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History is a hermaphrodite with many distinguished lovers. We are neither mysteries nor strangers but the living breath of revelation made flesh by th...more

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Beneath the armor of skin/and/bone/and/mindmost of our colors are amazingly the same.

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At the different stages of recognition, reflection, and redress, practicing compassion provides potentially world-saving opportunities which otherwise...more

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The issue, perhaps, boils down to one of how perceptions or misperceptions of racial difference impact various individuals’, or groups of individuals’...more

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the courage to realize th...more

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Trayvon Martin, at the most, seems only to have been guilty of being himself.

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The word 'survivor' carries a weight of remembrance that has broken the minds and bodies of more than a few men and women. It also contains a humbling...more

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Millions of tears have fallen for black sons, brothers, lovers, and friends whose assailants took or maimed their lives and then simply went on their ...more

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Journey through the Power of the Rainbow represents a condensed compendium of literary efforts from a life dedicated to transforming the themes of inj...more

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We are living in an era in which billions of people are grappling to promote communication, tolerance, and understanding over the more destructive for...more

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There is no envy, jealousy, or hatred between the different colors of the rainbow. And no fear either. Because each one exists to make the others’ lov...more

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Whether we consider hip-hop as an evolved manifestation of the Harlem Renaissance or something completely new under the sun, it clearly has moved beyo...more

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Death wins nothing here,gnawing wings that amputate––then spread, lift up, fly.

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Love is our most unifying and empowering common spiritual denominator. The more we ignore its potential to bring greater balance and deeper meaning to...more

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You are the hybrids of golden worlds and ages splendidly conceived.