Carter Woodson (b Dec 1875-Apr 1950) Journalist, historian, author and father of Black History Month I've maintained a blog for years, despite not always having something to say. When Black History Month approaches, I feel a responsibility to write-- for sentence exercise, if nothing else. As I've gotten older and more comfortable with being a …
BHM #14 : RASHID JOHNSON
Rashid Johnson, Self Portrait as the Professor of Astronomy, Miscegenation and Critical Theory at the New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club Center for Graduate Studies, 2008. I am strongly attracted to visual art. I'm a poet with visual art dreams who can take an okay photo but can't draw or paint any better than …
BHM # 12: I AM SOMEBODY
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jesse Jackson, photo: Bob Fitch Jesse Jackson left us today. He was a longtime civil rights activist beginning his career adjacent to Martin Luther King, Jr. He was an politician and Baptist Minister. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina in October 1941 and died this morning in Chicago. He …
BHM #11: “I’M JUST GONNA LEAVE THIS HERE…”
44th President Barack Obama's portrait by artist Kehinde Wiley Happy Holiday. No writing on weekends, or holidays apparently. Just to note President #44 Barack Obama was born August 1961 and was president from 2009-2017. This gorgeous official portrait was painted by one of my favorite artists, Kehinde Wiley in 2018. Kehinde is from Los Angeles …
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BHM #4: BOB MARLEY MANIFESTS LIGHTNING AT THE ONE LOVE FESTIVAL, 1978
One of the choir girls in my childhood church caught the Holy Spirit during service for the first time. "It was burning," she said surprised to be chosen and touched by hot fire stubbornly invisible and eternally curious. The Holy Spirit moves like a minister of smoke through the congregation, the church, touching people for …
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The Dirty Rat 