It took me nearly 30 years to really understand the pain that Bob Marley felt when he said “Every time that I plant a seed He said, ‘Kill it before it grows.’” Now that I garden more, I understand agrarian parables better. I know what it feels like to sow seeds, tend to seeds, harvest […]
#ThrowBackThursday #inauguration2009 #MyPresidentIsBlack Flashback 8 years ago. Gary Brown, Valawnda Valovin Drakeford and I drive home to attend The Inauguration. Because in reality there is only one inauguration that black people recognize. We’re driving along 301 near Fredericksburg, VA. We stopped for breakfast and gas. Valawnda decides to drive. She’s all of Nineteen. I tell […]