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#NCFroIsReading Zora and Alice

Comparison of 2 great African American women literary giants their exploration of love and family and how sacrifice doesn’t mean death.

NCFroIsReading Flying Home by Ralph Ellison

Black Boy Fly Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
I used to be jealous of Aaron AfflaloI used to be jealous of Aaron AfflaloHe was the one to followHe was the only leader foreseeing brighter tomorrowsHe would live in the gymWe was living in sorrowTotal envy of himHe made his dream become a realityActually making it possible to swimHis way out of Compton with further more to accomplishGraduate with honors, a sponsor of basketball scholarsIt's 2004 and I'm watching him score thirtyRemember vividly how them victory points had hurt me'Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminderThat we was just moving backwardsThe bungalow where you find usThe art of us ditching classes heading nowhere fastStick my head inside the study hall, he focused on mathDetermination ambition, plus dedication and wisdomQualities he was given was the shit we didn't haveDug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finalsHe had his back like a spinal meanwhileWe singing the same old song spinning the vinylEleven graders gone wrongHe focused on the NBA we focused on some PatronNow watch that black boy fly...

NCFroIsReading...Langston Hughes

In Celebration of Black History Month I continue to read selections from Calling The Wind a collection of Short Stories from 20th Century African American Short Stories...and no I didn't get anything from the NC Book Festival. I couldn't find it!

#NCFroIS Reading James Baldwin

#NCFroIs Reading Call The Wind

This will be a series of readings in celebration of Black History Month informational and entertaining.

#NCFro Is Reading...Not My Family

What if you really can choose your own family?

NCFro Is Reading...Hillbilly Elegy

#NCFro Is Reading...Nikki Giovanni Conclusion

one ounce of truth benefits
like ripples on a pond
one ounce of truth benefits like a ripple 
on a pond
one ounce of truth
benefits like ripples on
a pond 
as things change remember my smile...
nikki giovanni [Untitle]

#NCFro is Reading...Nikki Giovanni My House

#NCFro Says...Be Mindful, Be Thankful, Don't Be...a Dumbass.

#NCFro is Reading Knoxville TN by Nikki Giovanni

Knoxville TN
I always like summerBestyou can eat fresh cornFrom daddy's gardenAnd okraAnd greensAnd cabbageAnd lots ofBarbequeAnd buttermilkAnd homemade ice-creamAt the church picnicAnd listen toGospel musicOutsideAt the churchHomecomingAnd go to the mountains withYour grandmotherAnd go barefootedAnd be warmAll the timeNot only when you go to bedAnd sleep 
Nikki Giovanni