Publisher's Synopsis
IF WE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN, TOO! is proudly presented by the Wrightwood-Ashburn Overcomers (WAO) family, Chicago's public speaking powerhouse. On the heels of WAO's 18th anniversary in 2023, seventeen award-winning speakers and leaders narrated inspirational messages in this 4-part book guided by lead editor Mandy Sha.
Part 1. UPLIFTING LYRICISM uses techniques from poetry, imagery, and powerful vocabulary to create lyricism that enlivens the spirit.- If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It by Cynthia Anglin
- Daddy's Girl by Patricia Ann Johnson
- Black and Asian Allyship Through Impromptu Speaking by Herbert Obah Jr.
- Insights Over Our Sight by L. Darnell Williams
- Alpha Female by Winona Scott-Hannah
- Boxing Through Life by Sharmaine Fleet
- Stick to Who You Are and Grow! by Ansonia Gibbs
- Discipline is the Bridge by Calvin Gibbs, Jr.
- Uptown Girl by Sharon Giles
- Master of CHANGE by Sporty King
- Sound and Rhythm by Dushun H. Mosley
- The Secret by D. Marie Smith
- Born to Stand Out by Valerie Lyons
- Voluntold by Kareem Rogers
- From Doubt to D.I.V.A. by Cassandra R. Lee
