A couple of my poems posted on JustPlace with photographs by Willie Wms. justplace.us/belle-isle-cha…

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black woman on Supreme Court politi.co/3KnXT4e via POLITICO

Issue 15 thedillydounreview.com/issue-15/ Maybe I'm late, but I just discovered the the Dillydoun Review. Read the poem "Scheherazade and Penelope Compare Notes" and was hooked. Kept reading and sipping my wine.

Saturday night at La Carpa Theatre in Southwest Detroit. These kids are phenomenal! They've got a couple performances left. Check them out linktr.ee/LaCarpaTheatre

A Tribute to Julia Alvarez: Author Talk of Julia Alvarez with Concepción... youtu.be/Iit65OG1qlc via YouTube

A pretty good year. Turned in a solid edit of my novel and my latest book of poetry released this month. Woohoo!

Ah, what a beautiful thing, over at U.S. Postal Service, coming March 7. #ToniMorrison.

“One’s got to see what the factory worker sees, what the prisoner sees, what the welfare children see, what scholars see, got to see what the ruling class myth makers see as well, in order to tell the truth …Got to see more and dare more.” Happy Birthday Toni Cade Bambara!

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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Looking forward to the new anthology. Happy to be present in such company!

Congrats to incoming fellows!

Who else is excited about this forthcoming book?

Hot off the press, Metro Times Fiction Issue! Metro Times 05/17/23 issuu.com/euclidmediagro… via Issuu

IM SCREAMING

PEN America: White House Announcement of Anti-Book Ban Coordinator Treats Crisis with Deserved Seriousness pen.org/press-release/…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan education budget Thursday guaranteeing free school meals for all students in public education. wxyz.com/news/whitmer-s…

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