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Author-Poet Aberjhani Barack Obama Joins Distinguished Predecessors as Winner of 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Barack Obama (AP photo by Richard Drew) In what some are describing as a stunning choice, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo, Norway, awarded its 2009 Prize to U.S. President Barack H. Obama. Obama is the third sitting U.S. president, behind Theodore Roosev… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on October 10, 2009 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani Part 1 (A Juneteenth Special): Remembrance and Healing in America

The following is presented in honor of Juneteenth, the traditional commemoration of the celebration that dates back to June19, 1865, when African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned for the first time about the Emancipation Proclamation that had been i… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on June 17, 2009 at 2:16pm — 1 Comment

Romantic Poetess Hey, Nice Shoes Mr. President !!!

I thought this article was so very interesting. It is in the AOL News Room; Or google your favorite news spot. I looked at the photo before I clicked for the story & thought...Hummmm.....what is offensive about this picture?! Let me see......Hummmm...... I thought our president besides being handsome & well groomed looked very confident & also relaxed while he talked buisness on the phone. His hand gesture seems precise. I didn't see him being offending. So as I clicked to see what… Continue

Added by Romantic Poetess on June 11, 2009 at 12:58pm — 3 Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani Slavery by What Other Name?

(photo of a chain gang in Thomasville, Georgia, 1898, by Carl Weiss) Ask any student of American history what year the enslavement of African Americans ended in the United States and she or he will answer with cheerful confidence, “1865” (even… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on May 23, 2009 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani A Place Called Hitch Village and the Federal Economic Stimulus Package

An artist's rendition of the public housing project called Hitch Village, circa 1957. (Image courtesy of Savannah Morning News) As a home to more than 200 families, Robert M. Hitch Village is the largest government housing project in Savannah, Georgia, and just happ… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on April 13, 2009 at 5:32pm — 2 Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani All that National Poetry Month Jazz

My get-pumped factor generally jumps into high gear this time of year because mid-March means April is on the way, and April is the officially-designated month for celebrating two of humanity’s most enduring creative triumphs: poetry and jazz. I’m particularly jazzed this year over… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 28, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani The Road to Selma's Hell and Back (Part 1)

(Barack Obama, John Lewis, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Clinton crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2006) An odd point of irony from this particular writer’s life: I have boarded planes that touched down in places hundreds and thousands of miles from my home state… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 18, 2009 at 5:18pm — 1 Comment

Author-Poet Aberjhani My Weekend with Two Poets

(photo of "Could This Be Love," the painting by Kerry James Marshall featured on the cover of Body of Life by Elizabeth Alexander, courtesy of VivaUltra on Flickr.com) Those of us––whether writers, editors, or production personnel––who long ago cast our professional l… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 27, 2009 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Passion of the Poets Poet Elizabeth Alexander Recites Inauguration Poem

Inauguration Day 2009 Poet Elizabeth Alexander recites Praise Song for the Day. Scholars, poets, and poetry lovers are still making up their minds concerning how they feel about the poem but most seem to think it was appropriate for the occasion. Alexander’s publisher, Grey Wolf Press, is showing its approval and pride by publishing a commemorative chap book of the poem, similar to what Maya Angelou’s publisher did with her inaugural poem, On the Pulse of Morning… Continue

Added by Passion of the Poets on January 22, 2009 at 4:51pm — 3 Comments

Aberjhani President Barack H. Obama Inauguration Speech and Oath Text and Video

My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath… Continue

Added by Aberjhani on January 21, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

In Love With Music President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on the Dance Floor

Whoever decided to make this presidential inauguration ball a public one must be a genius because everything about it was classic and beautiful. When you listen to BeYonce singing "At Last" while President Obama and Michelle Obama actually dance live to her live performance you know she's singing about something more than a young woman fulfilling her dream of romance. mlm Continue

Added by In Love With Music on January 21, 2009 at 2:17pm — No Comments

In Love With Music "It's a New Day" Sings Will I Am

The Neighborhood Presidential Inaugural Ball got kicked off by Will I am then commenced to just rock and rock and rock some mo! mlm Continue

