photograph by J.L. Munn
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Phillis Wheatley, first female black poet
Phillis Wheatley, the first known published female black poet in the United States, was born 1753 in West Africa. In 1761, against her will she brought to New England and sold to John Wheatley of Boston. The Wheatley’s, taking an interest in her education and her precocious nature, allowed her to learn to read and…
The Cultured Corner #2
Two fathers use poems to teach their kids about growing up black in America. This PBS Newshour title says it all. Check out the article, then the book! The last of the Teddy Girls: , Ken Russell’s nearly lost photographs of London’s Teenage Girl Gangs. Do I really need to say more to entice you…
Power lines on a cold sunny day #1 2020
The Fall of the Hulk Toy – Stop Action #1
In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
2020/02/02 #SundaySentence
Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf
Healing through stillness 🤓
For the first time in the better part of a decade I have been able to actually use my time off from the pay check to advance my personal goals. One of the most interesting to me is that I have been finally been able to sustain 20 minute sessions of standing meditation with my…
2020/01/26 #SundaySentence
