Negro History Week was a grassroots effort. Woodson spent years writing pamphlets encouraging its celebration, and sharing them with Black-owned organizations, and newspapers...Woodson wanted Negro History Week to inspire all American schools and universities to study African American history year-round.
Today I Deleted My News Apps
Fear mobilizes the weak-minded.
3 Stay At Home Poems
Mellow Musings Low-maintenance plant. I do not need much tending, just a place to grow. People are like stones you come across on the beach Most will leave little impact on you as you walk past or over them Some are sharp, and will cut your foot open if you get too close A handful…
3 Revolutionary Riots That Changed History for the Better
Sometimes, riots are revolutions that just haven’t been put into history books yet.
I Don’t Know What To Write about Ahmaud Arbery
There are so many things I want to write about Ahmaud Arbery, that I don’t know where to start...
I want to write about Ahmaud Arbery, but I can’t just yet
If I write about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery right now, then my words will lack coherence and project pure venom.
8 Stay-at-Home Haikus
After seven weeks indoors, I miss the small things... Like muddy puddles.
Earth Day Special: Stay-At-Home Free Verse Poem
As the weather warms I find myself looking out at the world from my bedroom window, admiring the beauty of spring from a safe distance
11 Stay-At-Home Haikus
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? It’s also English Language month, the Month of Hope, Cannabis Awareness Month, Stress Awareness Month, and National Fresh Celery Month! In honor of April, I have decided to try my hand at writing poetry! I started with haikus because they’re short and they don’t have to…
Coronavirus, the Spanish Flu, and Pandemic Xenophobia
Pandemics have never been named for entire countries, or blamed on entire ethnicities, with benign or scientifically accurate intentions. This has only ever been done out of prejudice and nativism, with the intent to use existing public fear and bigotry to discriminate against marginalized groups of human beings.