As I embark on a journey I once shied away from, I find myself confronting the fears that have kept me from fully embracing my identity as a writer. For years, I let the notion of being a "good writer" held by others intimidate me, causing me to silence the vivid characters and intricate stories... Continue Reading →
The Interesting History of Okra, its African Roots, and How it Made its Way to America - Food is Love Made Edible — Read on foodislovemadeedible.com/2020/06/15/the-interesting-history-of-okra-its-african-roots-and-how-it-made-its-way-to-america/
On February 26, 1898, the Cleveland Gazette, a Black newspaper, reported on the lynching of Postmaster Frazier Baker and his infant daughter Julia of Lake City, South Carolina, who was burned out of his home and shot by a white mob incensed by his appointment to a federal post. The murder of Postmaster Baker galvanized... Continue Reading →
Nina Simone was one of the most gifted vocalists of her generation, and also one of the most eclectic. Nina was a singer, pianist, and songwriter who bent genres to her will rather than allowing herself to be confined by their boundaries, her work swung back and forth between jazz, blues, soul, classical, R&B, pop,... Continue Reading →
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