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June 29, 2019

We Are Not Your Negroes

Negroes are born without name without record they are boys despite age Uncles Johns Negroes are sign language using symbols to communicate their existence born without land without placement without ownership what King referred to as “a degeneration of nobodyness” they are sojourners wandering from person to person in search of themselves Negroes are… Continue reading

Poetry

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March 21, 2017

The Testimony

Your testimony is probably your most powerful tool to reach others. So go ahead, be that bridge. Continue reading

General Topics, Quotes N Notes

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April 6, 2016

#WQWWC: Writers Quote Wednesday– James Baldwin

Welcome back to another episode of Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge. As you may notice, I have decided to go back to the traditional WQW for now. You can imagine my excitement when Colleen stated this was OK. If you can’t imagine it, below is my happy dance: OK, to the point. My inspiration today… Continue reading

Articles

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December 29, 2014

Poverty

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” – James Baldwin (Fifth Avenue, Uptown. Esquire) Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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October 28, 2014

On Hatred

“I imagine that one of the reasons that people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, that they will be forced to deal with the pain.” Baldwin, James Writer (1924-1987) Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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james baldwin

We Are Not Your Negroes

The Testimony

#WQWWC: Writers Quote Wednesday– James Baldwin

Poverty

On Hatred