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Why I’ll Be at the New Sanctuary Coalition Gala on My Stepfather’s BirthdayThis Thursday, November 21st, my stepfather Rufino Villas Lamoste would have been 74 years old. He died five years ago back home in…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
Show Some Love for the World Famous Apollo Kids!First published in CALLALOO Volume 38, Number 1Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
This Mother’s Day Trump’s Border Patrol is Separating Children From Their MothersAnd their fathers. This past Monday, AG Jeff Sessions announced that the official policy of the USG is to separate children from the…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
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Last January She Was Scared, This January She’s Determined#WomensMarch Participants One Year LaterJan 20, 2018Jan 20, 2018
On Dr. King’s “Dangerous Unselfishness” in the Year 2018I recently re-read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 Memphis remarks given on the eve of his assassination. He spoke on the parable of the…Jan 13, 20181Jan 13, 20181