Category: American History
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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…
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Text and Meaning in T.J. Reddy’s Poems in One-Part Harmony (part 3 of 4)
Author Signe Waller explores the costs of love and freedom in the book LOVE & REVOLUTION. “…With endurance, laughter and a song these walls of injustice can be torn down, light can enter the rubble, the road to freedom can become more visible…” ––T.J. Reddy from the poem “We Are…
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Text and Meaning in T.J. Reddy’s Poems in One-Part Harmony (part 1 of 4)
“And the syndrome goes on; this is only a poem, wondering when to our senses we will come home.” ––T.J. Reddy (from A Poem About A Syndrome) Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific…
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka with poems and mic in hand. (photo by Lynda Koolish) This story was first published as part 2 of the article “Two Literary Laureates Celebrated: Herta Muller and Amiri Baraka.” It is presented now to honor the life and legacy of the great African-American literary powerhouse Amiri Baraka…
Bridge of Silver Wings 2025 