Dorothy Brown-Newton Livres

This exposé reveals the racism embedded in the American taxation system, authored by a law professor and tax policy expert. Dorothy A. Brown, who became a tax lawyer to escape the realities of race, grew up in the South Bronx, witnessing how racism constrained her community. Initially, tax law seemed a refuge focused solely on numbers, but her perspective shifted when preparing tax returns for her parents, who were paying a disproportionately high percentage of their income in taxes. As a law professor, Brown sought to uncover the reasons behind this disparity. In her work, she utilizes extensive cross-disciplinary research to illustrate that tax law is not as color-blind as she once thought. Through stories from families in Atlanta, she highlights how American tax policies favor white individuals, leaving Black Americans at a financial disadvantage in areas such as education, marriage, and homeownership. This systemic bias contributes to a widening wealth gap and further marginalizes Black families from achieving the American dream. Addressing these issues will necessitate a fundamental reevaluation of the tax code and a commitment from both Black and white Americans to make different choices. This insightful book outlines a path forward.

How do you deal with the reality of heart-breaking choices?When news of his father's affair reaches Riley Moore, he is thrown into the unimaginable as the very fabric of his life unravels. Meanwhile, Aderyn Ellis is left to navigate her expectations of life after a series of misfortunes find her wandering alone in search of answers. That is until a series of seemingly ordinary events bring them together.As their lives intertwine, Riley and Aderyn find themselves caught in a maze of lies and confusion that threaten to rip their sense of themselves and each other apart. Their stories of hope and heartache show the choices of two people who are trying to make sense of their lives and how to rebuild after everything is torn down - both with and without each other. A Beautiful Circumstance is a brilliantly crafted story that draws you into a maelstrom of love and anguish, as well as the joys and agonies that accompany it.

A woman’s choice to betray her friend and to steal another woman’s man creates problems she might not be ready to deal with.No matter how many times she promised herself she wouldn’t go there, Reign couldn’t resist Jahiem, her best friend’s brother. Now caught between her friendship and her relationship, Reign is forced to prove where her loyalty lies.Jahiem had no intentions of ever starting a relationship with Reign because he was already in a relationship with Samantha. Now that he’s broken things off with her, Samantha shows up, and she’s not alone. Jahiem finds himself in a difficult situation when he realizes he’s torn between two women who have more in common than he thought.Samantha is used to getting what she wants by any means necessary. She refuses to accept that Jahiem has moved on. Feeling betrayed and rejected by Jahiem and her birth mother, she vows to make them pay. She wants everyone to know that she is a force to be reckoned with.Reign never thought that her relationship with Jahiem would cause her so much hurt and pain. Faced with secrets, lies, and deception, she feels her life spiraling out of control. When she reconnects with her childhood crush, she begins to realize how a woman should be treated. She tries hard not to give in to temptation, but Jahiem isn’t making it easy. Unbeknownst to Reign, she and Jahiem are about to face a chain of events that neither of them are prepared for.