Koshies on My Cheek – Baby Talk (2)
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it – June Harris, Moms’ Mantra Let me just start with Koshies! And Daddy’s playful voice when he asked for them!…
We’re All Local Music
“Sometimes you ask yourself, ‘What is art? And what do I care what it is called and what it becomes?’ The only thing I know about it is that sometimes…
‘Play to the Universe!’ – Love Devotion & Surrender
Our poetry reading was supposed to start at 8pm. It was 7:45 and NOBODY had shown up. I sat with Kamau Daa’ood in the theater at LA’s venerable Beyond Baroque. …
See You: ‘Proof of Concept …’
Listen Here – Countdown to HistorySchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. “Harlem residents in front of shop listening to the…
And One – Basket or Foul
I once played basketball with skill, fearlessness and confidence. Stared down all comers. From my point guard position, while dribbling up court on offense, I shouted to teammates: basket or…
Cresting – ‘So When You Smile …’
“I bless you in the name of all that is good and strong and beautiful, Antonio. Always have the strength to live. Love life, and if despair enters your heart,…