INTRODUCTION:: On March 3, 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed into act a bill approved by Congress the day before “to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States.” Three weeks later, on the 25th, the British House of Lords passed an Act for the Abolition of … Continue reading
Who is Lucy Terry and why have I never heard of her before this Friday? It would have been a sense of pride to hear her name when I was six, ten or even fifteen while sitting on a cold February day in class reciting annual Black History Month songs about the Dr Reverend King, … Continue reading
i been looking at the Blues. the music and her people. a forced undemocratic palette of malnutritive feces was jim crow, the reconstruction, the great migration… Been taking a trip down our memory lane. stepping out of my own ‘insignificant’ reality into my ancestor’s mirror. i thought i had the blues, “hhmph”, .shaking her head, … Continue reading
TO ALL THE WARRIOR WOMEN BEFORE ME! I THANK YOU FOR OPENING THE WAY FOR US ALL! MY AUNT TIYE ESPECIALLY…KISSES HUGS & KISSES, DARIA —————————————————————————————————– POEM::(UNTITLED) Just studying <Flash> and in a flash for the fist time, I’m reading Shankar’s work and I’m speechless.. (thanks for nudging me awake) Sift through emails to find … Continue reading
As always, I am shocked by some of the things I do. This is a reprint (at exactly 12am the beep from my son’s watch sounded its alarm; my computer glitched right before saving; and my phone and internet connection timed out causing me to loose my previous post! I “lost’ everything or so I … Continue reading
Since Kaya’s Study Guide page was getting to be a CLM ( “cute little monster”), I had to expand and move to a whole new blog to stretch-out the pages and make it neater. This process first started on the My Face in History blog with about 3 short posts and phases. To be honest … Continue reading
