#angry asian murder hornets

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I have some piercings.. And I would like to have more too. So my ears, nose, lip and navel are pierced. But how many piercings would I get if given the chance. There are so many options to choose from though.

I should hit you with a rolled up newspaper over those puns. Seriously though.. I don't understand how people can enjoy puns. I hate puns.

I know nothing about bees. Other than I was stung by two bees in my whole life... One was when I was a child, there are bees that live under the dirt. Like underground. Carpenter bees? I was stung on my foot.

But I know about panda wasps though. Kinda. I have seen pictures of those insects before. And also the murder hornets too.

Exactly! When Rocky first formed White Rascals, you noticed how his mannerisms toward women have improved a lot. So there is a chance that Kizzy taught Rocky how to properly treat women - the one time I think Kizzy's useful. Rocky was unintentionally rougher than women... But he's a lot gentler now. So Rocky is a gentleman who can also give and take compliments towards women. Never flustered, but flattered.

Cobra's a different situation. People just seem to be so intimidated to try having a conversation with Cobra, so people never complimented him to his face. Maybe behind his back though. So he might have this more awkward reaction to being complimented. Maybe flustered too, but it depends on who could be able to give him flustered reactions.

Which High&Low boys do you think would like a clumsy girl? Because we know Rocky isn't picky about women. But what about the others?

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Isn't it common knowledge? The smaller someone is, the angrier they are. My small body contains rage. I can get violent if I am really angry, but I'm never been in any physical fights. I do that too.. I can be a very mouthy person toward people who annoy, and I can usually stay calm enough in most situations. But the people who do not really know me are surprised when I snap at someone. I'm usually quickly annoyed by someone when they always make short jokes. Then they're done for.

Oh! The Peaky Blinders scene I sent you.. That was a scene when one guy threatens to cut off another guy's balls with sharp wires. I wanted him to do it. Just castrate him. "Above all else, a man loves his balls."

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I love that scene! Well.. I love the entire series. But when the boys just ended up arguing in the parking lot, Gun calling Jin ugly for the faces he was making. Jin demanding an apology from Gun because of it.

And, of course, because they were both hungry for their ribeye meal.

Yeah. Meat is common in American, Australia, even Europe but not in Asian countries. I don't know why.. But I do know that some countries also eat other animals too. I won't get into that. But any exotic meats.

I can't comment. I've been a vegetarian since I was a teenager, so just no meat or fish for me. But I have got nothing against people who do. For me.. For the most part, it's how the animals have died rather than people eating animals and insects. Depends on what you're diet is.

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So their fighting styles are balancing each other?

True.. I know Jin took one of the metallic bats from someone when he was in Choi's house. But, to be fair, he was completely outnumbered.. So he was just trying not to die. But definitely better with their hands.

And also in the underground alley where they were first jumped by all those men. Besides Ju, Jin tries to use weapons. But not really Gun.

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Situations like this.. I'm a very contradictive person. Despite what you might think, I do respect people having their own opinions on things - everyone has a right to their own opinion. But, at the same time, I just have this urge to slap you around right now. What's wrong with you?!

Surprisingly, Black Sails isn't really a popular show despite what you'd think. And it's a short series, there's only four seasons in all. But.. How can you not like this show?! This show has everything that you'll really want in a series. I'm just slapping you with rolled up newspapers now.

The people who reblogged about The Worst Of Evil show are also the same people who post about Kpop musicians.. That would be how I'd know about the show. A lot of people are lusting after the SG guy.

Have you ever seen the show K2? That was an okay show. I think that plot could have been better... But that is where I knew Ji Chang-wook as an actor. That was my first role of him as an actor. So there's that.

I know the confetti party is episode three. And, I think, episode four is where events happen.. That's all I'm saying. I won't spoil anything just in case you might enjoy the show. But I'll find out whenever you really start watching the show again. So let me know what you think then.

I was actually searching through Netflix yesterday.. And there are also a lot of shows and movies with Park Sung-woong (Myeong-Gil). But I think it's so weird that he's in happier roles! Because the only role I do know of is Bloodhounds. I know he's a versatile actor. But it's a bizarre situation to see him as someone else entirely different.. A mind fuck.

