Category: African Americans
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Maya Angelou, Elliot Rodger, and Getting the Work Done (part 2) – Bright Skylark Literary Productions
“Death wins nothing here, gnawing wings that amputate–– then spread, lift up, fly.” –from Journey through the Power of the Rainbow, Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry (Aberjhani) Continued from PART 1 Rodger told himself in particular that “women rejected” him and therefore deserved punishment while knowing nothing…
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The Miracle That Was Gullah Artist Allen Fireall: Poem and Remembrance
What would you call it if you heard about an artist who had been declared legally blind and whose heart had lost the greater percentage of its strength but whom somehow continued to produce masterful paintings in brilliantly-colored detail? The word miracle may not be too extreme at all…
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Poets of the Past and Present in 2014 Spotlight (part 1 of 2)
“Sometimes: the struggle and willingness to say the unsayable –– has cost poets and artists their lives.”––from Journey through the Power of the Rainbow Each year the value, presence, and volume of poetry in the world intensifies after spring arrives largely because the international community celebrates March 21 as World…
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Text and Meaning in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (part 2 of 3) | Aberjhani | Blog Post | Red Room
Protesters in Washington D.C. (photo by Getty Images) “Most philosophers see the ship of state launched on the broad irresistible tide of democracy, with only delaying eddies here and there; others, looking closer, are more disturbed.” ––W.E.B. DuBois (from The Wisdom of W.E.B. DuBois) Upon signing the Civil Rights Act…
Bridge of Silver Wings 2025 