“I AM ~ SOMEBODY!” – Graffiti as Cultural Text

“I Am – Somebody!” is a praise poem to African-Americans written in the 1950s by Reverend William H. Borders, Sr., Wheat Street Baptist Church pastor and civil rights activist. The poem is most often associated with the Reverend… Read More

Master Drummers ~ The Gods Are Awake!

“Strummin’ my pain with his fingers, singin’ my life with his words… Killin’ me softly with his song…” (Roberta Flack).   In Africa it is said that each person has a rhythm to which they alone dance.  Women… Read More