~ Silas Johnson Jones ~ September 24, 1921 ~ February 26, 1999 Almost everything you needed to know about my dad could be heard in his laugh;
Author: Anita Gail Jones
Jammin’ for O-B-A-M-A
The Girl Effect
My girl turned 18 last month. Yes, I am in shock, (and VERY excited that she’ll vote for the first time in November!) I look at how vibrant she is and count my blessings. Then I count them again because there’s something called The Girl Effect
Three Strikes of Horror
This ties in with my recent post: The New Jim Crow. California is one 24 states that have a “Three-Strikes” type law, passed 18 years ago. Now we look back with regret at many lives ruined by the law’s “good intentions”.
i keep sayin’…
love is EVERYWHERE <3 Yesterday I found it in this asphalt puddle over by Novato (California) Community Hospital .
Yes I did change my nom de plume (a little)
This morning I ran into one of my faithful followers, Meg (she was the first to subscribe 11 months ago!) and she asked “Did you change your name on your blog?” And I thought, “BUSTED!” I forgot to let people know that my nom de plume is now Anita GAIL Jones. Takes me back: on Hazard… Continue reading Yes I did change my nom de plume (a little)
Character Interviews (i.e.,talking to myself)
For years on my daily morning walks I carried small notebooks and a pen for ideas about stories, homeschooling, etc. Even though I obviously know the value of the spoken word, (being an oral tradition storyteller), for some reason I felt better about writing the notes. Until one day
Another Film by Benh Zeitlin and Court 13
This is a 25 minute short shot in 2008 by the Court 13 team, with Ben Zeitlin directing. Very interesting to watch after Beasts of the Southern Wild. Both films
Four More Years!
We had a party tonight to celebrate President Obama accepting the nomination, and since he was coming to our den ~ I baked a red velvet cake! I got pretty excited during his speech; it had the same cadence and rhythm of the sermons I grew up hearing at 2nd Mt. Olive Baptist Church in… Continue reading Four More Years!
Jim Crow ~ by any other name
Jim Crow ~ still around. Lucky for us some really smart people continue to wrap their brains around racism—still so pervasive in America, and in some cases on the rise BECAUSE we have a black man in the White House. Remember ~ the bigots are procreating, too, so let’s keep the conversations/actions going.