Bear cat -- Hot lead -- Struggling and scheming -- Angel in leather boots -- Devil in disguise -- First dance -- Love lesson -- Age of consent -- Love and options -- Wife on the side -- It's time -- Baby formula -- Hustlers and the weak -- Night crawlers -- Partners in crime -- Mama on the block -- The breakup -- Aim higher -- Locked up -- Hood wisdom -- Mr. Nice Guy -- Four more -- Letting go -- Job readiness -- Eight minus four -- Angels -- Epilogue.
Summary:
The popular comedian traces her youth in Atlanta's most troubled neighborhood at the height of the crack epidemic, discussing her experiences with petty crime and prostitution that led to her becoming a mother at age thirteen before resolving to secure a better life for her children.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.