Father’s Day 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of Father’s Day. Who knew? This Saturday (June 20) at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, there’s going to be a national rally to bring attention to a number of issues related to the topics of fatherhood and strong families. I’m honored to be among many of the […]
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Welcome to any of my nearly 1300 Facebook friends who may be visiting this site for the first time. My blog site, “aprilisms” is where I houses my writings (essays, poetry…yeah, I write poetry, too. Who knew?). Because so many of you have stopped by my Facebook page to say “Happy Birthday” (THANK YOU!) and
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Khalil Gibran is a poet, philosopher, and artist…born in Lebanon (1883 – 1931). He is one on my favorite poets. My father introduced me to him when I was a child. On the ocassion of Byron and Kenya’s baby shower today and because they asked me to offer a blessing or a prayer, I hope
Quote of the Week: “On Children” by Khalil Gibran Read More »
“Powerful people never have to prove anything to anyone, and by extension, powerful people never apologize to powerless people for the actions they take in order to stay in power.” ~ John Henrick Clarke (Historian, Author, Professor)
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I’m embarrassed. Saturday night was the first time seeing Youssou N’Dour perform. I knew him by name, knew he was famous, knew he was widely respected, and that he played in Brooklyn and/or NYC often. I also knew that I would, one day, check him out. That was it. I caught his show at BAM
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In the “Two Lesbian Women of Color Beat Down by NYPD!” post that I announced earlier today, there’s an acronym in that announcement that might stump you, as it did me: LGBTSTGNC. When I was in college I once saw a slogan posted on one of the bulletin boards: “DEFINE, EXPLAIN, CLARIFY.” That’s all it
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Important News That’s Been Circulating…Especially on Facebook: No Justice No Peace!! Protest the NYPD’s 77th Precinct’s Racist and Homophobic Attacks Against Lesbians of Color On Saturday May 16, 2009 two Lesbians of Color were brutally attacked outside of the Ife Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. After being beaten by several officers yelling sexist and homophobic
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[from my Put On BLAST! (TM) email service] Peace, Fam. I am happy to announce that on Sunday, May 3, 2009, AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. will honor Esther Armah with its 2nd Annual Founder’s Award. Ms. Armah is an international journalist, playwright, and radio host on WBAI 99.5 FM Radio in New York. Deeper than that,
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Today is the first day of spring and I had a going away party recently. I learned the hard way that I had to do something bold to sweep away the things, the people, and the energy in my life that were eroding me. My extra special guest was Tardy. You know Tardy, don’t you?
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Words are the units of language that we use to carry meaning, to ascribe value, to speak or write our truths. Throughout the history of the world, words have been perceived to have a sacred power, one that could be constructive or destructive. Like living beings, words have an origin and a history. They change
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