Poetry: Hysterical Strength by Nicole SealeyWhen I hear news of a hitchhikerstruck by lightning yet living,or a child lifting a two-ton sedanRead More Song In My Head: i by Kendrick Lamar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aShfolR6w8 Art: Jordan Casteel’s Kimmah Photo credit: jordancasteel.com Quote: “The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. …
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Poetry: My Loves by Langston HughesI love to see the big white moon, A-shining in the sky;I love to see the little stars, When the shadow clouds go by.Read More Song In My Head: History by Mos Def w/Talib Kweli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Z8X_bgEpw Art: Titus Kaphar’s A Pillow for Fragile Fictions Photo credit: kapharstudio.com Quote: “The African …
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Poetry: Naming the Baby by Yesenia MontillaI couldn’t bring myselfto read through Breonna’s socialmedia but some say she believed 2020would be her year. She evenRead More Song In My Head:Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) by Marvin Gaye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Ykv1D0qEE Art: Rashid Johnson’s Untitled Anxious Drawing Photo credit: hauserwirth.com Quote: “I had no idea that …
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Poetry: Yearnings For Home by Frances Ellen Watkins HarperOh let me go I’m weary hereAnd fevers scorch my brain,I long to feel my native airBreathe o’er each burning vein.Read More Song In My Head: Stand By Me by Ranky Tanky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOF7FWv-BsU Art: Aaron Douglas’s Judgement Day Photo credit: nga.gov Quote: “Don’t try to lessen yourself …
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Poetry: Soul Train by Allison Joseph Oh how I wanted to be a dancerthose Saturday mornings in theliving room, neglecting choresRead More Song In My Head: Blackbird by Nina Simone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ix6Liy0XQg Art: Faith Ringgold’s Hide Little Children Photo credit: faithringgold.com Quote: The thing about Black history is that the truth is so much more complex than …
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