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Ethelbert Miller2014-08-17T19:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/07/07/the-invisible-man-in-iain-haley-pollocks-spit-back-a-boy/2014-08-15T15:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2014/08/10/art-appreciation-month/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/artist-collage1.jpgartist collage2014-08-12T22:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/04/21/derrick-weston-browns-wisdom-teeth/2014-08-11T20:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/05/03/randall-hortons-roxbury/2014-08-08T17:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2014/06/14/blog-tour/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-a.jpgAlan KingMeet Alan King!2014-06-16T02:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/08/24/jamaicas-park-of-national-legends/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/guards-2.jpgGuards 2The changing of the guards happens every hour at National Heroes Park.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/samuel-sharpe.jpgSamuel SharpeSamuel Sharpe's rebellion led to the British Parliament passing the Abolition Bill in 1833, and the abolition of slavery in Jamaica in 1838.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bogle-and-gordon.jpgBogle and GordonAccording to the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, the arches of the monument are symbolic of ten fingers and the finish of the arches has been roughened to symbolize hands that toiled during slavery; the centerpiece, a natural Jamaican marble boulder, is a symbol of freedom.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/norman-manley.jpgNorman ManleyNorman Manley is credited with leading the team that negotiated Jamaica’s independence from Britain.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/queen-nanny-2.jpgQueen Nanny 2Nanny of the Maroons was credited with freeing more than 800 slaves.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/alexander-bustamante.jpgAlexander BustamanteConstruction involved Bustamante’s wife, Lady Gladys Bustamante, to be entombed on top of his monument. Bustamante’s wife, a prominent member of the Jamaican trade union movement, died on July 25.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/national-heros-park.jpgNational Hero's ParkNational Heroes Park became a permanent place to honor the country’s national heroes after Jamaica’s Independence in 1962.2022-07-19T03:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2014/04/25/a-poet-on-his-way-to-a-reading/2014-04-26T18:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/09/16/nyckencole/2014-04-18T18:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/07/31/im-on-the-show-the-poet-and-the-poet/2014-03-30T15:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/11/21/universal-childrens-day-no-age-limit-on-making-a-difference/2013-11-27T13:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/10/31/marian-wright-edelman-fires-up-intergenerational-advocates/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/edelman.jpgEdelman2014-03-26T20:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/10/12/our-government-shouldnt-default-on-americas-vulnerable/2013-10-18T15:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/10/16/the-human-thing-to-do-for-national-blog-action-day/2013-10-25T11:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/08/20/four-year-blogiversary/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/anicia.jpganicia(PHOTO: Alan W. King) My niece, Anicia2013-10-11T17:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/03/27/a-true-story-about-hollywood/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/barbershoppole.jpgbarbershoppole2013-07-26T13:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/10/02/randall-dottin-a-filmmakers-tale-of-perseverance/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lifted.jpglifted(PHOTO: Randall Dottin) https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/background.pngbackgroundhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/a-alike.jpgA-ALIKE(Flyer: Courtesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/40-acres.jpg40 acres(PHOTO: Evan Sung for The New York Times) In Fort Greene, Brooklyn, a 1930s firehouse that has been converted into two duplex lofts was leased to Spike Lee and his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks for the past 22 years.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dartmouth.jpgdartmouth(PHOTO: images.businessweek.com)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/randall-dottin-2.jpgRandall Dottin 2(PHOTO: Courtesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/randall-dottin-1.jpgRandall Dottin 1(PHOTO: Courtesy) Randall Dottin, left, poses with his friends after their high school graduation in 1990.2016-01-29T23:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/22/ernesto-mercers-journey-towards-and-beyond-gunpowder-a-match/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mercer-6.jpgmercer 6(PHOTO: Courtesy of Ernesto Mercer)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/afro-punk.jpgafro punk(ARTWORK: Jermaine Rogers) Afro Punk arthttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mercer-4.jpgmercer 4(PHOTO: Courtesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mercer-3.jpgmercer 3(PHOTO: Mignonette E. Dooley) younger Ernesto Mercerhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mercer-2.jpgmercer 