George Floyd

Minute Five

Day five of commemorating the last moments of George Floyd’s life—     I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free song by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas     I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I […]

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Minute Three

Day three of commemorating the last moments of George Floyd’s life:     4/30/92 for Rodney King by Lucille Clifton   so the body of one black man is rag and stone is mud and blood the body of one black man contains no life worth loving so the body of one black man is […]

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Minute Two

Day two, commemorating the second minute of the last moments of George Floyd’s life:     Let Them Not Say by Jane Hirshfield   Let them not say:   we did not see it. We saw.   Let them not say:   we did not hear it. We heard.   Let them not say:    they did not taste […]

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Minute One

To Christine, Catherine, Yen-Fang, Megan, Donny and Molly:  I love your submissions and can’t wait to WE INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING something’s come up TO BRING YOU THIS BREAKING NEWS   [breaking your heart news]   So I can’t post them right now.   Just doesn’t feel right.   Give me nine days. Nine days, […]

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