Be Still, And Know…
Be Still and Know . . . My plate is full and the tasks ahead are swirling about me. Some how something told me to stop! To be still and what appeared before me and inside of me was a memory of quiet...
View ArticleRemember Them, Remember Us…
I was born in 1957 and in just a few days I’ll be 57 the age my mother was when she died. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been feeling so much and paying such close attention to things going on around me and...
View ArticleThere’s Poison in the Cookies.
See Joy interviewed in the documentary BOUND: Africans vs African Americans. https://vimeo.com/116031345
View ArticleIn memory of Malcolm:
My trip to Morocco Africa and Barcelona Spain was truly inspiring where the old, new, and ancient combine to produce a picturesque map of history. Both places share legacies of conquests,...
View ArticleBlack Roses in Atlanta
It is 6:00 am and I’ve just finished packing. I’m headed home after having presented to over 300 students from Clark Atlanta University at The Robert W. Woodruff Library on my birthday It was truly my...
View ArticleA Preponderance of Evidence
While this feels painfully futile, my broken heart and weighty concerns move me to write I guess, in a feeble attempt to wake the sleeping to an imminent tragedy. This problem of ‘racism’ a problem...
View ArticleThe Myth That Slavery Has No Impact on Today’s World
In this video, Dr. Joy DeGruy Flawlessly Demolishes the Myth That Slavery Has No Impact on Today’s World. Watch Video at AtlantaBlackstar.com
View ArticleFireworks
The fireworks are being purchased in anticipation of seeing pretty colorful explosions. A momentary retreat for big people, and for children, memories in the making. I cannot begrudge anyone their...
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