I don't know about The Killing Vote so I can't comment on that, I have seen trailers for some of his other roles when searching through most of the shows and movies on Netflix. And it's so weird to see that too.

i wanted another lobe piercing, a septum piercing and a conch, but at this point my helix is still too sensitive to infection. which sucks. and is why i’m looking more at tattoos i like.

unground nesting bees are usually miner bees! they have cool, burrow-like nests! a lil like ants or rabbits! carpenter bees bore into timber for their nests, it makes them a bit of pest sometimes because they can dig into houses and it weakens the foundation.

i just think it’d be cute if cobra got blushy over a girl he likes being very blasé with her affection and complimenting him. just because he’s not used to it. the rest of the sannoh boys are teasing him about it, naomi is eventually telling them to leave him alone.

i think cobra would think a clumsy girl is cute, probably worry a little bit and stick close to catch her if she trips. murayama and hyuga would probably think it’s funny and tease her over it. murayama would piggyback her around if she tripped and scraped her knee or otherwise hurt herself.

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let these boys eat well! and go to nice restaurants! so gun’s mum doesn’t have to cook for them because they eat so gd much.

i’m on medication that makes me have no appetite so i’m not a big eater in general, but i’m especially not a fan of steak. my family keeps commenting on me going vegetarian just because i don’t really eat and i do enjoy vegetarian meals. my local grocery store deli sells these great vegetarian burger paddies that i make knock-off okonomiyaki with.

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yea bi and da min balance each other out, like a parallel to gun and jin balancing each other.

i think jin’s a little more adaptable than gun, just because gun especially prefers to use his fists. i’ve noticed gun’s throwing a lot of weapons tho. like the grate at the fish farm fight and the bat at the start of the ep7 building fight. jin might actually use a weapon, but gun’s just gonna throw it.

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it’s not that i dont like it! i’m sure it’s good, i’m just slack. and tbf i thought it was longer than 38 episodes. i’m also not overly a fan of period dramas, i watch some but not a whole lot.

of course people are lusting over wi ha joon, he’s hot.

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here’s what i have to say about the first episode of worst of evil. vague spoilers at best and mostly only about wi ha joon’s character.

it starts with a bigass fight scene and my loverboy wi ha joon being The Hottest sweaty mess with splattered blood on his face so. excellent start. love when handsome men are covered in blood.

speaking of men who look good in tight black clothes and gloves, he’s got me Staring™ while he’s fighting. he looks good as hell agshdkdlsl

all of his friends loving him and following him without hesitation? overkilling his ex-boss with a knife over his dead best friend? looking That Good the entire episode? he’s For Me actually. the villain can do villain things if he’s hot.

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WORST MOVIES OF 2020

1.     Angry Asian Murder Hornets Director: Dustin Ferguson Cast: Clint Beaver, Jarad Allen, Elizabeth Barstow Critic’s Notes: There have been many cheap COVID-exploitation movies that popped out last year. And this is perhaps the worst since its less-than-80-minutes running time is filled with disconnected old trailers and ads.   2.     Artemis Fowl Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie. Colin Farrell, Judi Dench Critic’s Notes: Eion Colfer’s YA series is an intriguing antihero’s journey. So, of course, Disney butchered its adaptation with a hastily packaged fantasy that diluted Artemis’ menacing personality and failed capturing its “Die Hard with fairies” setup.   3.     Bobbleheads The Movie Director: Kirk Wise Cast: Cher, Jennifer Coolidge, Hala Finley, Karen Fukuhara, Khary Payton, Julian Sands, Brenda Song, Luke Wilson Critic’s Notes: From the producers of Foodfight. It is what you expect. But this is more painful to watch, as it contains the most nightmare-inducing final dance scene in an animated movie.   4.     Dolittle Director: Stephen Gaghan Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Marion Cotillard, Jason Mantzoukas Critic’s Notes: With cast and prestige like that, one can expect a true Oscar caliber. However, it is in a family adventure bomb with an embarrassed Downey Jr. phoning it in.   5.     Fantasy Island Director: Jeff Wadlow Cast: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Portia Doubleday, Michael Rooker Critic’s Notes: Blumhouse’s take on the classic Ricardo Montalban TV series does not bear its charm or subtleties. Instead, expect a snore-worthy version of Truth Or Dare.   6.     Force of Nature Director: Michael Polish Cast: Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth, Mel Gibson, David Zayas, Stephanie Cayo Critic’s Notes: Force of Nature makes The Hurricane Heist look like The Impossible. And the presence of one Mel Gibson makes it a droning sit.   7.     Homeward Director: Michael Johnson Cast: Joey Lawrence, James Cullen Bressack, Kim Little, D.C. Douglas, Dylan Vox, Jamey Rimawi, Tom Green Critic’s Notes: Of course, The Asylum is active in bringing mockbusters. And out of their animated rip-offs, Homeward bears the most egregious resemblance to its superior source, Onward.   8.     Songbird Director: Adam Mason Cast: KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, Demi Moore Critic’s Notes: This is Michael Bay’s COVID-exploitation movie. So, it obviously contains numbing action scenes and tedious subplots in-between. Plus, given the situation, Songbird is tasteless.   9.     The Last Days of American Crime Director: Olivier Megaton Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Michael Pitt, Anna Brewster, Patrick Bergin, Sharlto Copley Critic’s Notes: There have been many movies last year that were released in bad timing. This actioner that glorifies its lawless violence is one of them. And it is best left rotting.

