Month: April 2020

• The Only Black Boy in the Room

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  April 18, 2020

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  Blackness

  As you scan the rows and aisles,through a sea ofmostly white faces,your eyes brighten up. You spot a brother. And as you lock eyes with him,you instantly feel what youcan only describe askinship.You both give the nod,and smile.This semester, you won’t bethe only black boyin the room.

  

• Kindred & Children of Blood and Bone

  2–3 minutes

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  April 11, 2020

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  Life

  I assume, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the self-isolation mandates that have been put in place worldwide, that most of us have spent the last month or so in our homes. For many people, it has been a boring and/or aggravating time. For some (like me), it has been incredibly busy.…