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February 12, 2010
- In Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary: Unabridged Second Edition – Deluxe Color, the word freedom resides between freedman and freedwoman. freedman – a man legally freed from slavery or bondage. freedom – 1. the state or quality of being free; especially, (a) exemption or liberation from the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; liberty; independence; (b) ...
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January 22, 2010
- Whose adornment is Precious? I saw Precious, the movie based on the novel Push, by Sapphire. I wish I hadn't. It felt like a set-up from the beginning – all the media hype and controversy before it was widely released in theatres across the country. I cringed when I watched the trailer on the home computer: Sociopathic darkness. Hopelessness. Oozing stereotypes. But it wasn't until ...
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January 22, 2010
- My favorite short story – "Madam and Mr. Muse" – is an imaginative tale only a few close friends, countless publishing assistants, and fairytale maven Jack Zipes have read. Four brief excerpts: Mr. Muse and Madam meet at the Lily Pad Cafe: “ Ohhhhh,” she cooed. “Please join me while I dine on rind and wine. It’s the sparkling kind. You may have generous ...
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January 14, 2010
- I had the pleasure of living in Ghana in the early 1990s. What a life-altering and enriching experience it was. A graduate student, there on an IFESH fellowship, I fully immersed myself in the country's arts and culture: studied Asante Twi; learned to cook red-red and peanut stew; befriended artists Mercy Ocansi, whose batik and tie-dye designs are known throughout Africa, Europe and the United ...
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December 30, 2009
- I open the front door and there she stands – HAPPINESS. My niece Tiffany's five-year old daughter Kaitlyn is my heart's delight. Happiness personified. Bright-eyed, inquisitive, imaginative, uninhibited, she brings a lightness of spirit and lights up a room upon entering. Quick to laugh and to question, she is a truth seeker. Her honesty is refreshing. Her humor and laughter, infectious. She is ...
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December 16, 2009
- Childhood is a series of defining moments. . . I was hoping to write about something other than the outrage welling up inside me after reading about traumatized Lamya Cammon, the 7-year old first grader, whose "frustrated" teacher cut off her beautiful braid in front of a classroom of snickering children. Telling the child, “Now what you gonna go home and say to your momma?” ...
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November 25, 2009
- I am grateful for people who live their lives with open minds and open hearts, especially the children. I am grateful for clarity. For answered and unanswered prayers. I am grateful for waking up each morning and knowing that there is something left for me to do here before my time expires. I am grateful for the people who vex my spirit because they provide a test that I would otherwise ...
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November 5, 2009
- The bookstore would have been easy enough to pass without registering, even for a bibliophile like me, had it not been for the eye-catching window display. All manner of Obama memorabilia – buttons, bumper stickers, die cut images, campaign posters, handbills, photographs – punctuated the dozen or more books proudly showcasing our nation’s 44th president. It was less than three months ...
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October 9, 2009
- In big, beautiful, sweeping strokes, she drew her name - Miss Devereaux - in curvaceous, curlicue calligraphy across the black board with a stump of white chalk. She turned and smiled, slowly surveying the faces of the 20 students in her experimental English class. I sat in the far left row of desks, with a view of the hallway, attempting to phonetically sound out the pronuciation of her name in ...
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