Somewhere in the light above the womb, black trees and white trees populate the world.
It is a March landscape, the only birds around are small and black.
What do they eat, sitting in the birches like warnings?
The branches of the trees are black and white.
Their race is winter.
They thrive in cold.
There is my grandfather walking among the trees.
He does not notice his fingers are cold.
His black felt hat covers his eyes.
He is knocking on each tree, listening to their voices as they answer slowly deep, deep from their roots.
I am John, he says, are you my father?
They answer with voices like wind blowing away from him…..
Category: Healing,
The purpose of our classroom service is to diversely strengthen the curriculum and needed pedagogy of licensed and pre-service teachers. This builds a foundation of superior education through understanding culturally responsive curriculums direct benefit from the content of African American Registry.
Street Team programs represent a crucial part of our goal of ‘Curriculum Reform and Giving Youth a Guided Voice’. We also require College students and/or community members to learn how to implement and carry on our program. That way we instill buy-in for each community to invest in themselves. If you would like more information or to create a Street Team in your community contact the Registry at 612-822-6831 or email us at info@aaregistry.org.
