Children are the Future
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Black Cinema: the Filmmakers Edition
First Black Filmmaker O scar Micheaux may not be the namesake of the Oscar award, but he is a legend in the film world. Upon producing...
Saturday, February 21, 2015
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
R eading is fundamental.Whether your interests are scientific or artistic, words are always lurking around the corner. A love for reading ...
Saturday, August 02, 2014
The Necklace
When I was in elementary school there was Native American owned store down the road from my house--I was dying to learn how they made their...
Monday, July 14, 2014
The Blank Sketchbook
A blank sketchbook lies at my feet It stares at me curiously as I walk by Knowing emptiness is some kind of defeat, It waits for me patie...
Monday, June 16, 2014
Craft of the Day
Sometimes I just have the urge to create, To let my hands and fingers get dirty-- And I sit around thinking what image Can serve at ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Contortion
Twisted, Spine disconnected Awkwardly turned Drenched in pain Throbbing, Pulsing rapidly...
Monday, February 24, 2014
Sci-Fi Legend:
Spotlight on Octavia E. Butler The fusion of ideas, Blended into a world of possibility-- Uncontradicted and unheard of Science...
Friday, February 21, 2014
Prime Time is My Time:
Spotlight on Hattie McDaniel Four shows in, and not a colored face-- Not a black, or a Latina, an Asian or Indian-- So I ...
Monday, February 17, 2014
Imagination Frees:
Spotlight on Morrie Turner Imagination creates the image, But the image is what inspires-- Reaches out to visitors Captures the...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Victim of the Hive Mind:
Spotlight on Jordan Davis Why am I not like the others? You ask as though we're bees forever clumped together Following...
Sunday, February 09, 2014
Do What You Do:
Spotlight on Charley Pride Some things come naturally, Like a spider spinning silk And natural tendencies shine. No matter how y...
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Express Yourself:
Spotlight on Thomas Blackshear The need to express oneself To release some of your essence In words, or sounds, or images, Meant...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Dreams of a Sugar Plum Fairy:
Spotlight on Misty Copeland I was young Everyone was doing it-- Blonde ponytails, pink tutus And then there was me... If I'...
Monday, January 20, 2014
WordArt
Quotes read from blank pages Fill the air and linger above us Beautiful words of inspiration Paint illustrious images in the sky Captivate e...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Paint the Truth
O ye of little faith, How can you doubt? Can you not see What's painted right before your eyes? Can you ignore the world's insi...
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