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Happy Birthday to Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni is a cherished American poet, writer, commentator activist and educator. She became prominent in the 60s and 70s. A mother, a teacher, a civil rights advocate, her poetry […]

The Last Renaissance Woman: Dorothy West

February 26, 2014/in Authors Dorothy West History Poetry Travel /by Joe

“When I was a child of 4 or 5, listening to the conversation of my mother and her sisters, I would sometimes intrude on their territory with a solemnly stated […]

Carl Van Vechten: Capturing the Era

February 21, 2014/in Authors History Poetry /by Joe

Trying to Grapple with the Big Problem: The Writings of Richard Wright

February 10, 2014/in Authors Civil Rights Education History Poetry /by Joe

Photograph © Carl Van Vechten Richard Wright was one of the most important black novelists of the 20th century, and “easily the most famous Negro novelist of the decade,” as […]

“[Arthur] defined himself…He was different”

January 21, 2014/in 1960s Apartheid Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education Mandela Poetry Sport Tennis Travel Wimbledon /by Joe

STAGES by Herman Hesse | A Poem from the Glass Bead Game

October 29, 2010/in Poetry /by Joe

As every flower fades and as all youth Departs, so life at every stage, So every virtue, so our grasp of truth, Blooms in its day and may not last […]

Happy Birthday to Nikki Giovanni

The Last Renaissance Woman: Dorothy West

Carl Van Vechten: Capturing the Era

Trying to Grapple with the Big Problem: The Writings of Richard Wright

“[Arthur] defined himself…He was different”

STAGES by Herman Hesse | A Poem from the Glass Bead Game

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