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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Eight of Ten: Jitney, a Director’s Note
I am mid way through the production of Jitney. Only 3 shows left. It’s the second show of the cycle we have done at the Flight Deck in newly dubbed “Uptown”, (used to be plain old downtown), Oakland. This is … Continue reading
August Wilson and Ferguson
The more I do this work the clearer I become that my art is my contribution to the battle for equity. Standing proudly on the ground of the dirt beneath the floor underneath the door of no return — I … Continue reading
2014 in review 3300 Readers, Read in 89 Countries!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,300 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Happy Cul-du-Sac: A personal deconstruction of North American Holidays.
What do you celebrate? What does it mean?
lifted measure one
sometimes it gets hard to lift something must be shifted can’t go on this way even if youre gifted can’t drift in the game twisted i insist i get a grip i know the story flip the script stealing my … Continue reading
Posted in Black Arts, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, black poems, liberation art, poems
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Rendition
i grew in the shadow of the tales of her the shining mistress with open arms who crowned the good on streets of gold with a chicken in every pot a job for every man & no child left behind … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged American violence, awareness, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, government, policing, politics, systemic violence, torture, war and peace
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How to Ground One’s Self on a Moving Train
Meditation One: Stay in Your own Lane Stay in your own lane. Everyone and everything has a purpose. It is important to find one’s purpose. Not connecting to purpose is a recipe for lifelong frustration. It is like being an … Continue reading
