April 2016

Blog Archive

Sat, 16.04.2016

The Unfinished Community Building in Black America

Phrases like “It takes a village to raise a child” are often used as a metaphor for old school neighborhoods, how our black ancestors lived, and a romanticized past that many want back. In 2016, sometimes the village/community phrase feels like a cliché for African America. It’s not to say this can’t be done but […]

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New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

The stairs mount to his eternity the rotted floor, the dripping faucet all now abide within him, the cracked ceiling, the rusted bed in his dark squalid chamber abide... THE STAIRCASE by Samuel Allen.
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