Zaakirah Muhammad unboxes the first copies of her self-published book, a two-year project fulfilled by 48 Hour Books. She reads from Chapter 9 about moving to Tennessee, driving for Lyft, and taking a solo trip to South Africa, and invites viewers to buy copies at zaakirahniyar.com/book.
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So it's about to be a belated birthday present for me. I'm about to open up my book for the first time. I'm nervous, I'm excited, so I wanted to record my reactions of just touching my own book for the first time. This is a project 2 years in the making, you know, thanks to my mom for the idea and the inspiration. Alright, in the name of God, Bismillah. So I ordered from 48 Hour Books thanks to my publishing company. The one that helped me self-publish, for the idea. I'm such a procrastinator, so to find a company that was able to do it and respond quickly was amazing. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, this is not a 5x5. This is beautiful, this is beautiful. I thought I was supposed to get like a, um, oh Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! This feels so beautiful. Oh my gosh! Oh, there's a catch. That's okay. It's gonna be my vision. Oh, this feels so beautiful. Oh my goodness gracious! Oh my goodness gracious! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Okay, I'm speechless. Sorry, I'm so speechless. Oh, this is beautiful. Can you see that? I'm recording on my computer, so I'm gonna take a phone— I'm gonna take a photo real quick. Oh my gosh. Oh no, I got it. Get those angles. Oh my gosh. Okay, okay. Anyway, this is this is just me holding five of them. There's supposed to be hundred and this is just me holding five of them. So there's 120 in here. Oh, buy my book on oh I can't wait to sign these. Oh I can't wait to sign these. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! This can be amazing. I see this view, baby. Oh, this is oh my gosh! They did so good. Oh, I'm not even gonna open it with the box. You see my excitement. It's a— okay, fine, I'll open it up. Oh my gosh, and they're, they're beautifully wrapped, perfectly packaged. Man, I need to swear it out from my heart, baby, when that time comes. How is it? Dude, I don't even want to take it out. It's beautifully packaged. Oh my gosh. Oh my God, look at me. Look at me. I'm undercover. Oh, I'm undercover. Oh my gosh, God timing is everything. I've been crying my heart out, like, you know, because it's been delayed after delayed and imposter syndrome and you name it to get Victory Dope. I'm so grateful. I'm so grateful. Oh, I didn't even finish my sentence. Order my book on my website, zaakirahniyar.com/book, to get an autograph. I'm going to autograph this for you. I'm going to include a personal message in the front because this is amazing. Okay, so I guess I could autograph it over there or— Yeah, you can autograph it over there. With the copyright. Oh, so beautiful. Oh, I go— I— okay, this feels nice. Oh yeah, right in the back you got outside of whips. I need to edit the website. I didn't edit it. I hope the bibliography police don't come after me. This is so beautiful. Look how wide these pages are. Oh my goodness. Okay, let me, let me see if I can read. Oh my goodness. Chapter 9, Getting Out of the Storm. Once my husband arrived, after 9 months of living with my parents, we moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. When I tried to apply again for a portrait studio job, I got the runaround. As soon as we moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, I was approved for Lyft driving. By this time, I was also preparing for my first ever trip to South Africa. Earlier in the year, I jumped on a flight deal that was less than $500 round trip to travel to the inaugural Essence Festival in Durban, South Africa. It was my second solo trip. I coordinated my flight with other ladies who were part of a Black travel Facebook group called Nomadness. We met up in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. You gotta buy the book. Buy the book from my website. Get the ebook version, which you're gonna want the paperback version. Get the ebook version. From Barnes Noble, Amazon, Google Play. Just join in on my happiness. This is so amazing. Thank you for your support. Thank you.