10.  The Last Thing He Wanted Director: Dee Rees Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez. Toby Jones, Willem Dafoe Critic’s Notes: A pure disappointment, given the huge talent on and behind the camera, The Last Thing He Wanted adapted an enriching source material about journalism and does nothing with it. Ironically, the title is enough a sign. Dishonorable Mentions: Christmas in the Rockies, Come Away, A Fall From Grace, Hillbilly Elegy, Wild Mountain Thyme

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New Angry Asian Murder Hornets Trailer Brings the Sting That Kills

A new trailer for Angry Asian Murder Hornets has been unleashed and it's a killer.

https://movieweb.com/angry-asian-murder-hornets-trailer-2/

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RATTLERS 2 (2021) Reviews of belated snakes sequel

RATTLERS 2 (2021) Reviews of belated snakes sequel

Rattlers 2 is a 2021 American horror film about more lethal rattlesnake attacks in the California desert that began forty-five years ago. The movie is a very belated sequel to Rattlers (1976). Directed by Dustin Ferguson (Arachnado; Angry Asian Murder Hornets; Ebola Rex; Amityville: Evil Never Dies; The Amityville Legacy; Camp Blood 4 and 5; Meathook Massacre) from a screenplay co-written by Josh…

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Angry rant:

I hope the author(s) and editors of that NYT piece on the Asian giant hornet get stung in the ass - and I don’t care by what, bee, ant, jellyfish, whatever - and can’t sit down for a week; the usage of the phrase “murder hornet” was completely fucking irresponsible and they should suffer appropriately for it.

I follow a few entomologists and other nature-loving people on Twitter, so I now know that a fair few entomologists have gotten swamped with emails asking for ID help - often just “Murder hornet?” because no asshole can apparently remember the proper common name for the insect in question, or be bothered to look it the fuck up first, or, I don’t know, READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE AGAIN, and look at the pictures, and look at pictures of MUCH MORE COMMON INSECTS and make a reasonable fucking guess themselves. Nothing else on the continent looks like them. N o t h i n g. And if you’re not in Washington or British Columbia, the odds are extra special low that you’ve won the exotic insect lottery with your murderous actions. But why would that stop anyone when there are MURDER HORNETS AROUND OH MY GOD PANIC PANIC OH SHIT OH NO.

Of course the majority are “kill first, ask later” so, sucks to be a bumblebee or a wasp or a sawfly or anything vaguely shaped that way these days, no matter where on the fucking continent you are!

And some chucklehead put up a post on FB, “here’s how you can help out beekeepers,” with instructions on how to DIY a wasp/hornet killing trap, “even better if you trap a queen because that will prevent even more of them.” This clever person is in Ohio. Not Washington, not BC, not even Oregon or Idaho or Alberta. OHIO!! Good idea, champ! Encourage people to kill hundreds or thousands of native insects ~just in case~. But, you know, whatthefuckever: Yellow jackets and bald faced hornets are totes socially acceptable to wipe out, because they’re scary and annoying, who gives a fuck about the “insect apocalypse,” but if you don’t have an allergy or a hive you’re actually protecting ON YOUR PROPERTY I really don’t think you ought to be doing this.

