Burn so bright…
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
A letter from my foremothers
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Daughter, Look at you. Your eyes are half-closed. Your mind is throbbing. Your chest hurts with every breath. But you are not dying. You are the sun in the night. You are sad. You do not eat…
In Yuri’s Lap: Memories for My Daughter
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Yuri Kochiyama will most widely be remembered for what she held in her lap. In 1965, she cradled El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) in her lap as he lay dying, gunned down in Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom. I read and admired…
Hail Maya
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In memory of Maya Angelou Hail Maya, full of grace Our love is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy loom, Weave for us. Holy Maya, mother of Guy Pray for us…