As I compose my first blog of 2012, I know it could very well be my only blog or at least one of just a few. I am nervous and frightened at the future of my lifelong passion and chosen profession: writing. Forasmuch as I could be tapping out my latest novel at this moment (as opposed … Continue reading Where Oh Where Have Our Attention Spans Gone…Oh Where Oh Where Can They Be?
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Professor Winfrey*
Oprah Winfrey deserves the Nobel Prize in Literature for all she has done to keep books, writers and stories at the forefront of media today.
Lena Horne
Much has changed since the 16-year old who was Lena Horne danced her first tentative steps across the stage of the Cotton Club. Through myriad triumphs and challenges, she paved the way to stardom for countless others in the entertainment industry. Her continued musical, theatrical, and political efforts grew with the times and met each new decade with courage and grace. But, if one thing hasn’t changed, it’s Horne’s ability to break our hearts with her shimmering resonant voice, singing songs like “Black Coffee” and “Stormy Weather.”
negression
Any African-American who achieves a fraction of what they set out to do in life will tell you a peaceful, unencumbered path is impossible. Some of us quietly accept prejudice and discrimination, and probably are better off for it. Others, like myself I can admit, talk very loudly. Both coping styles carry their price and tolls.
Hello World
The consideration of our Migrant Mothers alongside our more societally-accepted beauties has a gradient of approval, examination and interpretation that either cuts most of us out or can't fit all of us in. We have such a beautiful wide range. I hope to show it here.
negression 