Tag: writing

• November 10, 2017

  “Our Children Are Our Children”: The Poetry of Geraldine Wilson

  Geraldine Wilson, date unknown. Research Paper Title: “What Shall We Teach Our Children Who Are Black?: Geraldine Wilson, Freedom Schools, and Project Head Start in Mississippi, 1964-1968 or “Our Children Are Our Children”: Geraldine Wilson, Freedom Schools, and Early Black Childhood Education in Mississippi, 1964-1968 Although my paper explores the educational activism of Wilson through Freedom…
• August 11, 2017

  Day 5: Montgomery (Part I)

  Another heavy day. At the Rosa Parks Memorial Museum, Montgomery  Day Five | First Stop- Southern Poverty Law Center  (SPLC) It is strange to call the center’s museum beautiful because of the pain that lies within history. However, the SPLC, aesthetically,  is a beautiful museum. On the walls were the names and stories of civil rights martyrs.…
• June 4, 2017

  The Thesis Process

  This past January I celebrated my five year research anniversary *does a happy dance*. Since 2012, I conducted research on the Flowers family and continued my research into graduate school. I had a small advantage–I completed the majority of my research over the years. At this point, I simply needed to write. It was impossible…
• May 31, 2017

  Summer Reading

  I moved back home for a few days before my summer travels –civil rights tour, birthday celebration week, and a trip to Harlem. By July, I will settle into my new place in Baltimore (speaking it into existence). A few months ago, I received a Barnes and Noble gift card from a former professor and…
• January 8, 2015

  New Year, New Changes

  Happy Belated New Year and Holidays, A few selected members of my family, cousin and siblings First and foremost, welcome to my new followers! Thank you for the likes, follows, and comments. Surpassing 7,000 views is exciting. Cannot wait to see what this new year of writing and research brings! Second, I apologize for the…