Morphological Confetti

  In October of 1858 Sojourner Truth gave a series of lectures in Silver Lake, Indiana, on the abolition of slavery. During the course of her lectures, rumors were circulated that she was actually a man posing as a woman. At her final talk, a man challenged the notion and asked Sojourner to prove her womanhood by allowing certain women in the audience to examine her breast. The challenge was soon put to a vote and the overwhelming vote was “aye.” Many of the women in the audience were appalled by the request, but Sojourner Truth appeared undaunted. She told the men that her breasts had suckled many a white babe, to the exclusion of her own offspring, and that many of these babies had grown to be better men than those in the audience. From her place in front of the congregation Sojourner Truth revealed her breasts and told the men that it was not to her shame that she did so but to theirs. Sources: Narrative of Sojourner Truth. A bondwoman of Olden Time, Olive Gilbert, comp. (...

John 8:12 "...Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

I immediately thought of the movie Sugar Cane Alley as I watched this . The only difference is that Sugar Cane Alley is set in the 1930s. This is going on today.

Maryland History Samuel Ringgold Ward was born a slave in Maryland on October 17, 1817. In 1820, The Ward family escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad when Ward was around 3 years old. They eventually made it to New York where the young Samuel would attend school. Although he was too young to remember the brutality of Slavery, Samuel Ringgold Ward went on to become one of Slavery’s most eloquent orators. In 1839 Samuel became an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. His work also took him to Canada and Britain. Ward’s abolitionist work would continue throughout his life. He eventually retired in Jamaica where he died in 1866. Sources: Wikipedia.org and Blackpast.org

Autumn... She has always been my muse Photo: S Bess

the African Burial Ground National Monument opens in New York today. “For all those who were lost For all those who were stolen For all those who were left behind For all those who are not forgotten.” Sources: The New York Times and discoverblackheritage.com

This is a photo that I took on Saturday. This little guy is so cute that I actually begged him to pose. This was the result. :) Also, I have two poems that were accepted by the Words on Paper Literary Journal. Yes, I am submitting my writing these days for publication. It has taken me sometime, but now it's without hesitation. So, check it out if you get a moment. Peace~