The Light of The Sun
Simply Thank you for releasing the music that can inspire.
The music that shines a brighter light.
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On this next to last day of Poetry Month (April) and the birthday of Edward Kennedy “ Duke” Ellington born April 29, 1899. Donald Trump pushes silliness on a fearful conscious 70 years later with insulting orchestration of sterotypes utilized when many struggled to survive. This text was offered into the breathe of our souls [...]
February 12, 2011
Here it is again, the annual NOKIA show in Los Angeles, California where the flittering gathering of the cascading lights of the magnificent venue would turn on it’s axis after Lady Tee rocked the house with her T- FUNK. So much so that after witnessing her stellar sold out performance the first time [...]
A beautiful combination…Tom Ford’s creativity with Badu Badness!
I love this fragrance. This is my interpretation of the ad for White Patchouli with Erykah Badu Badness as the muse.
White Patchouli
With its sensuous core of patchouli, TOM FORD White Patchouli perfectly captures the myth of a generation. Sleek wood blends with the essence of elegant white flowers [...]
Muhammad Ali dubbed the “Athlete of the Century.” His heavyweight fights and beautiful style have been a constant inspiration for me. His phrases were masterpieces in self marketing, everyone knows float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The showmanship and his ability to rope- a – dope with the best of them makes [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
‘Where Do We Go From Here’
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
16 August 1967
Now, in order to answer the question, “Where do we go from here?” which is our theme, we must first honestly recognize where we are now. When the Constitution was written, a strange formula to determine taxes and representation declared [...]
Proposed New Bylaw to NCAA: THE EXCEL CLAUSE
Where is the $218 million? Gaining interest for the institution or in the pockets of the NCAA?
In 2006 Stanford football player Jason White won a ruling that will not distribute $218 million until 2012-13. Now in 2010 several Ohio State Buckeye football players and the Heismann Trophy winner [...]
some quotes reproduced from:
Skin Deep: Inside the World of Black Models by Barbara Summers Amistad Press 1998
After a brief time away,
We have returned for a review:
Brett Favre has returned for one more season, The last Stryker unit has left Iraq before August 31, and one of the best free agents of all time is now in Miami. Oh yes and the Jets will be a powerhouse with LaDainian.
Did I hear that [...]
X factor- an unexplainable element of a person’s quality, something that comes out of nowhere, unexpected but timely. For the Lakers the recent addition of Artest has galvanized a sinking ship. The timely put back was a big shot in the arm for the defending champions.
The trading of Ariza still pains some Laker fans or [...]
don’t give up the baseline
The Cleveland Cavaliers gave up the baseline last night. The baseline the strip underneath the basket that has to be cut off at all cost from a defensive perspective in basketball. At all cost. Defensive wins championships. Defense is an art. It’s five to ten players depending [...]
I’m in the middle of the madness in San Antonio, site of the women’s final four. I’ll be at the IOU Sports “Game On – Literary Arts & Jazz” happenings tonight at Drink Cocktail Bar. I’ve already had a few inquiries about how to purchase my prints. I’ll post more about that later. For now, [...]
Just you and the rim. To excel at anything it takes long hours of disciplined, dedication. This piece was created for the joy of playing. Basketball is a dance when played outside, the elements come into play. On this day the clouds quietly rested while the rim and backboard seemed to grow as I shot [...]
Afro American pride
say it loud spoke
for blackness
this was not a joke
Commercialism poke
of what our
soul train rhythm spoke
Shaft and get Christie Love styled
Walt Frazier style sly
and the family stone cold Chaka
Grace Jones pulled
and the Jackson’s 5 spins spoke
lookin’ though the window
Gwendolyn Brooks wrote
Barbara Jordan broke it down
Julius free styled
and Kunta and Kizzy
told Roots speak
somebody
©Jacqueline Shackelford’98
Grandfather clause, shuffle along, Paul
Laurance Dunbar, Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong,
Thurgood Marshall, Claude McKay, Mary Mcleod
Bethune…
