Tag Archives: Inspiration

Thursday Open Thread | Doesn’t Take A Lot of Money to Become an Inspiration

Posted on January 18, 2018 by rikyrah

Why Aesha Ash is Wandering Around Inner City Rochester In A Tutu Growing up in inner city Rochester, NY, Aesha Ash was just one of the neighborhood kids. She’d imagine people driving by, judging her by her black skin. “They’d … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Happy MLK Day!

Posted on January 18, 2016 by rikyrah

Today is the National Holiday honoring the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have longed believed that they despised him for his ability to use the English language to skewer them and show them the hollowness of … Continue reading →

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This is what President Obama represents

Posted on May 24, 2012 by rikyrah

I consider this to still be THE picture of Barack Obama’s Presidency. From The NYTimes: When a Boy Found a Familiar Feel in a Pat of the Head of State By JACKIE CALMES Published: May 23, 2012 For decades at … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on April 3, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an internationally renowned all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble. They are an American Grammy Award-winning (and many times nominated) troupe who express their history as women of color through song, while entertaining their audience. They … Continue reading →

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