Today’s date inspired a nested poem this morning.* As the Department of Justice Report on the Ferguson police department comes out this week, two executions are postponed in Georgia for Kelly Gissendaner and Brian Terrell, and the fiftieth anniversary…
Read MoreLent III – Wake Up #KellyOnMyMind
BREAKING NEWS:ย 2:40pm March 3, 2015 Executions POSTPONEDwith an “abundance of caution.” #KellyGissendaner & Brian Terrell! Awesome! #KellyOnMyMind JUST DON’T STOP, Team!ย Let’s add a new hashtag:ย #BrianOnMyMindย +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wake up! When I woke up my daughter this morning and kissed…
Read MoreLent II – Black History Month
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander This afternoon I had a long drive from Atlanta to Nashville, and I decided to start a book I’ve been wanting to read . . . by letting my iPad read to me.…
Read MoreLent I – Black History Month
Selma I began thisย first Sunday in Lent by traveling to Harlem in the heart of New York City. After a week of sleet, snow and ice in Nashville, I was grateful for the sunshine, and even the slushy sidewalks. People…
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