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

My Daddy has paid the rent and the insurance man is gone and the lights is back on and my uncle Brud has hit for one dollar straight and they is good times good times good... GOOD TIMES by Lucille Clifton.
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