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The Colors of Poetry
dip me in chocolate-covered rhyme like the color of my skin a young woman once drowning now lives on the shores of truth sweating similes from her pores a fresh coat of passion that shines something like melanin can I scorch you with radiance? breathing inspiration like oxygen singing compassion, smoking lyric and sipping on… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday (late post) – William Monroe Trotter
First, I want to say that Birth of a Movement is a good documentary on Netflix and is the inspiration behind this post. We are familiar with the name W.E.B. Dubois but I do not hear much concerning William Monroe Trotter and that’s a shame. While I do not agree with his dissension with… Continue reading
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The PBS Blog Podcast – Ep 11: Love Liberates (Plus iTunes)
The PBS Blog Podcast is now available on Itunes. Click Here. Inspired by Maya Angelou who said that love liberates, today’s podcast speaks about how freeing it is when you know yourself enough to love yourself and to be yourself. In this, you are not just liberated from your own personal demons but also the… Continue reading
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The Butterfly is Supposed to Struggle
Maya Angelou said, “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” No one likes to struggle because the pain, of any kind, does not feel good. In fact, many of us probably spend our entire lives seeking to struggle less. To reduce… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Historic Rivals: W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington
Today, I thought I’ll do something fun. I would like to do a few of these so let’s call this part one. Let’s see who was at war and why. Of course, we have to start with the famous rivalry of all time: W.E.B. Dubois vs. Booker T. Washington Yecheilyah sits in a chair with… Continue reading
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