#Americans #Blacks #PulitzerPrize #Women #XIXCentury #XXCentury
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
You confide in me that you are lonely,
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Look into her eyes and know: She does not think