Added by In Love With Music on January 21, 2009 at 1:57pm — No Comments

Creative Conversation Interviews U2 Rocks the Inaugural Concert

(Video courtesy of YouTube) I heard somebody use the word "euphoria" to describe all the good vibes goin down in DC since Sunday. Seems like a good for the parties that are rocking steady and seem like they're just getting started good. Continue

Added by Creative Conversation Interviews on January 20, 2009 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

Author-Poet Aberjhani There upon a Bough of Hope and Audacity

Cover of The Savannah Tribune Special MLK Day and Inauguration Day Edition Among the oldest newspapers in the United States, The Savannah Tribune has joined many other periodicals around the globe in its double celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. D… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 19, 2009 at 5:27pm — 1 Comment

Passion of the Poets Meet Presidential Inauguration Poet Elizabeth Alexander

(AP photo of Elizabeth Alexander by Michael Marsland) Born in Harlem in 1962, Elizabeth Alexander was selected by President-Elect Barack Obama to serve as his inaugural poet January 20, 2009. This choice made Alexander the newest member of what may be the most exclusiv… Continue

Added by Passion of the Poets on January 16, 2009 at 4:50pm — 3 Comments

Aberjhani Barack Obama's Address at Grant Park in Chicago Revisited

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that thi… Continue

Added by Aberjhani on January 12, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani The Marketplace, Barack Obama, and African-American Culture

The election of Barack Obama to the United States presidency represents more than one man’s personal political victory. It also in part represents the triumph of the cultural values, diverse spirituality, and enduring legacies of a people who survived centuries of slavery t… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on January 8, 2009 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani Authors and Books to Watch in 2009

Cartoon of Aberjhani courtesy of cartoonist Mark Streeter It’s not uncommon for people who possess certain passions to develop exceptional instincts in regard to the objects of those passions. In my case, being a certified bookaholic who has managed… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on December 29, 2008 at 5:09pm — 2 Comments

Author-Poet Aberjhani Blessings Received and Thanks Given Part 2: Americans Rock the Vote

(image courtesy of rockthevote.com ) Whether one was a Republican or Democrat, few things were as exciting during election year 2008 as watching U.S. democracy in historical action. That the election year was not going to be a typ… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on December 10, 2008 at 4:25pm — 1 Comment

Author-Poet Aberjhani Between the Waning Moons of 2008 and the Rising Suns of 2009

The First Family-Elect of the United States of America (courtesy of shared image). With or without a political mandate to add to their impact, changes big and small are ongoing features of what we call our human condition. The selection of President-Elect Barack Obama as the U… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on November 6, 2008 at 12:44pm — 2 Comments

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Writing the Year 2009 Michael Jackson Legend 1 Reply

Display for Official Michael Jackson OPUS Book on display in London. (Press release photo) The Michael Jackson story has arguably been the most compelling of 2009 and more than once has caused m…

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To Walk a Lifetime in Michael Jackson's Moccasins 17 Replies

Michael Jackson in concert around 1995. (photographer unknown) You probably can’t read the words in the note next to the accompanying photo of Michael Jackson, but they were handwritten by the si…

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Started by Aberjhani in Music and You. Last reply by Kimmy Van Kooten Nov 16.

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IF MEN ARE FROM MARS...AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS...WHERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN WITH BOTH GENDERS FROM??? 1 Reply

IT MAKES ME WANNA HOLLA AND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDS!!!!FACTS…HUMAN BEINGS, INVENT COMPETIION FOR WOMEN…WOMAN WON RACE… OTHER WOMEN SAY SHE SHOULD NOT WIN BECAUSE SHE IS NOT A WOMAN, BECAUSE SHE HAS NO…

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3 Free Dissertation Topics??? Really??? Well… You must be reading this post just to confirm if the statement is true OR “Free Dissertation Topics” under discussion are those that must have been overl…

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