Mind of Rose Vasquez Read more...
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Song and Dance Intro Read more...
The Great American Negro Tetralogy Read more...
“Hey, C.J. I heard what happened last night. Are you okay?” I am still a little agitated but I am good, Rose. “Did you tell ya mom?” Why the hell would I do that? This isn’t her concern. Do you have any cigarettes? “You do... Read more...
“So, what ever happened to Alex?” How long did it take for you to ask me that? “What are you talkin’ ‘bout? It just popped into my mind, ya know?” You see this blank stare? Stop lying to me, please. Wait, real quick, I hate the saying “ya know.” Wha... Read more...
“I hear you talk about how you looked up to your brother, how was he as a person overall?” Rose asks as she sits across from C.J. at his dining room table. “Here is the story about my brother through my eyes… He was a strong, fun, funny, smart, cunning, passionate,... Read more...
The last time I was bullied was at the age of eight, I was in the third grade. I went to some all white, racist school in the Northeast section ofPhiladelphia. I was the only Black kid in my school and believe me, I felt and knew that I was the only Black kid in my school. Rose, I was ca... Read more...
Annie Spencer Annie Bethel Spencer was a poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period. Anne was the first Virginian and first African-American to have her poetry included in the Norton Anthology of American Poetry. Also an activist ... Read more...
Dorothy West Dorothy West was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her novel The Living Is Easy, about the life of an upper-class black family. Dorothy,s principal contribution to the Harlem Renaissance was to publish the maga... Read more...