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Saturday, February 14, 2015
The Black Man Who Took on the KKK
Common Ground We dwell on our differences-- Emphasize the our disagreements To downplay our similarities; Common ground is quicksand,...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Black Identity
Y esterday, I began a discussion on the differentiation of the labels "Black" and "African-American," in the post cal...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Why Don't You Call Yourself African-American?
Of course I'd pick a picture of her sporting her natural curls! Image from Essence A Slave to Being Black To label a Negro, de...
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...
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