I've been slaving away at the grill and stove all day.
April 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I've been slaving away at the grill and stove all day.
I found out how to do Uptown Downtown.
March 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I found out how to do Uptown Downtown.
Best way to send off this month!
Day 28: A More Perfect Union, by President Barack Obama
Iconic, yet very important speech made by President Obama. It was a speech focused on race relations and a response to his pastor that almost derailed his campaign.
Here it is:
www.npr.org/2008/03/18/8...
Day 28: A More Perfect Union, by President Barack Obama
Iconic, yet very important speech made by President Obama. It was a speech focused on race relations and a response to his pastor that almost derailed his campaign.
Here it is:
www.npr.org/2008/03/18/8...
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Best way to send off this month!
Day 28: A More Perfect Union, by President Barack Obama
Iconic, yet very important speech made by President Obama. It was a speech focused on race relations and a response to his pastor that almost derailed his campaign.
Here it is:
www.npr.org/2008/03/18/8...
Day 28: A More Perfect Union, by President Barack Obama
Iconic, yet very important speech made by President Obama. It was a speech focused on race relations and a response to his pastor that almost derailed his campaign.
Here it is:
www.npr.org/2008/03/18/8...
I went through so many pieces that didn't have a way to read them online, it's insane. 😮💨
Day 27: My God, It's Full of Stars, by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is also another poet laureate! Her pen was definitely hot when writing this poem.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55519/...
Day 27: My God, It's Full of Stars, by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is also another poet laureate! Her pen was definitely hot when writing this poem.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55519/...
February 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I went through so many pieces that didn't have a way to read them online, it's insane. 😮💨
Day 27: My God, It's Full of Stars, by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is also another poet laureate! Her pen was definitely hot when writing this poem.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55519/...
Day 27: My God, It's Full of Stars, by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is also another poet laureate! Her pen was definitely hot when writing this poem.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55519/...
I feel goofy for this, but hear me out.
Day 26: Twenty-Six Ways of Looking at a Blackman, by Raymond Patterson
It was a poem that was inspired by Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen ways of Looking at a Blackbird," which also is very nuanced.
Here it is:
blowingajug.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/t...
Day 26: Twenty-Six Ways of Looking at a Blackman, by Raymond Patterson
It was a poem that was inspired by Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen ways of Looking at a Blackbird," which also is very nuanced.
Here it is:
blowingajug.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/t...
February 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I feel goofy for this, but hear me out.
Day 26: Twenty-Six Ways of Looking at a Blackman, by Raymond Patterson
It was a poem that was inspired by Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen ways of Looking at a Blackbird," which also is very nuanced.
Here it is:
blowingajug.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/t...
Day 26: Twenty-Six Ways of Looking at a Blackman, by Raymond Patterson
It was a poem that was inspired by Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen ways of Looking at a Blackbird," which also is very nuanced.
Here it is:
blowingajug.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/t...
With minutes to spare!
Day 25: The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history and she did this poem during Joe Biden's inauguration. The sense of unity and togetherness is strong within it!
Here it is:
contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hil...
Day 25: The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history and she did this poem during Joe Biden's inauguration. The sense of unity and togetherness is strong within it!
Here it is:
contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hil...
February 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
With minutes to spare!
Day 25: The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history and she did this poem during Joe Biden's inauguration. The sense of unity and togetherness is strong within it!
Here it is:
contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hil...
Day 25: The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in US history and she did this poem during Joe Biden's inauguration. The sense of unity and togetherness is strong within it!
Here it is:
contentmanager.med.uvm.edu/docs/the_hil...
Four more days -- I gotta make it count.
Day 24: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Very iconic book. It was meant as a letter to his son telling the experiences/realities as a black man in America and the challenges it presents.
Here it is:
iberian-connections.yale.edu/wp-content/u...
Day 24: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Very iconic book. It was meant as a letter to his son telling the experiences/realities as a black man in America and the challenges it presents.
Here it is:
iberian-connections.yale.edu/wp-content/u...
February 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Four more days -- I gotta make it count.
Day 24: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Very iconic book. It was meant as a letter to his son telling the experiences/realities as a black man in America and the challenges it presents.
Here it is:
iberian-connections.yale.edu/wp-content/u...
Day 24: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Very iconic book. It was meant as a letter to his son telling the experiences/realities as a black man in America and the challenges it presents.
Here it is:
iberian-connections.yale.edu/wp-content/u...
I gotta stop posting so late!
Day 23: when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange
I'm not posting the full name of this choreopoem. These were inspired by real life events from the author's life. There's seven women, each defined by a different color.
