Denise E. Smith
ASIN: B00ME1DBJK
Publisher: Black Coal Publishing
Pages: N/A
“It’s been a long time coming; I’m excited to be able to share my journey. My hope is to inspire, motivate and empower someone to dream big dreams. Build on what you love to do and plan to work at it!” -- Denise E. SmithThey were two San Francisco teenagers hopelessly lost in love. There was just one problem. He was an African American from the black ghetto of Fillmore’s Western Addition. She was a Latina from the city’s Mission district. They lived in the most liberal city in America at the dawn of the hippie movement. Yet, their romance was still considered taboo.Hateful glares and police harassment were no detriment to the flame of love that kindled between the couple. Scorned by her parents when her pregnancy was discovered, she moved in with the young man and his family. They married. There were four children in all. They named the youngest child, Denise. Love could not pay the ...