Gentrification from the lens of Dan Scott & Spike Lee
Read additional commentary by Jamala on Dan, Spike Lee and gentrification at BlackCommentator. The commentary includes video of Spike’s remarks at Pratt Institute. I, too, sing St. Louis: The Dan Scott Saga (This year is the 250th birthday of the City of St. Louis. This is the first of several articles throughout the year that share […]
Getting a whooping in Kansas
Rep. Gail Finney (see photo to right) introduced a bill to not just reinforce using corporal punishment wherever kids are, but to do it harder–literally. Finney’s bill called for a definition of spanking that should result in redness or bruising. I’m a strong opponent to spankings, especially with it is in isolation of other option. […]
A Kwansaba for Baraka
I presented my first Kwansaba publicly at the Kwansaba Celebration for Amiri Baraka at the Sunshine Performing Arts Center, East St. Louis on February 18, 2014. Kwansaba is a poetic form created by Eugene B. Redmond and the EBR Writers Club in 1995. (Photo credit: Roscoe Crenshaw) Baraka He was a genius with vision […]