In his debut book, From the Hood to the Hill: A Story of Overcoming, Barry C. Black relates a journey that led from the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, to becoming the Chief of Chaplains for the U.S. Navy, and eventually the first African-American Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

Some measure success by the heights reached, but Barry Black evaluates his life by the obstacles that catapulted him to stand on higher ground. From the ghettos of Baltimore to the hallowed halls of Congress, this unlikely admiral reveals how God chooses and uses His servants to fulfill His plans.

• While Black tells his story of overcoming unpromising beginnings, he reveals how others can do the same.
• From the Hood to the Hill provides shortcuts to excellence as Black shows readers how they, too, can find blessings in affliction, harness prayer power, and learn to lead.
• A two-star Navy admiral, Black is the only African-American to ever serve as the U.S. Navy's Chief of Chaplains.
  (See Adventist Chaplains.)
• Black is the first person of color in the nation's history to serve the spiritual needs of our country's lawmakers as Chaplain of U.S. Senate.

From the Hood to the Hill
By: Barry C. Black
ISBN: 0-7852-1881-5
Page Count: 224 Pages (hardcover)