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To be good Christians? No! Organized Black religion is failing
Like most Black men of my generation, I grew up in the Black church. Most certainly, my youthful values, worldview and spiritual existence were...
Ebony, 03/01/08 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
In memoriam: August Wilson: 1945-2005
In 10 plays, nine set in Pittsburgh's "Hill District," August Wilson, more than any writer of his generation, chronicled the lives of the...
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 11/03/05 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
Catch the keynote, Ossie Davis: a mighty laborer in the field of the arts, a majestic voice for integrity has gone on ahead
As a young boy growing up in the 1950s, I remember and was influenced and even confused by the overwhelming number of negative images that...
Black Issues Book Review, 05/01/05 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
In memoriam: Ossie Davis
The Broadway theaters dimmed their lights in honor of Ossie Davis on Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at 8:00 p.m., prior to their evening curtains. All...
Black Issues in Higher Education, 02/24/05 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
All voices matter: artists, intellectuals, students and war - BI Forum
In most cultures the poets, writers, musicians and artists of all disciplines are actively engaged in the civic life of their communities. That is,...
Black Issues in Higher Education, 05/22/03 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
In memoriam: Claude Brown - 1937-2002 - noteworthy news - Brief Article - Obituary
Sonny is gone. That is, the conscious non-ideological voice that humanized the underside of modern day Harlem will no longer walk the streets that...
Black Issues in Higher Education, 02/28/02 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
Give the Poets Some - Brief Article
Three contemporary poets whose work deserve our props Three contemporary poets whose work deserve our props When I teach black poetry, I...
Black Issues Book Review, 03/01/01 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
Language and Voice - black authors - Brief Article
When is it distinctively Black? When is it distinctively Black? We speak in magical voices whether we are from Harlem or Senegal, Nigeria or...
Black Issues Book Review, 01/01/01 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
Gwendolyn Brooks - 1917-2000 - African American poet eulogized - Brief Article - Obituary - Poem
An ocean closed in on us Sunday, December 3, 2000, at exactly 2:30 p.m. Chicago time. Gwendolyn Brooks who could not swim, but loved the water,...
Black Issues in Higher Education, 12/21/00 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication -
Portrait of a Founding Father
Dudley Randall, poet, librarian, teacher and publisher was an influential anchor of the flourishing Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and '70s. His...
Black Issues Book Review, 11/01/00 by Haki R. Madhubuti · More from publication
