From: Amani na Mapenzi: Love & Peace Volume Two – The Poetry & Essays of a’Kihoro, 2009 We talked in lyrical circles Meeting for the first time Exhibiting intuitive shyness Exploring the mechanics of our minds Sensing the freshness sought by both Needing the assurance of love A spark to light the fire Dwelling in [...]
“All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us!” I don’t care whether they call us… African-American, black, people of color or even the N-word, it boggles my mind that in the United States there is still a culture set on destroying anyone of us who gains a tremendous degree of fame [...]
Well, I actually did it. I went to see This Is It. If you know anything about the grieving process, you will understand that this was a crucial part of my grief over the death of Michael Jackson. My initial apprehension about going to see the film was filled with thoughts of not being able [...]
There has been quite a bit of elation in Republican circles since Maryland’s Michael Steele became the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. He’s even being called the guy who can stand up to Barack Obama and challenge him. Wow, I am ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing). Anyone trying to make a [...]
God heard our prayers. Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama. The saints of the Middle Passage, plantations of the south, Jim Crow and civil rights are rejoicing. I welcomed the words “Obama Wins Election” that exploded across TV screens at 11:00 p.m. EST on the evening of November 8 -celebrating with tears and shouts of joy, [...]
This post was orginally an article in The Village Griot, my online subscription newsletter. Recently, a young African-American coworker who is well educated and raised in the culture of colorblindness asked me if I was happy about the direction of the general election. My response was “only if I am able to exhale on November [...]
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