Editor’s Take
BY NJEMILE Z. ALI
This issue contains poetic gift for Mother’s Day by Tannur Shewrightz Ali, a layered look at love that’s tough from reviewer Shaundale Rénā and a mystical journey at the edges of life and death from fiction writer Richard Eddie. The writers take us deeper into the real life of social roles.
Queen of Mothers
BY TANNUR SHEWRIGHTZ ALI
Daughter of the Queen of mothers / Blessed by her permission / To re-think my intentions / Deeply see my mission Even if it’s so deep … / It’s reading tea leaves and smoking pipe dreams / … I have a few “My Mama Saids” but I’ll tell you what my Mama did / She loved me fully …
Black ACE Happenings
The drums are calling us to the fireside for stories, verse and film from the Black Arts, Culture & Entertainment abundant storehouse. Commune with fellow lovers of the arts …
New Book Releases
By Shaundale Rénā
Initially, I was interested in Harold Phifer’s My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift because I had lost my own aunt. I looked forward to gleaning whatever lessons life threw at me. If we are to be …
The Welcoming Cemetery
THE WELCOMING CEMETERY [AND] A PORTRAIT ON THE BEACH
It was believed that cemeteries had brought a certain amount of charm and myths to villages, and in 1922 Kingston, it was proven right. There were many stories and so-called legends, mainly from the seniors of Jamaica’s capital city …