tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527683396102807184.post3850348765085608843..comments2023-06-11T10:11:49.711-04:00Comments on My Journey : Black Poets Speak about #BlackLivesMatterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527683396102807184.post-64293436689687986202014-12-18T10:58:56.529-05:002014-12-18T10:58:56.529-05:00YESS ! We are connected in our pain and in our des...YESS ! We are connected in our pain and in our destined rise out of the ashes. TAHIRA Akua TAHIRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098532361186562940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527683396102807184.post-62919975476616733522014-12-18T10:09:04.594-05:002014-12-18T10:09:04.594-05:00The title, "The Secret Life of Black Mothers,...The title, "The Secret Life of Black Mothers," says it all. I closed my eyes and listened, connected, and fully understood her struggle... my struggle... our struggle. As I opened my eyes, I remembered what the late Maya Angelou said: <br />You may write me down in history<br />With your bitter, twisted lies,<br />You may tread me in the very dirt<br />But still, like dust, I'll rise.<br /><br />And, I was encouraged!<br />#BlackLivesMatterReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177594298904494594noreply@blogger.com