Almost A SLAVEby G. Denson In her breakthrough collection, “Honey, I Love: And Other Love Poems” (1978), Eloise Greenfield described … More
Tag: African American
I Don’t Think I’ll Be Hiking on Stone Mountain Anymore
C. Helen Plane, the honorary life president of the Georgia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy wrote; “Since … More
SLAVE PATROLS HAD A BABY AND THEY NAMED IT POLICE
(A song by Lee Williams) CHORUS You can’t run, You can’t hideThere’s no need, No need to tryYou Don’t know … More
WHY YOU KILL THAT BOY?
RANDY Randolph Evans (1961–1976) was a 15-year-old Brooklyn boy who was shot and killed by NYPD officer, Robert Torsney, on November 25, 1976. Evans was … More
The Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson!
THE ATTACK On the evening of February 18, 1965, a group of civil rights activists gathered at the Zion United … More
THINGS WON’T ALWAYS BE THIS WAY
THE AUDIO RECORDING BELOW IS ME READING THIS POST. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW ALONG BY CLICKING THE LINK. “THINGS WON’T … More
ESSAY-LIKE SUNDAY MORNING: WHO ME?
ESSAY-LIKE SUNDAY MORNING ESSAY-LIKE SUNDAY MORNING: Today’s lesson was well taught by Sister Johnson. The lesson was entitled, WHO, ME? … More
The Flowering Vine: Mary, Don’t You Weep
A PROSPECT NEW YEAR!
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A PROSPECT NEW YEAR From as early as I can remember until the mid-1970s, my New Years’ … More
The Time Tunnel 