Category: Writers and Writing
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‘Tis the Season for the Magic of Poetry: Black Gold | Aberjhani Author-Poet-Literary-Consultant | LinkedIn
Cover of new anthology: Black Gold, edited by Ja A. Jahannes. When contemplating such issues as the current protests against the trend of white policemen killing unarmed black men (or boys in the case of 12-year-old Tamir Rice) and the unceasing escalation of war and terrorism across the globe, some…
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How Creativity and Social Responsibility Inspired 5 Memorable Moments | Aberjhani Author-Poet-Literary-Consultant | LinkedIn
“Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life.“ —Aberjhani Measuring the success of a given year by the percentage of profits gained or lost is a sensible enough practice for many individuals and an…
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Citizens of Newark Honor City and Historian Clement Alexander Price
Clement Alexander Price (photo by Nick Romanenko and Rutgers Magazine) The celebration held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, on November 14, 2014, honored the city itself as much as it did the life of historian Clement Alexander Price, who passed on November 5. “Everything he touched he…
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Reflections on Ode to the Good Black Boots that Served My Soul So Well (poem) by Aberjhani
“But why exactly were these shoes so important to Vincent? Why had he carried them with him for so long, beaten and worn as they were?” – Ken Wilber, from the essay A Pair of Worn Shoes (“A Pair of Shoes” painting by Vincent Van Gogh from Southern Review.org) The story…