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Mourning a Creative and Caring Jamaican

February 23, 2019

I always keep in my mind Jamaicans whom I admire for various reasons. Most of them work quietly and “without fanfare” as they say, doing what they know is right. They are committed. They are hard-working. They are cool. They are focused. There are many of them. You may not see them on social media … More Mourning a Creative and Caring Jamaican

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Poetry Note #1: Happy Birthday, Mr. Hughes

February 1, 2015

Today is the first day of Black History Month and also the birthday of Langston Hughes, the African American poet and social activist. Google has given him a doodle today, which is really nice. Also on February 1, 1960, four black students began a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. But that’s … More Poetry Note #1: Happy Birthday, Mr. Hughes

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