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

The promises of a thousand suns, Printless ground, swirling flakes against the sky. Morning in the heart of this surprised city, Laid siege by a March storm, Found me listening to out-of-tuned guitars; Slack... LATE-WINTER BLUES AND PROMISES OF LOVE by Houston A. Baker Jr.
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