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Month: February 2016

Afropalooza Day 4: Did Y'all Know Ruby Dee Was a Poet?!

Posted on February 4, 2016 AdministratorLeave a commentPosted in Uncategorized

Y’all I was just doing a random search and came upon this YouTube video from “With Ossie and Ruby.” It said, “Ruby Dee” performs her poem–and I thought, now, Miss Ruby was one of my favorites actresses, but I didn’t know she was a poet! I clicked on it, and Miss Odetta starts singing. (Don’t know […]

Early Morning Reflection: Day Two of “Afropalooza”

Posted on February 2, 2016 Administrator1 CommentPosted in Uncategorized

For some reason, I woke up at 3:15 this morning, checking things off my Daily To-Do List. Usually, I don’t awake until about 8am or even later, and when I do, I always chastise myself for laziness. I am the daughter of a woman who grew up on a farm, who rose in darkness to […]

It’s Black History Month, Y’all! You Know What Time It Is.

Posted on February 1, 2016 AdministratorLeave a commentPosted in Uncategorized

  It’s Afropalooza Time!!!–And I had to come back for this. I had to. You know this is my favorite time of the year. And no, I am not going to give excuses for being gone so long. I’m just going to act like your favorite auntie: Swish in wearing my cutest outfit, pretend I’ve […]

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