Aberjhani's Blog: Notes of a 21st Century Digital Scribe, page 17

The abbreviated mind faces 'The King of Music' dilemma (part 2 of 2)

The first criticism that anyone might voice regarding voting for a proposed “King of Music” is the question of why Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson are so frequently presented as the top two contenders. Why has the great...

Recovering Lost Contexts and the 'Sweetness of Hearts'

Anyone in the habit of keeping journals––as I have been for many years––has probably noticed the advantage they provide when the need arises to confirm specific incidents or meetings from the past. Writers of memoir, biography, and autobiography in particular can appreciate such leverage.

The habit of journaling becomes especially useful when looking back and discovering that you were part of an extraordinary occasion, or associated with an exceptional individual, that you somehow failed to...

The abbreviated mind faces 'The King of Music' dilemma (part 1 of 2)

For those members of a given demographic made uneasy by the idea of eventually becoming just one more minority in America, an abbreviated mind taking note of the evolving dynamics could react with overwhelming fear. The carnage inflicted by Dylann...

The abbreviated mind faces "The King of Music" dilemma (part 1 of 2)

For those members of a given demographic made uneasy by the idea of eventually becoming just one more minority in America, an abbreviated mind taking note of the evolving dynamics could react with overwhelming fear. The carnage inflicted by Dylann...

Thank You: An Open Letter to My Extended Creative Thinkers International Family

Thank you Creative Thinkers International, from Aberjhani. (Postered Poetics art 2015 inspired by Denise Elliot-Vernon original) Dear Creative Thinkers International Family—

By now everyone has received the communication that went out notifying you that CTI would soon go offline. There is no sadness in this announcement because we have actually had a much better run here at Ning (September 2007–July 2015) than many others around the web and the race is not done yet.

During the most vol...

5 Ways to be geniuses together: Celebrating Ja Jahannes (part 3 of 3: legacies)

While his family held private services for Ja A. Jahannes in Savannah, Georgia, on July 7, public celebrations of the educator and creative artist’s towering achievements will kick off Saturday, July 18. On that date, a memorial...

5 Ways to be geniuses together: Celebrating Ja Jahannes (part 2 of 3: the list)

Even though the late author and educator Margaret Walker Alexander may have sounded to some like a doting mentor when she described Ja Jahannes as “a prophet for a new day,” his works do address with deep spiritual...

5 Ways to be geniuses together: Celebrating Ja Jahannes (part 1 of 3: the man)

One self-penned definition of the word genius is: a focused intensification of individual intelligence resulting in works of exemplary creativity, visionary leadership, or uncommon spiritual depth and beauty. This definition is perhaps a fitting...

Some notes on the colors of these changing times: Editorial with poem

Given the horrendous white-versus-black-motivated massacre in Charleston, S.C., on June 17, the jubilant rainbow celebrations that broke out following the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nation-wide on June...

Luther E. Vann named Telfair Museum Juneteenth Artist of the Year

The internationally-acclaimed artist Luther E. Vann was the named Telfair Museum Juneteenth Artist of the Year 2015 on June 13 at the Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, Georgia.The award was presented as part of the museum...