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2020

We all know the horrific year of 2020. It has been a horrible year for everyone. But have you ever wondered everything that has happened this year?

First, we have January. The first few days of 2020 and there were already World War III threats. Yes, World War III threats. In all honesty, more people than not took this as a joke. It was all over Tik Tok and became a meme. It had started on January 8th, 2020 when the IRGC ( or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) had launched missile attacks on two different US/Iraq military bases housing U.S. soldiers in retaliation for the killing of Soleimani, an Iranian major general for IRGC. It was rare for the countries to have conflict on its own in general, even more so in a large conflict such as this. While no one was killed during the missile attack, 110 U.S. military personnel were injured during the attack. It is still being debated whether or not the U.S. and Iraq have made up or are still on bad terms.

Next, was the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The trial started on January 16th and ended on February 5. This trial would be the third impeachment trial in U.S. history. One of the reasons for the impeachment was that he was thought to have been pressuring Ukraine to dig up information on his democratic competition for the presidency election, Joe Bidon and his son, Hunter.

Meanwhile, a new strand of Coronavirus was slowly becoming bigger and bigger. At this time, the official answer is said to have come from bats. The Coronavirus (or official name Covid-19) had actually first been noticed in December of 2019. The first suspected case of Covid-19 was a 55 - year old man from Hubei, China. It had slowly started spreading until it became a pandemic, then epidemic on March 11, 2020. The first case of Coronavirus in the United States had been on January 20th, 2020. It got so bad at one point it got so bad, the U.S. had to go on lockdown and no one could leave their house unless they had papers saying they could. The only places that were open, were the places that were absolutely necessary. During the lockdown, and after, everyone had to wear masks, surgical masks or designed masks. And everyone had to be 6 - feet apart from each other. You could only travel in small groups of 10 people or less. When school started, everyone had to wear masks, social distance, and have their temperature checked before they entered the building. When the schools found out someone had the Covid- 19, they had to be quarantined immediately, and you had to stay home for 14 days after the symptoms were fully gone. If you come into contact with someone with the Coronavirus, you have to be quarantined for 14 days after you came in contact with that person. It was also mandatory for someone in contact to test for Coronavirus. Before, and a little bit after the lockdown, people had started panicking about the Coronavirus, leading them to buy out all of the toilet paper in all the stores, making the stocks completely empty of toilet paper, paper towels, and other toiletries. This caused Many stores to limit the amount of toilet paper people could buy, to 2 packs per visit. Because of the lack of toilet paper, people had started calling it, “The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020”. Other things people bought out was meat. People had bought lots of meat leaving only the bare minimum meats. Some other grocery items people bought were hand sanitizer, foods of all kinds, and water. The Coronavirus also had forced the Olympics and other major sporting events and more to close down or cancel.

The wildfire was also something big in 2020. The most known at the time, were the Australia wildfires and the wildfires in California. The australian wildfires are known as, “Worst wildlife disasters in modern history”. In January, the estimation of animals killed were 1.25 billion animals and 46 million acres of land was burned. 90,000 people were rushed out having to leave their homes. The California wildfires were also dangerous in their own right. Since the beginning of the year, there have been over 8,100 wildfires that have burned over 3.9 million acres in California. Over 96,000 residents have evacuated across the state.

The death of Kobe Bryant had come across as a huge surprise for everyone. Kobe Bryant was a world famous basketball player and had played for two decades. Kobe Bryant had won lots of awards, including having 20 seasons with the Lakers (making him have the most seasons anyone has ever played with one team), 17 time NBA All - Star 17 consecutive selections, and more. When he died, he was riding in a helicopter, he was also with his daughter. The crash had killed not only Kobe, But also 8 other people, including his daughter, who was 13 at the time. His death brought devastation to all his fans.

The death of George Floyd had the most reaction out of people. George Floyd was a 46 year old African - American. He was killed because he was being arrested for supposedly using a counterfeit bill, causing the police officer to put his knee on his neck for what was reported to be 8 minutes and 46 seconds. His death had made the whole country angry. Everyone was mad at the police and started protests. This became known as the Black Lives Matter, or BLM. The logo of BLM was a white background with black fist in the middle. Some of them include a black ring around the fist. Most of the people going to the protest were non - violent. Though, some of the protests were violent. Sometimes the police would aim at people, they would surround them and wouldn’t let them leave at times, they sometimes threw teargas at the protesters, and more. But as time went on, the protesters were more violent. They knocked down a statue of President George Washington, as he was known to be racist. The news had only shown the most violent parts of the protests for publicity, and yes, they did happen quite often, they, for the most part, were quite peaceful . Some were really fun for some people. In fact, 93% of the protests were peaceful. Some people also use these protests and the BLM to address other issues in America, such as herterosexism, sexism, classism, ageism, victim blaming, and much more.

