National Poetry Month Post #2: Read “Genesis of A Street Warrior” by Leslie Reese
Our house was one block west of Woodward Avenue – the street that divided Detroit’s east and west neighborhoods. One Saturday when I was 8 years old...
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Let’s Talk About Dandies! A Look at Shantrelle P. Lewis’s Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style
As I flipped through the pages of Shantrelle P. Lewis’s Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style, I recalled the black men of style I grew up seeing in Detr...
Living For Change: Grace Lee Boggs, A Beautiful American, (1915-2015)
A friend sent me an email today to let me know about the passing of Grace Lee Boggs. She lived to be a strong 100 years old! If you don’t know anything ab...
Aromas of Family Folklore
Recipes have a funny way of being a part of one’s history. Whole stewpots of memories simmer in the burners of my heart with the precious aromas of family folk...