Children are the Future
An Apple A Day
Legends of Africa
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Saturday, February 07, 2015
Black Owned Cities & Towns
Home Sweet Home You don't know me, I haven't been given a name But I'm still here... Lingering in the shadows Forgo...
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
HBCUs: A Rose Born of Adversity
A Rose Born of Adversity Cultivated like a planted seed This budding rose stems from roots Solid, well fed and carefully kept Roots t...
Black History Month
L ast year was the first time I really celebrated Black History Month on the blog. In my post " Welcome, February " I discussed a...
Monday, February 02, 2015
Storytellers & Black Folk Tales
The Storyteller My grandmother's word echo-- Each syllable fills this empty room. She creates each character With just the t...
Sunday, February 01, 2015
The New Challenge
I f you've read my post entitled, The Successful Blog , you may have guessed that one of the things I struggle with is the wide range o...
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Admitting Defeat
So, I loved my idea to create a story series: it gave me a writing deadline to look forward to each week, as well as a chance to create and...
Friday, January 30, 2015
Nice Girl
Try to be A nice girl-- Sweet and supportive Understanding... No backstabbing, No underhanded tricks No Petty squabbles. But the m...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Same Shoe, Different Ball
I've always loved fairy tales, folktales, and mythology. As you probably know, most of the fairy tales we know, actually have tragi...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Modesty
A declaration of modesty-- The restrictive cry of shrouded beauty While the other half flaunts bold brawn Subtle, but causing us to fawn...
Saturday, January 24, 2015
A Vote and A Threat
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 5 Someone's not happy about Nita and Jabir's forbidden encounter. The elders won'...
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Are You A Feminist?
I t's a question I've been asked multiple times within the last 12 months. Until the first person asked me, I hadn't actually t...
Monday, January 19, 2015
The Lost Dream
A Person Reflection on a Dream Deferred I am not like them-- For they are not like me, We are different We are not the same. M...
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Forbidden
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 4 Will Nita oblige Jabir's request? Will Jabir get to meet his rescuer? This week, see if Ni...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Who Am I
I don't recognize her-- The girl in the mirror; She doesn't look like me, talk like me, think like me... who is s...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blurred Sight
How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere these visions blur. Str...
Friday, January 09, 2015
Alone in this World
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 3 Meet Jabir, Nita's charge, and find out how he copes with his inability to fly. READ THE ...
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Not Like You on Display
All is dark, Yet I am there-- Center stage, Hiding in the bosom Of a deep red flower... And the audience is a-chatter Unaware of my pr...
Friday, January 02, 2015
Out in the Open
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 2 Nita finds herself in a dangerous position when her charge catches a glimpse of her. She must ch...
Second Day
Time rushes by me And I never see it past Didn't have the time to see What did or didn't last-- When the dates roll by ...
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Ringing in the New Year
Its time to shed a few pounds-- Shed the weight of so called friends who make excuses and pretend... Its time to ...
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