President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader.
ABERJHANIWhile it is unlikely that poetry or art shall eliminate the reality of war in the twenty-first century, it is thrilling to know there remain individuals, and even entire communities,
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And the relentless suffocation of that singular breath which makes human beings individuals.
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The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one’s being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.
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First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.
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From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin
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War poisons the land Like diseased minds downloaded/ into bowls of tears.
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Most people are slow to champion love because they fear the transformation it brings into their lives.
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The books are also a part of what I call the great continuum of spiritual literary dialogue that I feel has been in progress since human beings
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When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance,
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Shine your soul with the same egoless humility as the rainbow and no matter where you go in this world or the next, love will find you, attend you, and bless you.
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And to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.
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An author accepting language’s invitation to dance steps onto the floor of his her sensibility-charged consciousness and begins to move instinctively–even if with much dread
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At its most dynamic, faith evolves into powerful applicable knowledge.
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History dressed up in the glow of love’s kiss turned grief into beauty.
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In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own
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