Clem L. Richardson’s Inspirational Book “White Keys/Black Lives” Will Be Displayed at the 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest

ReadersMagnet, an esteemed publishing and marketing company, is honored to exhibit the book “White Keys/Black Lives: The Rebirth from the Crack Cocaine Era” by Clem L. Richardson at the 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest (PRLF). Hosted by the Chicago Tribune, the free, outdoor literary event serves as a significant platform for global literary exposure. The PRLF will occur on September 7-8, 2024, at Printers Row Park, 620 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, USA.

Clem L. Richardson believes that every individual has the potential to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. Growing up exposed to the street life and gang lifestyle, he went down a rocky road. Despite that, Clem found a path filled with light and hope. He developed relationships with people who guided him to a life of service. Clem’s journey in life is a testimony of God’s grace.

“White Keys/Black Lives” is a thought-provoking book that exposes readers to the disadvantages and struggles many minorities encounter, especially in poverty-stricken areas of large cities like Milwaukee. In his book, Clem shares an unflinchingly honest look at how faith transformed him, prompting him to serve and help others recover from addiction.

Those who have read Clem’s book describe it as an easy read that reveals how God works, showing light from the darkest night. It encourages readers to believe that, despite the odds, “with God, all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).

“White Keys/Black Lives: The Rebirth from the Crack Cocaine Era” by Clem L. Richardson is a story of love, healing, and redemption made possible through Christ the Savior. Get a copy today on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Visit the ReadersMagnet exhibit at the Printers Row Lit Fest 2024 to check out the book’s display. Learn more about the author and his work by visiting his website: https://mannabs.com/.

“White Keys/Black Lives: The Rebirth from the Crack Cocaine Era”
Author: Clem L. Richardson
Genre: Memoir, True Crime, Spirituality/Inspirational
Publisher: Xlibris US
Published date: April 14, 2023

Author’s Biography
Clem L. Richardson grew up in an area of Milwaukee where his life was confined to the Northside 53206 area of the city, much of which was impoverished. His siblings normalized going in and out of State and Federal prison, drugs, crime, and abuse. Clem’s life lacked guidance, living in a single-parent household without a father or positive male role model in my life. He made unhealthy choices that were guided by his low self-worth, deceits, and irrational suggestions from his siblings and surroundings. It led him into a fast lifestyle of gangs, drugs, addiction, crime, and jails. In addition, he believed he had no other options due to the traumatic events that he had experienced. Honestly, it is only by God’s grace that he was here. He was a drug addict, making a living on the streets. He had failed rehab three or more times. If not for God intervening for him and praying for his mother, who cared for him, He would be one of the overdose deaths that are a result of drug use and gang violence. How did he get off the streets and into counseling and the pulpit? Clem had what was a sobering realization.

God spoke to him and helped him realize he wasn’t being the man he was meant to be. It didn’t happen overnight, but this is what transformed his life. His spirit dwelt in him, which helped him understand and directed how He wanted to use him. He developed a passion and conviction that could be His instrument in changing other men’s and women’s lives. Eventually, He developed a vision and then a plan that speaks to the ever-present causes of drug use, crime, domestic violence, and fatherless families. Manna Behavioral Services is a non-profit organization focused on making positive choices known and available to those living in the grips of addictions.

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