By striving so mightily to accomplish specific goals on behalf of one segment of humanity, she [Toni Morrison] went beyond them to create literary wonders capable of enriching the lives of not just her own people, but of all people.
ABERJHANIBy striving so mightily to accomplish specific goals on behalf of one segment of humanity, she [Toni Morrison] went beyond them to create literary wonders capable of enriching the lives of not just her own people, but of all people.
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Emancipation Proclamation represents both phenomenal political symbolism and a victory of faith in democracy that should not be lost on any American.
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And therein shines one major definition of what it meant to be Clinton D. Powell: someone who looked for, trusted in, and helped empower (if you will) the best in others.
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The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery.
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You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.
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This rose of pearl-coated infinity transforms the diseased slums of a broken heart into a palace made of psalms and gold.
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Upon the lips of babes asleep I saw light embracing light and so allowed my syllables to rest there as a prayer they might sing in their dreams.
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Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.
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The more likely we are to continue to define history as one long inglorious record of man’s inhumanity to man.
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All the world loves a ghost. The evidence of that simple statement can be found by looking in nearly every direction.
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Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence
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Erotic love, traditionally, has been described as shared sexual attraction.
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September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror’s sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles’ wings.–from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001
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Life’s beginnings, along with all the muted and explosive moments that surface between the two extremes.
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I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heaven’s mouth.
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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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