February 2018

Blog Archive

Wed, 28.02.2018

Country Before Party, Community Before Self

Last year, white republican senator Jeff Flake made a public contribution to the democratic candidate in the Alabama senators’ race. On the check memo area, he wrote “country above party.” I use this metaphor to speak to the African American community and have all of us (including myself) ask (and answer) can we do more […]

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New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

On my back they’ve written history, Lord, On my back they’ve lashed out hell. My eyes run blood, The faces I see are blood, My toes can’t dig no deeper in the... POEM FOR PEARL’S DANCERS by Owen Dodson.
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