Murder Hornets are also coming into the United states. Murder Hornets, or as they’re officially called, Asian Giant Hornets, originated from Japan and East Asia, but no one actually knows how they came to the United states at this time. Murder Hornets often like to eat bumble bees, and like their name suggests, can kill a person if they sting you multiple times. Similar to wasps, they don’t actually die from stinging you once. Murder Wasps are also the world’s largest hornet and wasp. Thankfully, these insects are not aggressive unless provoked.

While there are so many more events, good or bad, these are some of the biggest and history - making events in 2020. The year hasn’t even finished and so much has happened. I would say that I hope things get better, but every time someone says that, something really big or bad happens.

-Natalie Purvis

Made on October 2nd, 2020.

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ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS Debuts First Trailer!

ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS Debuts First Trailer!

I know you’ve all been waiting for it…now it’s here! ANGRY ASIAN MURDER HORNETS has debuted the first teaser trailer. The film from director Dustin Ferguson will sting on DVD and On-Demand on June 1st from SCS Entertainment. Now without further adieu, you can watch the teaser trailer right here below!

From The Press Release

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Ebola Rex Vs. Murder Hornets Trailer Is Here, Forget All About Godzilla Vs. Kong

Ebola Rex Vs. Murder Hornets Trailer Is Here, Forget All About Godzilla Vs. Kong

The Ebola Rex vs. Murder Hornets trailer has arrived. Director Dustin Ferguson may just be the hardest working man in show business. In 2020 alone, he released two of the most-talked about “mockbusters” of the year with Ebola Rex and Angry Asian Murder Hornets. Now, he’s back and has combined two of 2020’s most formidable threats for Ebola Rex vs Murder Hornets, and it sure looks like another…

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Angry Asian Murder Hornets (Review) Read More Here: https://www.horrorsociety.com/2020/10/22/angry-asian-murder-hornets-review/

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Angry Asian Murder Hornets Trailer: This Sting Will Be Your Last

The creators of 5G Zombies are back with another timely movie titled Angry Asian Murder Hornets.

https://movieweb.com/angry-asian-murder-hornets-trailer/

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Angry Asian Murder Hornets - USA, 2020 - preview

Angry Asian Murder Hornets – USA, 2020 – preview

‘This sting will be your last!’

Angry Asian Murder Hornets is a 2020 American horror feature film about an invasion of the titular insects in Southern California. It is up to a local anthropologist to find a way to destroy them before it’s too late…

Directed by Dustin Ferguson (Meathook Massacre and sequel; Amityville: Evil Never Dies; Camp Blood 4 and 5; Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival;…

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New Books Coming Your Way, September 12, 2017

