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Morphological Confetti is a celebration of the Spirit, words, and culture. My focus is on African American/American history and poetry.
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Fast and Pray
Mark 9:29 "And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting."On June 2, 1899, African Americans observed a day of fasting called by the National Afro-American Council to protest lynching and racial massacres.Sour...
African Native American
On May 28, 1830, the United States put forth legislation that would lead to the “Trail of Tears” in 1838. U.S. President Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson signed The Indian Removal Act of 1830, which eventually forced many Native American tribes suc...
American Tradition: The origins of Memorial Day
African American History fact: On May 1, 1865, more than twenty black carpenters and laborers, in cooperation with white missionaries, teachers, and Union troops, started the first Memorial Day Service in Charleston South Carolina. Read more… Enjoy...
Max Robinson: American Anchor
On this day in 1979, Max Robinson became the first African American network news anchor for ABC's World News Tonight. Unfortunately, sometime in the mid 80s, Max Robinson was diagnosed with HIV. He would later succumbed to AIDS in December of 1988. T...
John Hope Franklin dies
John Hope Franklin (2 January 1915 – 25 March 2009)"My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly."Mr. Franklin,Thank you fo...
Black Memorabilia: What does it Mean?
I picked up this little piece of American history at a consignment shop for $1.91. Good buy, huh? I thought so. I was thinking about how expensive black memorabilia can be online, so I looked up this piece hoping that I had found a gem. I found it an...
VOTE!
...I did. We did. It's done Barack Obama44th President of the United States of America"I ascribe a basic immportance to the phenomenon of language... To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that ...
Grandmama for Obama
I'm getting ready to watch the Palin and Biden debate this evening. This is a recent picture of my maternal grandmother. Can't you tell -- just look at that round face and nose. That's my mother and cousin in the background. Anyway, my grandmother l...
Today in History: Liberia
Today in history:In 1824, former slaves of African descent established a settlement in West Africa that would eventually become the country of Liberia. Thousand of African Americans from the Carolinas, Georgia, Maryland, and across the country joined...
Photos: House in Hassell
I never get tired of finding out more about my family. I soak it up, write it down, and take a picture of it. Luckily, my grandfather is also nostalgic as he gets closer to 90 years of age in December. This is just a few of the pictures during my jou...
Get your Ripe, Juicy Watermelon Here!
I remember the watermelon man driving slowly through my North Carolina town shouting, "Watermelon! Get your watermelon heah!" Folks would come out of their homes and buy them including my grandfather. I remember he would buy a watermelon, put it in t...
Denmark Vessey
Denmark Vessey (Telemanque) was born 1767 in West Africa. As a child, he was captured by slavers and transported to the Americas. Denmark spent his early years on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas. In 1781, a slaver named Captain Joseph Vessey of Ch...
The Hunky-Dory Minstrel Show
Have you ever heard the word “hunky-dory” (Superlatively good) used in a sentence and wondered where it came from? I have always wondered. I first heard a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy say it when someone asked how his day was going; he stated ...
Poem 3: Map of Pain
Map of PainDespite this map of Pain I have my PrideI have my Ambitionand I have my Integrity,but most importantlyI have my NameDespite this map of PainBy: Stephen Bess"I ascribe a basic immportance to the phenomenon of language... To speak means to b...
Arbre de la liberté: Ayiti, Haiti, and Hayti
I had a chance to go back to my roots this weekend in North Carolina. It’s always a good trip because I am always able to learn something new about my people and about the state. Did you know that there is an area near Durham, NC known as Hayti? As...
Malcolm Memoriam
El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, or Malcolm X1925-1965Blog Post: Malcolm 3:10Video: Malcolm X speaks (video time: 1:37)"I ascribe a basic immportance to the phenomenon of language... To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the ...
