“You were born where you were born and faced the future you faced because you were black and no other reason. I know your countrymen do not agree with me about this… they do not know Harlem, and I do. For these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped inContinue reading “Trapped In A History”
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Origins
I once knew a woman who hadn’t spoken to her family in twenty-five years. She described the death of her father as the greatest blessing of her life because it had allowed her to sever all ties with her abusive mother and her miserable childhood. When she talked about her origins, she was often vagueContinue reading “Origins”
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