Aberjhani's Blog: Notes of a 21st Century Digital Scribe, page 19

W.E.B. Du Bois likely would have been big fan of Women's History Month

The amazing W.E.B. Du Bois is often celebrated as one of America’s greatest educators, historians, human rights leaders, prolific authors, and galvanizing change agents. What many may not realize is that during the first half of...

Iconic authors’ new works may influence Millennials’ dialogues on race (pt. 2)

Unlike her fellow author Harper Lee, Toni Morrison has remained astonishingly prolific throughout her literary career. Though mostly celebrated as a creator of highly-inventive and intensely provocative fiction, she is also in fact an author of...

Iconic authors' new works may influence Millennials' dialogues on race (pt. 1)

Two highly-acclaimed American authors, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and Pulitzer Prize-winner Harper Lee, are both positioned to influence current conversations on race and multiculturalism with the scheduled release of new novels this year....

Selma revisited: from violent racism to reflective compassion (part 5 of 5)

To read this special series on the Golden Globe Award-winning movie Selma (for best original song, “Glory” by Common and John Legend), and on the community of Selma, Alabama, itself, please see the links at the end...

Selma revisited: from violent racism to reflective compassion (part 4 of 5)

Several nights prior to the 2009 Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, on Thursday, March 5, Rev. Byron Clay had addressed a welcome reception at Selma’s Performing Arts Center. On the same evening, President Barack Obama’s former...

Selma revisited: from violent racism to reflective compassion (part 3 of 5)

Welcome to part 3 of this special series on the movie Selma and the community of Selma, Alabama, that inspired it. To read parts 1 and 2 please see the links at the end of this installment. You can also...

Selma revisited: from violent racism to reflective compassion (part 2 of 5)

It would be difficult for anyone to overlook similarities between the “Black Lives Matter” campaign waged in Ferguson in 2014 and policemen’s violent clash with protesters dedicated to nonviolence Selma 50 years ago. Musician and...

Selma revisited: from violent racism to reflective compassion (part 1 of 5)

The movie Selma, directed and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, opened on Christmas Day 2014 and rang in the New Year 2015 with domestic sales estimated at $1,204,000 according to Box Office Mojo. Whereas there have been any...

A timeline table of contents for the year 2014 going into 2015

Most professional creative artists are familiar with the challenge of having to sometimes divide their inspired energies between remaining focused on one area of productivity while occasionally, simultaneously, completing work in another. It was...

'Tis the season for the magic of poetry (part 3 of 3): The New Year Cometh

The issue of unarmed African-Americans who have been killed by white American policemen throughout the year 2014 has become both a galvanizing and a polarizing concern. It is one that has captured the attention of diverse groups and individuals...