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  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Women
  • Language:English
  • Pages:280
  • eBook ISBN:9798993647418

LIVE || TELL

Tales Of a Young Black Male " Flint Town"

By DeVance Spicer

Overview

DeVance Spicer is a storyteller, entrepreneur, and visionary whose life journey—from the streets of Flint to faith, family, and purpose—anchors his powerful memoir Live 2 Tell.
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Description

After navigating the turbulence of street life, wrongful arrests, broken relationships, and near-death encounters, DeVance chose a different path. His turning point came through fatherhood, faith, and a profound spiritual awakening that redefined his identity. That journey inspired him to share Live 2 Tell, a memoir that is both a survival story and a testament to divine purpose.

Whether through writing, speaking, or building community initiatives, DeVance’s mission is clear: to empower others to overcome generational cycles, embrace their God-given potential, and leave a legacy of strength, faith, and transformation.

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About The Author

DeVance Spicer is more than an author—he is a messenger of resilience, redemption, and reinvention. Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, he came of age in a city marked by poverty and violence. Today, as the founder of DeVance Spicer LLC and One Touch Foundation Corp., he combines entrepreneurship with social impact, empowering others to overcome systemic inequities and embrace their God-given potential.

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Book Reviews

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Teresa
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Ryan
Ryan’s Review I Love The book I enjoyed every part of this book from beginning to end, but I want to expound on chapter 62 “The Release “ that need to be a movie!!! Reading this chapter of Live 2Tell felt like sitting in the same cell block, breathing the same recycled air, and watching God rewrite a man’s ending right in front of me. Spicer doesn’t just tell a story — he testifies. His pen carries the weight of someone who’s fought battles on both sides of the bars, inside the system and inside the self. What hit me hardest was the contrast: the judge’s indignation, the brokenness of the process, the cold machinery of “justice”… pressed up against the raw spiritual clarity Spicer offers in return. He doesn’t respond with anger; he responds with alignment. That’s rare. That’s discipline. That’s a man who understands that character outlasts circumstance. The moment he shares the Four Pillars is where the book moves from narrative to nourishment. You feel the hand-off — one man leaving another man equipped, not with excuses but with Scripture forged through trial. Those verses aren’t random; they’re anchors for anybody who’s ever had to rebuild themselves from the inside out. When Spicer talks about the two rottweilers fighting inside a man, that’s psychology, theology, and street wisdom blended into one line. I felt that. Every man who’s ever wrestled with his own shadow knows exactly what he means. Feed the wrong wolf and your future starves. Feed the right one and your spirit learns to lead. Then there’s the release moment — the universal hunger every incarcerated brother carries: to touch a tree, feel real wind, be human again. Spicer captures that longing with precision. Freedom isn’t abstract to him; it’s physical, sensory, sacred. And when the case is dismissed months later? That’s not luck, in the traditional sense, but rather an acronym meaning laboring under correct knowledge, That’s grace mixed with grit, timing mixed with testimony. Live 2Tell doesn’t just recount events. It exposes how a man matures under pressure, how faith grows in a furnace, and how God shows up in rooms where justice has failed. This book isn’t simply read — it’s absorbed. It challenges you to examine your own availability to God, your own discipline, your own willingness to evolve. Spicer doesn’t preach from a pulpit — he preaches from experience. That’s why it lands differently. This story reminded me that redemption is not a concept; it’s a process. And Spicer walked it with honesty, courage, and transparency. His journey isn’t just a testimony — it’s a mirror for anybody fighting to become the version of themselves God already sees. Love you Bro!!! — Ryan C. Sanders Read more