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Month: July 2013

Bringing the Middle Passage Home: The Schooner Phillis

Posted on July 31, 2013 Administrator5 CommentsPosted in Uncategorized

Most of y’all know that I am writing a book of poetry on Phillis Wheatley. I’ve been talking about it forever, and I’m furiously working on it right now, along with my novel. Wondering how I am working actively on not one but two books and giving both my all? Caffeine! I’m not playing with […]

On Don Lemon’s List: Breaking Down His Tough Black Love

Posted on July 29, 2013 Administrator1 CommentPosted in Uncategorized

First, this blog post is not to curry favor with conservative, extremely right-wing white folks who don’t like African Americans, but who suddenly are pretending to take interest in “black community issues” so they can practice their Strange White Supremacist Hoodoo Rituals in public, instead of the privacy of their own homes. I’m talking to […]

An Open Letter to Mr. Richard Cohen, Washington Post Columnist

Posted on July 19, 2013 Administrator5 CommentsPosted in Uncategorized

Dear Mr. Cohen: I’m writing you to discuss your latest column, “Racism vs. Reality” dated July 15, 2013 and to parse a point of logic with you—your considerably flawed logic concerning racial profiling. The gist of your column is that it’s unfair not to expect white people to be afraid of black men because they […]

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