some money in the dresser drawer and a love letter too
When Betty said she loved that man, on that morning, I wonder where the words fossilized? If they sheltered in the red wool pattern of his prayer rug? That's if she said it before fasting from her night words. Maybe she said it before noon prayer? knowing. knowing. Keeping play in tact for the six…
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Southern politics
Antidote to Soft Power: Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
As a chronicle of how power often colludes with culture in the construction of a mythological past, the film ought to provoke us to consider how the reconstruction of our histories is of utmost importance in our present era
Arts & Soul
Grief is in the kitchen
Grief comes to live with us all eventually, and she needs no invitation. In this episode of Great Grief, Nnenna Freelon appreciates the quiet moments shared with her late father and wonders aloud how to curate her space for the holidays now that grief has made a home in her home.
Race & Place
They tried to bury him: The hidden history of Abram Colby
Like the other Black Radical representatives in the 1872 register, Abram Colby's redacted story floated among lengthy glowing accounts of his white legislative assembly peers. Colby's second biography, published in a county history book, described him as an ignorant drunk who insulted a lady and was thrown out of town, never to be seen again.…
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The Hell Inside Hell
Boiling on the Inside
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