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My favorite poem from this year
has finally been published! You can access it here. (Edit: This link works on all browsers except Chrome) I write a lot about historical black figures, but Emmett Till’s story touches me somewhat more than other people. My first poem about this particular moment is here. For those that do not know the story of…
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Emmett Till
(July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) I would say rest in peace but you are in pieces. Your mother requested an open casket at your funeral and we saw where fish nibbled at your flesh and where your smile turned into a shriek and how scared you must have felt that day. You were…
Ashley Elizabeth 