I agree with Marian Wright Edelmen, who spoke recently with Tavis Smiley about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, beyond the 60s: “We love our prophets, we love the dream, but we don’t love the bounced promissory note.” On a personal level, I look at how far we have not come since the… Continue reading Education Under Arrest
Month: August 2013
The March ~ Film narrated by Denzel Washington
I hope you found profound ways to mark today—being the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. In deciding how to celebrate on my blog, the answer came tonight after finding this film on the PBS website: THE MARCH The vital story of the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.… Continue reading The March ~ Film narrated by Denzel Washington
Movie ~ The Butler
The story deftly barrels through history and emotions, exploring many of the themes I take on in Peach Seed Monkey. Bypass the media hype and reviews. Go straight to your seat and judge for yourself. Director Lee Daniels,
PARIS Part II ~ Art and Food
Life is busy right now. One day left before we drive off to deliver the college freshman. In between packing and going through boxes of Kleenex, I continue revisions on the novel. I welcome this distraction ~ a chance to keep my promise and bring you Part II of PARIS : Food & Art
Billy Collins is himself a poem
I’m sure it’s illegal somewhere to do what the erudite Billy Collins does so well with the 26 letters of our alphabet. And I’m so glad he gets away with it. If a poem is a cultural artifact then Billy is a poem…