This was very cool:
How could the 1000 people who recently attended Albany State University’s 8th Annual Poetry Festival possibly process the enormity of the event: being in the same room with Nikki Giovanni and Nikky Finney? With Frank X Walker, Hoke Glover and Lita Hooper.
Kudos to my mother, Irene Jones‘ alma mater and HBCUs everywhere.
Wish I could have been there…..I like the idea of telling young kids to get a passport ….there is so much out there….but again we are so priviledged as Americans, my first thought when I read that sentence which I do agree with, was there are too many folks who cannot attain a passport because they are not Americans, ore Europeans…. Alas…challenges are all around us ….but it makes my heart happy to hear about people who are actively taking part in community ~ xoxoxo Tura
Thanks for the comment, Tura. You think so deeply about this stuff. I agree that the passport issue is a “first world” concern (even though I detest the 1st world, 3rd world labels). Like to think of the passport as a ticket to get out there and help change things.
Great report!!! I like your idea to encourage the young kids…