2(PHOTO: Ernesto Mercer)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mercer-1.jpgmercer 1(PHOTO: Ernesto Mercer)2015-06-15T11:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/03/27/dispelling-the-myth-of-masculinity-ross-gay%e2%80%99s-and-paul-martinez-pompa%e2%80%99s-use-of-the-speaker/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/paulpompapic.jpgDispelling the Myth of Masculinity: Ross Gay’s and Paul Martínez Pompa’s Use of the Speakerhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ross-gay1.jpgross gay(PHOTO: Courtesy) Ross Gay is a Cave Canem fellow and a recipient of a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. In addition to being a book artist, a basketball coach and an editor with chapbook press Q Avenue, Ross teaches poetry at Indiana University in Bloomington and in the low-residency M.F.A. program at Drew University.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ross-gay.jpgross gay(PHOTO: Courtesy) Ross Gay is a Cave Canem fellow and a recipient of a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. In addition to being a book artist, a basketball coach and an editor with chapbook press Q Avenue, Ross teaches poetry at Indiana University in Bloomington and in the low-residency M.F.A. program at Drew University.2013-07-13T14:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/10/19/curtis-crisler-migration-of-a-latchkey-boy/2013-07-11T10:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/12/20/how-linette-got-her-scream-back/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/anacostiasign.jpgHow Linette Got Her Scream Backhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/odz_allen_v2.jpgImagination.indd(PHOTO: Courtesy)2013-06-29T13:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/04/at-30-im-ok-being-unhip/2013-06-29T13:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/02/25/drift-a-cyber-conversation-on-process/2013-06-29T02:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/30/kiana-murphys-quest-to-change-the-world/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p-y-g-movie-premiere-0681.jpgP.Y.G movie premiere 068(PHOTO: DC Creative Writing Workshop) Kiana at this year's premier of the Workshop's "Notorious P.Y.G."https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/p-y-g-movie-premiere-068.jpgP.Y.G movie premiere 068(PHOTO: DC Creative Writing Workshop) Kiana at this year's premier of the Notorious P.Y.G.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hartworks-summer-2011-170.jpghArtworks Summer 2011 170(PHOTO: DC Creative Writing Workshop) Kiana Murphy got a full scholarship to University of Wisconsin-Madison.2013-06-29T02:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/04/15/the-obvious/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mtf_cvuji_6241.jpgmtf_cVUjI_624[1](PHOTO: Alan W. King) l-r: Nutri Bullet, Ninja blender, and my delicious Energy Elixir smoothie.2013-07-23T17:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/08/31/clint-eastwoods-invisible-obama/2013-06-03T15:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/05/09/2012-awards-marks-best-year-every-for-dc-based-nonprofit/2013-06-03T15:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/12/07/a-communitys-bricks-and-mortar-karibu/2013-05-10T12:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/01/11/kobie-nichols-the-wind-rider/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/merser-3.jpgMerser 3(PHOTO: Pete Taylor)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/merser-2.jpgMerser 2(PHOTO: Pete Taylor) Kobie Nichols with the ladies of his casts.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/merser.jpgMerser(PHOTO: Pete Taylor)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/silverstein.jpgsilverstein(PHOTO: Courtesy of Harper Collins)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/visions.jpgVisionshttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kobie-3.jpgKobie 3https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kobie-2.jpgKobie 2https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kobie-1.jpgKobie 1https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kobie-nichols.jpgKobie Nichols(PHOTO: Eric Hudson) Kobie Nichols and his wife, Tyechia Thompson-Nichols2013-05-10T04:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/09/09/aniekan-udofia-you-think-you-know-but-you-dont/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/intense.jpgintensePhoto by Rosina Photographyhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/roadside-barbershop.jpgroadside barbershopPhoto by blogs.sun.com/christophersaulhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nigeria-city.jpgNigeria cityPhoto by www.oyibosonline.comhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/aniekans-live-painting-at-tryst.jpgAniekan's live painting at TrystPhoto by Ziggy ThinkPositive Rayfordhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pose.jpgposephoto by Lady Stock Photographyhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/peace.jpgpeaceLife is Worth Losing.... by Aniekanhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fela1.jpgFela1Afro Beat King...Fela Kuti by Aniekanhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dilla1.jpgDillaR.I.P Jay Dilla by Aniekanhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/aniekan-headshot.jpgAniekan headshotPhoto by Jati