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A Father’s Day repost. My own father is now almost two years an ancestor. Thinking of him and of Ficre and of “ each black man who would call a black boy who is not his son, “Son,” and puts a hand on his shoulder.” Father’s Day Ode to Strong Black Hands theroot.com/a-father-s-day…

Civil Rights Act: A proud memory for W.H. aide - CBS News. Two years after my beloved father’s passing, near the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, some history and wisdom. cbsnews.com/news/civil-rig…

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/07/17/art…

A great and cherished woman. nytimes.com/2024/08/24/boo… via @NYTimes

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nytimes.com/2024/10/20/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Don’t let anyone or anything stop you from making your voice heard in this election. If you have any questions or concerns, call a voter protection hotline. These folks are standing by to make sure your vote is counted. So make sure you vote! votesaveamerica.com

One of Chicago’s oldest public art pieces is saved, thanks to arts grant uniondemocrat.com/lifestyle/arti… via The Union Democrat

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At 13, Eddie Palmieri became the timbalero in his uncle’s band. He dropped out of junior high and devoted himself to music, dragging his drums to gigs all over the Bronx. “I was just a wild stallion at that time,” he told Carina del Valle Schorske, laughing. nyer.cm/a3VAUTL

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Weekly Poem: Elizabeth Alexander honors MLK Day with stories of the black experience | PBS News. Some reflections and poems from Dr.. King day in 2014 that I hope endure today. pbs.org/newshour/arts/…

My father reflects on Dr. King, 2017. youtu.be/bfQmAnFtCqc

Cecile Richards believed in women, believed in 19thnews and believed in me in a way that changed the course of my life — and so many others. I am heartbroken, but channeling every ounce of her spirit. Sending so much love to her amazing family. 19thnews.org/2025/01/cecile…

A Poet’s Tale from Obama’s First Inaugural | The New Yorker. Sixteen years ago. newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

From our earliest days, Black history has always been American history – and Black folks have profoundly shaped our American culture through music, art, literature, sports, and beyond. One month a year is not sufficient to celebrate the power of the movements and the people who

"Words are events, they do things, change things. They transform both speaker and hearer; they feed energy back and forth and amplify it. They feed understanding or emotion back and forth and amplify it." An Ursula K. Le Guin classic: themarginalian.org/2015/10/21/tel…

'Jericho Brown joins Kevin Young to read “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own “Colosseum.” Brown’s collection “The Tradition” won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry (2022). He’s a 2024 MacArthur Fellow and a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets newyorker.com/podcast/poetry…

Elizabeth Alexander explains why jazz music must be preserved time.com/7273135/preser…

The grandmother, the mermaid, and the soul – poet Elizabeth Alexander on how literature broadens the landscape of the possible themarginalian.org/2022/06/12/eli…