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Vibes of humanity: August 2010
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Saturday, August 21, 2010. Let no one uproot the Pumpkin. The excerpt below is taken from Song of Lawino:. How does it differ. They want Uhuru,. They want Uhuru and Peace,. Both of them say they fight ignorance and disease! Then why do they not join hands,. Why do they split up the army. Into two hostile groups? The spears of the young men. And their shields,. Why are the weapons. And the men and women.
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Vibes of humanity: July 2009
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Sunday, July 12, 2009. Iktomi: [ick-toh'-me] literally means spider in the Lakota language. In Lakota legends Iktomi is a spider-trickster, and the stories about him are meant to teach. I finally have it! As soon as I had found the most desolate corner in the metro I pulled out my copy of America Needs Indians! By Iktomi Hicala from 1937 and turned the dry pages of the book. Iktomi's book is a collection of ...
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Speaking Our Truths: White Guilt
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This blog is a collaboration in solidarity of each others struggle. We are witnesses to each others silence. Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Before I go any further I want to preface this piece by saying that this is an attempt to speak on subject that is notoriously complex and delicate. The creation of this blog originated from the legacy of truth speaking. When we speak our truth not only does it put us in a vulnerable position, but also holds us accountable to others and ourselves. When I say we. Not only ...
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Speaking Our Truths: An introduction
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This blog is a collaboration in solidarity of each others struggle. We are witnesses to each others silence. Friday, August 14, 2009. Four years at Williams College gave me a critical analysis of my experiences as a young, queer, Black woman in America; my writing often taking a dark tone to reflect this understanding. Now, as a published poet, community organizer and MSW candidate, I am learning every day new ways to cope, new ways to learn and teach and new ways to speak. I hope ultimately to have ...
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Speaking Our Truths: August 2009
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This blog is a collaboration in solidarity of each others struggle. We are witnesses to each others silence. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. White Guilt; a continuation of dialogue and in response. Thanks for returning. So I felt the need to instead of responding individually to comments to use the forum of the blog to speak on what arose. Hope you did not think that I forgot about ya’ll! And who did I write my last piece for specifically Whites, Blacks, everyone or all of the above? Yea, me too! That class wa...
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Vibes of humanity: June 2012
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Thursday, June 28, 2012. 8220;Sympathy”, “We Wear the Mask” and “Harriet Beecher Stowe” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. A few more poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar. I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;. When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,. And the river flows like a stream of glass;. When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,. We Wear the Mask".
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Vibes of humanity: June 2010
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Monday, June 28, 2010. By Frank Kobina Parkes from Songs from the Wilderness. If you forever fix your eyes on muddy river banks. To see the slime and rotten eggs that foul the air. You lose sight of the graceful brook. Which though not clear, is not so dark. As to absorb your image. If you will ever strain your eyes on bloated, croaking frogs. Beside the stream, and filthy ducks that swim the tide. As snowfl...
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Vibes of humanity: April 2011
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Saturday, April 9, 2011. The Creator Nyame and His Four Wives. This is a story of the Krachi people of Ghana. Nyame was married to Akoko, the barn-door fowl, but after a while he took to himself four other wives. Akoko, of course, retained her rights as the head wife, and the other four wives obeyed her. So Akoko took the woman into her hut and, when the time of delivery was at hand, Akoko told her that, wha...
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Vibes of humanity: February 2012
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Outlet of revolutionary words hoping to sprout. AFRICA the vein of the world; Babylon the cutter. Sunday, February 5, 2012. Memorable pictures: Fellah Woman. A Fellah woman washing her child (by a painting. Fellah derives from the Arabic word 'ploughman' or 'tiller'. The term is used to refer to peasants and farmers. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Excerpt from 'Twasinta’s Seminoles / Rape of Florida'. Albery A. Whitman was born in 1851,. The following excerpt is from Twasinta’s Seminoles. The negro slave by.
