Tag Archives: oppression
FMM 7 15 16 Power Positive
“Love’s in need of love today.”~Stevie Wonder. The father of my children was a complex man. He could argue all day on a variety of topics: sports, politics, injustice, you name it. What animated him was the history of injustice perpetrated on Africa and people of African descent world over. He was not a fan […]
FMM 8 2 13 Heaven in a grain of sand
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”~ Margaret Mead Do you ever spend any time thinking about what brought you to this point right here right now? There is something very beautiful about the randomness that ensured that a particular set of chromosomes combined with another set of chromosomes to produce the […]
FMM 4 19 13 What Price Freedom?
“I write what I like” ~ Steve Biko. April is National Poetry month. The poet has a particular way with words, chooses them with care and precision so as to paint a picture with as few brush strokes as possible. I have been thinking recently how fortunate the writer is. An artist has to buy […]