Here it is:
facolta.unica.it/studiumanist...
Day 23: when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange
I'm not posting the full name of this choreopoem. These were inspired by real life events from the author's life. There's seven women, each defined by a different color.
Here it is:
facolta.unica.it/studiumanist...
February 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I gotta stop posting so late!
Day 23: when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange
I'm not posting the full name of this choreopoem. These were inspired by real life events from the author's life. There's seven women, each defined by a different color.
Here it is:
facolta.unica.it/studiumanist...
Day 23: when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange
I'm not posting the full name of this choreopoem. These were inspired by real life events from the author's life. There's seven women, each defined by a different color.
Here it is:
facolta.unica.it/studiumanist...
I promise I'm awake this time.
Day 22: The Mothering Blackness, by Maya Angelou
I like the sense of comfort and homecoming that the poem gives. Very short poem, but there's a good amount of depth within it.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48991/...
Day 22: The Mothering Blackness, by Maya Angelou
I like the sense of comfort and homecoming that the poem gives. Very short poem, but there's a good amount of depth within it.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48991/...
February 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I promise I'm awake this time.
Day 22: The Mothering Blackness, by Maya Angelou
I like the sense of comfort and homecoming that the poem gives. Very short poem, but there's a good amount of depth within it.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48991/...
Day 22: The Mothering Blackness, by Maya Angelou
I like the sense of comfort and homecoming that the poem gives. Very short poem, but there's a good amount of depth within it.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48991/...
While I'm here, I might as well post today's as well.
Day 21: Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation, by Toni Morrison
Y'all think I'm just gonna waltz through my favorite works without mentioning Morrison? 🤨
Here it is:
imgur.com/a/x7MGYuD
Day 21: Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation, by Toni Morrison
Y'all think I'm just gonna waltz through my favorite works without mentioning Morrison? 🤨
Here it is:
imgur.com/a/x7MGYuD
February 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
While I'm here, I might as well post today's as well.
Day 21: Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation, by Toni Morrison
Y'all think I'm just gonna waltz through my favorite works without mentioning Morrison? 🤨
Here it is:
imgur.com/a/x7MGYuD
Day 21: Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation, by Toni Morrison
Y'all think I'm just gonna waltz through my favorite works without mentioning Morrison? 🤨
Here it is:
imgur.com/a/x7MGYuD
Yeah, I'm posting late, sorry! I fell asleep and almost forgot where I was. 🥴
Day 20: The Idea of Ancestry, by Etheridge Knight
It's a very iconic poem made by Knight while he was in jail and I love how this poem touches on interconnectivity.
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/idea-an...
Day 20: The Idea of Ancestry, by Etheridge Knight
It's a very iconic poem made by Knight while he was in jail and I love how this poem touches on interconnectivity.
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/idea-an...
February 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Yeah, I'm posting late, sorry! I fell asleep and almost forgot where I was. 🥴
Day 20: The Idea of Ancestry, by Etheridge Knight
It's a very iconic poem made by Knight while he was in jail and I love how this poem touches on interconnectivity.
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/idea-an...
Day 20: The Idea of Ancestry, by Etheridge Knight
It's a very iconic poem made by Knight while he was in jail and I love how this poem touches on interconnectivity.
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/idea-an...
This month is going by fast. 😕
Day 19: I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra, by Ishmael Reed
I really love the use of Egyptian Mythology and the many allusions he uses throughout the poem!
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/i-am-co...
Day 19: I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra, by Ishmael Reed
I really love the use of Egyptian Mythology and the many allusions he uses throughout the poem!
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/i-am-co...
February 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This month is going by fast. 😕
Day 19: I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra, by Ishmael Reed
I really love the use of Egyptian Mythology and the many allusions he uses throughout the poem!
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/i-am-co...
Day 19: I am a Cowboy in the Boat of Ra, by Ishmael Reed
I really love the use of Egyptian Mythology and the many allusions he uses throughout the poem!
Here it is:
poets.org/poem/i-am-co...
Can't have Malcolm X without MLK!
Day 18: The Three Evils of Society, by Martin Luther King Jr.
It's a speech that I find really interesting from MLK. Though it might not be popular as his other speeches, this speech holds some weight to it.
Here it is:
sales4lawyers.com/wp-content/u...
Day 18: The Three Evils of Society, by Martin Luther King Jr.
It's a speech that I find really interesting from MLK. Though it might not be popular as his other speeches, this speech holds some weight to it.
Here it is:
sales4lawyers.com/wp-content/u...
February 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Can't have Malcolm X without MLK!