 The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson 560 p.; Fiction Cotton County, Georgia, 1930: in a house full of secrets, two babies-one light-skinned, the other dark-are born to Elma Jesup, a white sharecropper’s daughter. Accused of her rape, field hand Genus Jackson is lynched and dragged behind a truck down the Twelve-Mile Straight, the road to the nearby town. In the aftermath, the farm’s inhabitants are forced to contend with their complicity in a series of events that left a man dead and a family irrevocably fractured. Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her mercurial father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. But soon it becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are more intricate than any could have ever imagined. As startling revelations mount, a web of lies begins to collapse around the family, destabilizing their precarious world and forcing all to reckon with the painful truth.  Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke 320 p.; Mystery When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules--a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about growing up black in the lone star state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home. When his allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy, he travels up Highway 59 to the small town of Lark, where two murders--a black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman--have stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes--and save himself in the process--before Lark's long-simmering racial fault lines erupt. A rural noir suffused with the unique music, color, and nuance of East Texas, Bluebird, Bluebird is an exhilarating, timely novel about the collision of race and justice in America. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 352 p.; Fiction In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principal is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren- an enigmatic artist and single mother- who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the alluring mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past, and a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When the Richardsons’ friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town and puts Mia and Mrs. Richardson on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Mrs. Richardson becomes determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs to her own family—and Mia’s.  A Beautiful Ghetto by Devin Allen 128 p.; Photography On April 18, 2015, the city of Baltimore erupted in mass protests in response to the brutal murder of Freddie Gray by police. Devin Allen was there, and his iconic photos of the Baltimore uprising became a viral sensation. In these stunning photographs, Allen documents the uprising as he strives to capture the life of his city and the people who live there. Each photo reveals the personality, beauty, and spirit of Baltimore and its people, as his camera complicates popular ideas about the "ghetto." Allen's camera finds hope and beauty doing battle against a system that sows desperation and fear, and above all, resistance, to the unrelenting pressures of racism and poverty in a twenty-first-century American city. Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing 120 p.; Literary collection Electric Arches is an imaginative exploration of Black girlhood and womanhood through poetry, visual art, and narrative prose. Blending stark realism with the surreal and fantastic, Eve L. Ewing’s narrative takes us from the streets of 1990s Chicago to an unspecified future, deftly navigating the boundaries of space, time, and reality. Ewing imagines familiar figures in magical circumstances—blues legend Koko Taylor is a tall-tale hero; LeBron James travels through time and encounters his teenage self. She identifies everyday objects—hair moisturizer, a spiral notebook—as precious icons. Her visual art is spare, playful, and poignant—a cereal box decoder ring that allows the wearer to understand what Black girls are saying; a teacher’s angry, subversive message scrawled on the chalkboard. Electric Arches invites fresh conversations about race, gender, the city, identity, and the joy and pain of growing up.  To Funk and Die in L.A. by Nelson George 224 p.; Mystery To Funk and Die in LA, the fourth book in the D Hunter crime-fiction series, brings the ex-bodyguard to the City of Angels on a very dark mission when his grandfather, businessman Daniel "Big Danny" Hunter, is shot dead in a drive-by. Why would someone execute a grocery store owner? D soon finds there was more to Big Danny's life than selling loaves of bread. The old man, it turns out, was deeply involved with Dr. Funk, a legendary musical innovator who has become a mysterious recluse. Most of the novel takes place in the LA neighborhoods of Crenshaw, Koreatown, and Pico-Union--areas where black, Asian, and Latino cultures intersect away from the glamour of Hollywood--and echoes of the 1992 riots play a significant role in D's investigation. In the tradition of Raymond Chandler and Walter Mosley, D Hunter rides through the mean streets of Los Angeles seeking truth and not always finding justice.  The Lazarus Effect by H.J. Golakai 358 p.; Mystery Voinjama Johnson is a woman on the brink of a dark, downward spiral. Suffering from misfortunes past and present, all Vee has is her work as an investigative journalist to hang on to. Now her career, like her sanity, is under fire. A revenant haunts Vee’s steps – during her blackouts, the ghost of a strange teenage girl in a red woollen hat keeps reaching out to her. Desperate for answers, she and her new assistant Chlöe Bishop plunge into the disappearance of seventeen-year-old Jacqueline Paulsen. As Vee and Chlöe enter the maze of a case full of dead ends, the life of their intrepid missing girl reveals a family at odds – a dead half-brother, an ambitious father running from his past and the two women he has loved and ruined, a clutch of siblings with lies in their midst. How could a young girl leave home to play tennis one bright Saturday and never be seen again, and what do the dysfunctional circle of people she knew have to hide? Every thread Vee pulls in Jacqueline’s tight weave of intrigue brings her closer to redemption and an unravelling more dangerous than she bargained for. In compelling and witty prose, The Lazarus Effect is an evocative tale of the underbelly and otherworld of love, murder and madness in a Cape Town that visitors seldom see. Sky Country by Christine Kitano 104 p.; Poetry Christine Kitano's second poetry collection elicits a sense of hunger—an intense longing for home and an ache for human connection. Channeling both real and imagined immigration experiences of her own family—her grandmothers, who fled Korea and Japan; and her father, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during WWII—Kitano's ambitious poetry speaks for those who have been historically silenced and displaced. September 08, 2017 at 11:00AM from ReadInColour.com http://ift.tt/2fa6dYw