by Jamilah B. Creekmur, Valli Lampkin and Wayne Lampkin, Sr. with Aliya S. King, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Keep the Faith: A Memoir by Faith Evans
“For sixteen years, my mother’s hands represented strength to me…And then, one night, my mother’s hands became a weapon…’That’s my man,’ she said. Her voice was a low, hoarse whisper. The way she snarled at me made the skin at the back of my neck tingle…’Don’t you ever’ – she slammed my head down – ‘Ever’ – slammed it down again – ‘Step to my man. You hear me?!’…What hurt more than any physical pain was the fact that this woman was my own mother. But what really hurt me was that it was all over a man. And it was over her man. A man who was not my father. A man who was not even her husband…She’d looked at me with sheer hatred in her eyes. All because I’d dare to challenge a man who I believed had no business in our house at all.”
When Wayne Lampkin, a state correctional officer and former Marine, came into Valli Barnes’ life in the fall of 1982, he was a 33-year-old man with a step-son, three children from a previous marriage, and a new wife and infant son. By all accounts, it was a messy situation, particularly considering that Valli, with her two children, Jamilah and Kenny, had recently gone through her own divorce. Despite all of the hurt and pain that their relationship would cause their loved ones – and themselves, Valli and Wayne fell deeply in love for 20 long, tumultuous years, all while Wayne lived a double life as a married man. In RAISED BY THE MISTRESS (Imagine Me Publishing; September 2010; 978-0984450213; $15.99) by Jamilah Barnes Creekmur with renowned journalist and author Aliya S. King, the hot-button topic of infidelity is explored in a way that forces the reader to understand just how multi-layered and extensive the perils of cheating can truly be for the entire family. In what is sure to be one of the most talked about memoirs of the year, RAISED BY THE MISTRESS offers a uniquely personal, deeply intimate look into the complicated past of a family torn apart by two people who fell in love under the wrong circumstances.
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Tayyab : Posted On: Sep 01, 2010
As a public speaker she has spoken widely on media, creative and personal leadership, ambition and race within the media in the UK. She is a director of Centric Productions, a creative media company that focuses on creative leadership, creative marketing in literature, media and rebranding Africa. Her website is www.centricproductions.co.uk. Her first book CAN I BE ME? has been adapted into a one woman show, and she is currently writing her second book. She has appeared at Harlem Book Fair. She now lives in New York.
KELLIE : Posted On: Sep 02, 2009
I first her her song "Like a star" in the movie 27 dresses. This girl is bad. If you havent heard her music, check it out!
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