Day 18: The Three Evils of Society, by Martin Luther King Jr.
It's a speech that I find really interesting from MLK. Though it might not be popular as his other speeches, this speech holds some weight to it.
Here it is:
sales4lawyers.com/wp-content/u...
Day 18: The Three Evils of Society, by Martin Luther King Jr.
It's a speech that I find really interesting from MLK. Though it might not be popular as his other speeches, this speech holds some weight to it.
Here it is:
sales4lawyers.com/wp-content/u...
President's Day!
Day 17: Message to the Grassroots, by Malcolm X
I know the Ballot or the Bullet is an iconic speech, but given our current events, our "bullets" seemed to have missed the target. Also, this is my favorite speech from Malcolm X. 😀
Here it ls:
www.icit-digital.org/articles/mal...
Day 17: Message to the Grassroots, by Malcolm X
I know the Ballot or the Bullet is an iconic speech, but given our current events, our "bullets" seemed to have missed the target. Also, this is my favorite speech from Malcolm X. 😀
Here it ls:
www.icit-digital.org/articles/mal...
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
President's Day!
Day 17: Message to the Grassroots, by Malcolm X
I know the Ballot or the Bullet is an iconic speech, but given our current events, our "bullets" seemed to have missed the target. Also, this is my favorite speech from Malcolm X. 😀
Here it ls:
www.icit-digital.org/articles/mal...
Day 17: Message to the Grassroots, by Malcolm X
I know the Ballot or the Bullet is an iconic speech, but given our current events, our "bullets" seemed to have missed the target. Also, this is my favorite speech from Malcolm X. 😀
Here it ls:
www.icit-digital.org/articles/mal...
I DON'T FORGET! 🗣️
Day 16: Smoke, Lilies, and Jade, by Richard Bruce Nugent
This piece is very different; the way it reads might take a hot second, but trust, it's very good. This piece deals with sexuality and identity as well if you are interested!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
Day 16: Smoke, Lilies, and Jade, by Richard Bruce Nugent
This piece is very different; the way it reads might take a hot second, but trust, it's very good. This piece deals with sexuality and identity as well if you are interested!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
February 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I DON'T FORGET! 🗣️
Day 16: Smoke, Lilies, and Jade, by Richard Bruce Nugent
This piece is very different; the way it reads might take a hot second, but trust, it's very good. This piece deals with sexuality and identity as well if you are interested!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
Day 16: Smoke, Lilies, and Jade, by Richard Bruce Nugent
This piece is very different; the way it reads might take a hot second, but trust, it's very good. This piece deals with sexuality and identity as well if you are interested!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
I can't believe we're already halfway through the month. 🥲
Day 15: On Being Young — a Woman — and Colored, by Marita Bonner
This is a short essay on what it's like to be a black woman in a world of white privilege. It's such a nice read!
Here it is:
www.literaryladiesguide.com/full-texts-o...
Day 15: On Being Young — a Woman — and Colored, by Marita Bonner
This is a short essay on what it's like to be a black woman in a world of white privilege. It's such a nice read!
Here it is:
www.literaryladiesguide.com/full-texts-o...
February 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I can't believe we're already halfway through the month. 🥲
Day 15: On Being Young — a Woman — and Colored, by Marita Bonner
This is a short essay on what it's like to be a black woman in a world of white privilege. It's such a nice read!
Here it is:
www.literaryladiesguide.com/full-texts-o...
Day 15: On Being Young — a Woman — and Colored, by Marita Bonner
This is a short essay on what it's like to be a black woman in a world of white privilege. It's such a nice read!
Here it is:
www.literaryladiesguide.com/full-texts-o...
ALL RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM! 🗣️
Day 14: Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson
I know I posted James Johnson before, but James created the hymn while John made it into a song.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46549/...
Day 14: Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson
I know I posted James Johnson before, but James created the hymn while John made it into a song.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46549/...
February 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
ALL RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM! 🗣️
Day 14: Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson
I know I posted James Johnson before, but James created the hymn while John made it into a song.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46549/...
Day 14: Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson
I know I posted James Johnson before, but James created the hymn while John made it into a song.
Here it is:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46549/...
I'm doing a post now because I'm not sure when I'll have time when I get home tomorrow.
Day 13: Characteristics of Negro Expression, by Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston definitely deserves her roses for sure. It would be a shame for her not to be on this.
Here it is:
americainclass.org/seminars11-1...
Day 13: Characteristics of Negro Expression, by Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston definitely deserves her roses for sure. It would be a shame for her not to be on this.
Here it is:
americainclass.org/seminars11-1...
