It happened last night October 16, 2021 6:00 PM airing on Zoom. The magnificent artistry and perfomances by the phenomenal Osunyoyin Alake, Edward Currelley, Ngoma Hill, Atiba Kwabena Wilson and yours truly. The evening started with a welcome and the introduction of Atiba Kwabena Wilson by yours truly. This was…

I am safe and filled with gratitude. My day and evening started with ongoing alerts and warnings via my mobile and calls from Con Edison via my landline. There were light rains during the day that increased in power as the evening progressed. Looking out from my window I witnessed…

Narratives: Arts Activism, Creativity, Social Responsibility, Resiliency & Joy. “Poets Network & Exchange, Bronx Book Fair 2021 aired on July 30th and 31st. Bronx Book Fair 2021 phenomenal participating authors and attendees represented a global community. Bronx Book Fair expresses our profound gratitude to our authors. You are appreciated beyond…

The assumption is with age comes wisdom, this is not always the case. The hope is with age comes a profound knowledge of self, life insights and purpose. A discarding of the need of approval of others. The need to compromise self by “biting of the tongue.” Silencing your true self fearing…

Recently I read a very disappointing article. The article written by an Asian woman. Do not accuse me of being anti Asian for identifying the author as Asian! To say I was disappointed is an understatement! It turned out to be more of a personal rant than factual and intellectual…

Dear Beloved Ancestor Mother Tubman, Today April 20, 2021 a guilty verdict was announced in the murder of Mr. George Floyd. The world watched for nearly ten minutes as his life was taken at the hands of one who can only be identified as a monster and demon. The symbol…

I watched as stunned and outraged American citizens, politicians and media hosts sat glued to their seats witnessing the January 6 attempted coup. I watched they looked into cameras terrified and in disbelieve. “This is not us, they exclaimed repeatedly as though it were a mantra.The reality America is, America…

Beatdom remains flawed. I speak specifically of the silenced and missing historical and herstorical information. People unwilling to go further than Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, two popular iconic figures associated with Beat. There is rarely if ever any mention of the roots and contributions of others specifically Blacks. To…

The National Beat Poetry Foundation announced its new honorees recently. Honorees are poets representing the United States and an international group of poets from around the world. In celebration of new honorees the National Beat Poetry Festival serves as host for a celebration lasting three days. The Corona virus pandemic…