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And Another Thing
I mean, I’m just saying. And Another Thing. there is a God who loved me before i was born. knew I was… made me Black. and called it NIGHT SKY DEEP OCEAN BLESSING. called it MIRACLE PRAYER GOOD. called it HIS IMAGE. Reflection perfection. and when i read the word in me i see myself.…
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Small Voices and Hushed Tones: On the Affirmative Action Decision
“This is not a small voiceyou hear this is a largevoice coming out of these cities.This is the voice of LaTanya.Kadesha. Shaniqua. Thisis the voice of Antoine.Darryl. Shaquille.Running over watersnavigating the hallwaysof our schools spilling outon the corners of our cities andno epitaphs spill out of their river mouths.”- Sonia Sanchez, 1934 (accessed from https://poets.org/lesson-plan/teach-poem-not-small-voice-sonia-sanchez)…
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Letting Love Carry Us On By: On the Emotional Parenthood of Black Children
“America eats its babies, it eats the youth”- Tupac Shakur The thrum of the engine echoed in my chest as the truck raced towards me. My feet were plastered to the pavement. I clutched and cradled my belly instinctively to protect my baby. There was no way for me to walk to the end of the…
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No: An Invitation to Surrender
“No is a complete sentence.” At the beginning of this year, this phrase was my mantra. And while, it encouraged me to stop overextending myself, I have recently found myself on the receiving end of these noes. Man, do these noes feel so final, and so complete. As an author, I am no stranger to…
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