Good news! The compelling 2007 novel, Someone Knows My Name by Canadian author Lawrence Hill—released in Canada under the title, The Book of Negroes—has been adapted for American TV and will air next month as a miniseries on BET. I read the book two years ago. I’m still enthralled by the story Hill wove around his character… Continue reading The Book of Negroes ~ February Miniseries on BET
Category: Education
Nikki and Nikky @ ASU in Albany, GA
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.
Nia ~ An Inspired Wave
Writing and Life intertwine in interesting ways. It’s been a while since I posted—too busy with life and writing, each taking me into uncharted territory. Revising the novel results in a blur between fiction and life sometimes as my characters throw in their own commentary on what’s going on in my life.
Education Under Arrest
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