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A Month and A Mirror
A hundred years ago, in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson planted a small but deliberate marker in time—Negro History Week—never knowing it would one day swell into a month, a memory, a reckoning. February has carried that weight ever since, in what is now known as Black History Month. It is a month crowded with… Continue reading
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Echoes of Influence
I love Maya Angelou’s poetry, but it is not what drew me to her. What drew me to Angelou first was her story. When I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and discovered she had also written other collections of autobiographies, I was delighted by her strength and how it came out in… Continue reading
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Reflections
“The only thing rebellion hates more than truth is a mirror.” Continue reading
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