiny would lead her to cultivating young minds.

She attended many high schools and experienced life on both sides- white and black. The experiences with peers coupled with racism, unconcern from teachers, and poor environmental conditions in both schools and her childhood neighborhood, would become the engine that drove her intellectual curiosity.

She attended both St. Louis Community College and Harris-Stowe State University as a Secondary Education major. She left the world of institutionalized learning to devote herself to her writing. At that point, she began her journey into freelance writing. Her very first published article titled "Reparations. Are We Ready?" was published first by the award winning St. Louis American Newspaper, then by Black Star News (NY), Indianapolis Recorder (IN), and The Black Suburban Journal (NJ Ed.).

After being highly criticized for that article, she realized that she had a talent for sparking intellectual thought and dialogue in the African American community. During the success at being published by African American newspapers; she continued to write for various African American publications.

Her critique on an article titled "Greenhouse Hypocrisy" from the Washington Post written by Robert J. Samuelson (a political columnist for the Washington Post, a contributing editor of Newsweek, U.S. Politics Today) appeared under the headline "Adhering to Kyoto" in the Westside Gazette (FL) as an attempt to broaden the range of African American issues.

Some of her poetry has been published by the very popular Black British website Tytecurl.com and she has also had poetry published at Timbooktu.com. She has served her community as an author and freelance writer sharing her insight to the most intimate of black issues today with articles such as; How Black Is Black Enough?, Revolution? I'm Not Scared!, and Bamboozled by G8.

Zekita Tucker is in the forefront of the "Black Money Movement" that is petitioning for an African American "forefather" to appear on U.S. currency. The Black Money Campaign made headlines in Emerging Minds (GA). In September 2005, she wrote a detailed letter addressed to all black members of Congress urging them to join the fight for an African American to appear on U.S. currency that influenced the idea for this movement.

Her latest work is a book for children titled "Don't Call Me Nigga". This revolutionary piece of children's literature is the first of its kind. "Don't Call Me Nigga" has grabbed the attention of black communities across the U.S. and abroad. In this book Tucker explores the use of the "N" word and its affects on African American children.

She has appeared as a guest speaker at New York City's Project Stay (NYC ACS) awards ceremony for runaway children in foster care. She has also co-authored two other books (coming this summer) for children of the African Diaspora that tackle issues of poor black communities such as; drugs, AIDS, and the importance of education and competitiveness.

Zekita Tucker has also implemented Zerich Publications along with business partner Richard James. Zerich Publications is an organization that provides editorial services for aspiring writers, produces press packages, ghostwriting services, and offers new writers many resources for getting their work published.

Contact Information:

Zekita Q. Tucker
PO Box 22702
Brooklyn, NY 11202-2702
Cell: (314) 518-7101
Msg: (718) 573-7860
Ztucker7@yahoo.com
Ztucker9@yahoo.com

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