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SUNDAY’S THOUGHT OF THE DAY WITH POSIWORLD
Originally posted on POSIWORLD'S BLOG: “We need women who are so strong that they can be gentle, so educated that they can be humble, so fierce that they can be compassionate, so passionate that they can be rational, and so disciplined that they can be free,” -Kavita N. Ramdas ? Posiworld’s thoughts: We need men… Continue reading
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Separation From Blogging
The sun had not completely set on my first night away before I was flooded with post and story ideas. And by the time the sky was overspread with blackness and poured into my bedroom, I’d written two poems already. To what do I owe this sudden flood of inspiration? I suppose it’s because a… Continue reading
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Black Slaves, Native Masters
“I got Indian in my family.” Is something I hear often among the black community. Even in my own family, my mom talks of how her dad was 100% Cherokee Indian and how our family were cow slaughters which explains my maiden last name which is Hereford, a kind of cow. However, while many black… Continue reading
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Thursday Throwback Jam – Dear Mama by Tupac
“A poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it” Whew. Can so relate to this Continue reading
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“Witness History First Hand” – Book Review of The Road to Freedom
That’s right, another 5 Star Review is in: I was very impressed with Yecheilyah Ysrayl’s Stella: Beyond the Colored Line, and her second book is just as compelling. The Road to Freedom – Joseph’s Story is something of a prequel to Beyond the Colored Line, and Stella’s son tells us about his own journey through… Continue reading
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#Book #Review – “We Could Be Heroes” by Justin T. McCain
I don’t usually review poetry. There is something unique about an individual’s voice and how it comes out on the page. For this reason, I find it unsettling to critique someone’s feelings, someone’s voice, someone’s experiences and thought processes in the form of poetry. Each is so very unique. So again, I do not… Continue reading
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Patience
“Stillness is not a sign of weakness or defeat. It is showing reverence for what is to come. Humility is the beginning of the manifestation of goals and aspirations. How can we see things clearly if we are always on the go? There is movement in stillness. Moving slowly does not mean we are behind… Continue reading
