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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...
Friday, February 07, 2014
Sacred Part of Me:
Spotlight on the Natural Hair Movement Locked in an air tight box, Put on display for the world to see The Pride Tree is cut and...
Thursday, February 06, 2014
Lost History:
Spotlight on Pedro Alonso Nino Wasted history overflows pages Overshadowed by untruths and more favorable tales... Time is ...
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'...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Overlooked & Overpowering:
Spotlight on Blanche Kelso Bruce Scraps, cast aside as trash Purposely overlooked and discarded Lonely, in their unfilled lives ...
Monday, February 03, 2014
Limitations Won't Stop Me:
Spotlight on Derrick Coleman I'm not perfect I have limitations But that won't stop me, Discourage or burry me I will f...
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Knowledge:
Spotlight on Dr. Ruth Simmons Knowledge: The original desire. Power such to see and understand That which gives birth To crea...
Saturday, February 01, 2014
Welcome, February
My freshman year in college, I posted a poem I'd written in honor of Black History Month. Someone I went to high school with posted his...
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