Circus of Words

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...

R eading is fundamental.Whether your interests are scientific or artistic, words are always lurking around the corner. A love for reading ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Twisted, Spine disconnected Awkwardly turned Drenched in pain Throbbing, Pulsing rapidly...

Spotlight on Octavia E. Butler The fusion of ideas, Blended into a world of possibility-- Uncontradicted and unheard of Science...

Spotlight on Hattie McDaniel Four shows in,     and not a colored face-- Not a black, or a Latina, an Asian or Indian-- So I ...

Spotlight on Morrie Turner Imagination creates the image, But the image is what inspires-- Reaches out to visitors Captures the...

Spotlight on Jordan Davis Why am I not like the others? You ask as though we're bees     forever clumped together Following...

Spotlight on Charley Pride Some things come naturally, Like a spider spinning silk And natural tendencies shine. No matter how y...

Spotlight on Thomas Blackshear The need to express oneself To release some of your essence In words, or sounds, or images, Meant...

Spotlight on Misty Copeland I was young Everyone was doing it-- Blonde ponytails, pink tutus And then there was me... If I'...

Quotes read from blank pages Fill the air and linger above us Beautiful words of inspiration Paint illustrious images in the sky Captivate e...

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...