February 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I'm doing a post now because I'm not sure when I'll have time when I get home tomorrow.
Day 13: Characteristics of Negro Expression, by Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston definitely deserves her roses for sure. It would be a shame for her not to be on this.
Here it is:
americainclass.org/seminars11-1...
Day 13: Characteristics of Negro Expression, by Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston definitely deserves her roses for sure. It would be a shame for her not to be on this.
Here it is:
americainclass.org/seminars11-1...
I was gonna do a poem, but I think this might be his best work to share.
Day 12: Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
This dude has so many great poems and stories to share and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but this book in particular is... interesting!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
Day 12: Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
This dude has so many great poems and stories to share and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but this book in particular is... interesting!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
February 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I was gonna do a poem, but I think this might be his best work to share.
Day 12: Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
This dude has so many great poems and stories to share and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but this book in particular is... interesting!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
Day 12: Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
This dude has so many great poems and stories to share and it's so hard to pick a favorite, but this book in particular is... interesting!
Here it is:
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
I'm fighting sleep, so let's make this quick!
Day 11: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James W. Johnson
Although it says it is an autobiography, the main character is still a fictional character, but their experiences are realistic.
Here it is:
www.troyspier.com/OER/texts/Th...
Day 11: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James W. Johnson
Although it says it is an autobiography, the main character is still a fictional character, but their experiences are realistic.
Here it is:
www.troyspier.com/OER/texts/Th...
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'm fighting sleep, so let's make this quick!
Day 11: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James W. Johnson
Although it says it is an autobiography, the main character is still a fictional character, but their experiences are realistic.
Here it is:
www.troyspier.com/OER/texts/Th...
Day 11: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James W. Johnson
Although it says it is an autobiography, the main character is still a fictional character, but their experiences are realistic.
Here it is:
www.troyspier.com/OER/texts/Th...
I fell asleep. MY BAD -- LONG DAY.
Day 10: The Wife of His Youth, by Charles W. Chesnutt
Very good story! It paints a picture that colorism and prejudice based upon class can exist within the black community.
Here it is:
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/id...
Day 10: The Wife of His Youth, by Charles W. Chesnutt
Very good story! It paints a picture that colorism and prejudice based upon class can exist within the black community.
Here it is:
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/id...
February 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I fell asleep. MY BAD -- LONG DAY.
Day 10: The Wife of His Youth, by Charles W. Chesnutt
Very good story! It paints a picture that colorism and prejudice based upon class can exist within the black community.
Here it is:
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/id...
Day 10: The Wife of His Youth, by Charles W. Chesnutt
Very good story! It paints a picture that colorism and prejudice based upon class can exist within the black community.
Here it is:
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/id...
Lemme post before the Super Bowl kicks off.
Day 9: Atlanta Exposition Address, by Booker T. Washington
This speech is infamously known as the "Atlanta Compromise Speech," penned by Du Bois from yesterday's post.
Here it is:
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textboo...
Day 9: Atlanta Exposition Address, by Booker T. Washington
This speech is infamously known as the "Atlanta Compromise Speech," penned by Du Bois from yesterday's post.
Here it is:
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textboo...
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Lemme post before the Super Bowl kicks off.
Day 9: Atlanta Exposition Address, by Booker T. Washington
This speech is infamously known as the "Atlanta Compromise Speech," penned by Du Bois from yesterday's post.
Here it is:
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textboo...
Day 9: Atlanta Exposition Address, by Booker T. Washington
This speech is infamously known as the "Atlanta Compromise Speech," penned by Du Bois from yesterday's post.
Here it is:
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textboo...
I haven't forgot!
Day 8: The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B Du Bois
This book is comprised of multiple essays written by Du Bois about race relations and the black experience in the 20th century. My favorite piece is his response to Booker T's speech!
Here it is:
www.gutenberg.org/files/408/40...
Day 8: The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B Du Bois
This book is comprised of multiple essays written by Du Bois about race relations and the black experience in the 20th century. My favorite piece is his response to Booker T's speech!
Here it is:
www.gutenberg.org/files/408/40...
February 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I haven't forgot!
Day 8: The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B Du Bois
This book is comprised of multiple essays written by Du Bois about race relations and the black experience in the 20th century. My favorite piece is his response to Booker T's speech!
Here it is:
www.gutenberg.org/files/408/40...
Day 8: The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B Du Bois
This book is comprised of multiple essays written by Du Bois about race relations and the black experience in the 20th century. My favorite piece is his response to Booker T's speech!
Here it is:
www.gutenberg.org/files/408/40...