The Attempted Silencing of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson by Charles Clark and Lavelle Eagle
The Tennessee House of Representatives recently expelled lawmakers, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, for exhibiting a lack of decorum during a session. The two lawmakers had joined a group of…
Book of Month | April 2023
A remarkable poetry collection with “inextinguishable generosity and abundant wisdom” (Monica Youn) from Clint Smith, the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Critics Circle award-winning author of How the Word Is Passed. Clint…
Music Review for April 2023
To a sultry rocking chair tempo, “Proof” gets a meaty rendering by Rhythm of Gospel Award nominee K.T. Ellis, who is making his recording debut on Blacksmoke Music Worldwide. Ellis’s…
Poetry | Black Cotton by Arthur Cunningham Clark
Clear blue skies, fresh cut grasswater as clear as new made glasscurtains of lace, linens so finefurniture of mahogany, ebony, & pinebedcloths of satin, blankets so warmthat makes things seem…