Morphological Confetti

Hello friends and family. I wanted to let you all know that I have moved on to pursue other things. You may remember a previous post when I spoke about going back into the classroom as a teacher. Well, I have secured a position with an area community college. It will be my first experience teaching on a college level. It's a great start for me and I am excited! It was a careful decision that was finally decided through prayer and ultimately...obedience. There are some of you who understand exactly what I'm talking about. Well, I will be preparing for that position over the next couple of weeks. You will be in my thoughts. Peace~

I have just been given my first blogging award by Guyana-Gyal . The award is called the “Blogger Reflection Award.” “This award should make an individual reflect upon five bloggers who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and who have provided a Godly example. In other words, five dear bloggers whom, when you reflect upon them, you are filled with a sense of pride and joy...of knowing them and being blessed by them.” Guyana-Gyal, this was so kind of you! You are part of my daily routine and I absolutely love your stories. I take a trip to Guyana every time I read your words. *smile* Your writing is fantastic and I can’t wait until I can see it printed on pages in a book. Now, different bloggers have affected me in different ways. I am going to choose five from my list. I hope you get a chance to visit them and appreciate their work as I have. First, Cergie is my connection to France through photography. I became interested in Cergie after coming acro...

This past Saturday I took a trip to Richmond, Virginia with family and friends. Specifically, we took this trip to see the August Wilson's play, " Joe Turner's Come and Gone ." It was playing at the Dogwood Dell Ampitheater starring Carl Gordon from the tv show, "Roc". The play was excellent! Before the play, we had a chance to see the town a bit. I was excited about seeing the Bill "Bojangles" Robinson statue. As a matter of fact, I was so excited that I decided to challenge Mr. Robinson in a "Tap off!" Well, as you can see Mr. Robinson beat me without even moving. Overall, I had a great time. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949) Challenge!!! Check me out...I should change my name to Savion Bess! Air Bess!! Sources: Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica Photo credit: Camille (Mack's lady)

I have just finished another book in my summer reading series. Unburnable , is the debut novel for Antiguan writer, Marie-Elena John. The story takes place between Washington, D.C. and Dominica. I was initially attracted to the book because of the DC connection. Instead, I took this wonderful journey to the Caribbean island of Dominica through the words and imagination of Marie-Elena John [ Note: not to be confused with The Dominican Republic, but Dominica ] . She may have single handedly increased tourism on the island through the writing of this novel. I mean, I want to go to Dominica! Unburnable focuses on the lives of three women who are connected by blood, heritage, and pain. Matilda is the grandmother, who is also known in her mountain top community of "Noah" as the Obeah woman or traditional healer. She is feared by many because of her powers as an Obeah woman and is seen as evil by many. Iris is the daughter of Matilda, who is stigmatized from birth because of ...

Mwabi did a wonderful post on former American Idol contestant, Melinda Doolittle. Apparently, she took a trip to Mwabi's home in Zambia where she was able to help the locals and take in some of the culture. It's a great post if you focus on Melinda. Please go and see .

I love the spirit of the young people in the 1960s. There were blacks and whites coming together to fight for the common good. They all had their differences, misconceptions, and prejudices, but some of them saw it fit to join hands to fight the powers that be. We have a chance to do that today with more than just black and white hands. Nina Simone expresses it so well in this song. Please listen and look. In the end, the question is what are we fighting for today or are we fighting anything at all?

Mocha Hut Alley Caddy African American owned Industrial Bank Les Nubian (They will be performing live at Bohemian Caverns on July 19th. Click to see a closer image and more of my photos on Flickr) These are just a few of the images I saw around town last weekend. If you celebrate the 4th of July I wish you a pleasant and safe holiday. The 4th of July in my family is an excuse to grill/BBQ. *smile* So, you know I will be getting a plate tommorow!