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  Notebook on Michael Brown, Kajieme Powell, and W.E.B. Du Bois (part 1 of 2)

  “No one seems to think it significant that upon the policemen’s arrival Kajieme Powell possibly had reason to fear for his life and reacted in a manner consistent with his disability.” ––Article excerpt (Aberjhani) “Democracy is not a gift of power, but a reservoir of knowledge.” –– from The Wisdom…

  August 25, 2014
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  The Saving Grace of an Old School Strategy and Impulse

  “What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.” Author Salman Rushdie as formerly featured at Red Room. (photo graphic courtesy of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) A lot of hearts passionate about reading, writing, publishing, and literary culture in general…

  July 30, 2014
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  Mothers, Daughters, and Slavery Make Disturbing 2014 Holiday News (part 1 of 2)

  Nigerians demand justice in case of kidnapped students and better laws to protect girls. (photo by Reuters) In chilling contrast to the lyrical verse and candy-sweet images that millions of American families are preparing to enjoy on the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day, May 11, the families of almost 300…

  May 7, 2014
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  Gifts of the Poets: Eugene B. Redmond and Coleman Barks (part 1)

    Cover of Visible Man: The Life of Henry Dumas by Jeffrey B. Leak Among the greatest gifts that poets bestow upon each other’s lives are those of identity and validation. It is often through the mirror of words, meaning, and soul created by one poet that another begins to…

  April 24, 2014