Lindsay2013-05-10T04:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/09/10/a-message-from-dccwws-executive-director-nancy-schwalb/2013-04-27T06:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2013/03/25/out-of-darkness-comes-art-a-lighter-side-of-ellingtons-lmc-staff/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-18.png2013-03-18(PHOTO/ARTWORK: Kelli Anderson)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/imag0382_1.jpgIMAG0382_1https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/imag0380_1_1.jpgIMAG0380_1_1(PHOTO: Alan W. King) LMC's "Out of Darkness" fundraiser last Saturday.2013-04-27T06:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/12/30/2012-in-review/2012-12-30T21:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/12/06/ive-been-bombed/2012-12-08T06:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/12/13/shameless-plug/2012-10-31T23:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/02/02/jasons-hutle-and-heartache/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jason1.jpgJason(PHOTO: Courtesy) Jason Tyler, born and raised in Washington DC, is an MFA candidate at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Among his awards earned are the award-based 2008 Student Assistantship, a 2009 Student Assistantship, the 2009 Cinematic Arts Scholarship Award, 2010 Black Alumni Scholarship Award, and the opportunity to shadow showrunner-director Ian Sander (Ghost Whisperer, CBS).https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jason.jpgJason(PHOTO: Courtesy) Jason Tyler, born and raised in Washington DC, is an MFA candidate at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Among his awards earned are the award-based 2008 Student Assistantship, a 2009 Student Assistantship, the 2009 Cinematic Arts Scholarship Award, 2010 Black Alumni Scholarship Award, and the opportunity to shadow showrunner-director Ian Sander (Ghost Whisperer, CBS).https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hustle.jpghustle(Artwork: Courtesy) Sketch of 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Tidal Basin Review)2012-02-12T01:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/31/makalani-bandeles-hellfightin/2012-02-01T02:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/29/voices-from-the-lmc/2012-01-30T01:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/22/npr-interview/2012-01-29T20:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/12/the-residency-ii-and-confronting-the-several-headed-monster/2012-01-29T20:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/15/im-quoted-in-this-wapo-article-about-dc-poetry/2012-01-29T20:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2012/01/07/get-read-for-split-this-rock/2012-01-07T06:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/12/31/2011-in-review/2012-01-07T06:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/12/07/the-black-poets-united-and-they-all-got-down/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/poets.jpgpoets(PHOTO: Alan King) Poster2012-01-07T06:31:35+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/12/05/urban-renewal-major-jackson-and-audre-lorde/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frederick_douglass-a-330x339.jpgFrederick_Douglass-A-330x339(PHOTO: Archives)2012-01-07T06:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/11/17/the-workshops-executive-director-honored-as-community-champion/2012-01-26T13:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/11/13/body-of-the-world-kim-addonizio-and-stephen-dobyns/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/atom.jpgatomARTWORK: Stock Image2011-11-13T05:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/10/26/help-a-dc-based-nonprofit-by-giving-to-the-max/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kiana-20111.jpgKiana 2011(PHOTO: DC Creative Writing Workshop) Kiana was the valedictorian at Friendship Collegiate Academy's high school graduation this year.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kiana-2011.jpgKiana 2011(PHOTO: DC Creative Writing Workshop) Kiana was the valedictorian at her graduation from Friendship Collegiate Academy.2011-11-13T05:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/10/13/the-quiet-photographer-and-the-bullhorn-t-s-eliot-and-amiri-baraka/2011-10-14T13:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/19/two-year-blogiversary/2011-10-04T15:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/09/05/geritol-hightower-im-the-real-ironman-satire/2011-09-25T17:16:19+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/08/31/truth-thomass-bottle-of-life/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/n8902619_33019057_8618.jpegTruth6(PHOTO: Marlene Hawthrone Thomas) "Bottle of Life," a celebration of the santity and fragility of life, reaffirms Thomas's arrival as a major new voice in American poetry -- a very necessary one.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/60283_637641429390_8902619_35026003_2463578_s.jpgTruth Thomas(Photo: Marlene Hawthrone Thomas) "Bottle of Life," a celebration of the santity and fragility of life, reaffirms Thomas's arrival as a major new voice in American poetry -- a very necessary one.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/truth2.jpgTruth2(PHOTO: Melanie Henderson) "Bottle of Life," a celebration of the santity and fragility of life, reaffirms Thomas's arrival as a major new voice in American poetry -- a very necessary one.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/truth11.jpgTruth1(PHOTO: Courtesy) Thomas is a former Writer-in-Residence for the Howard County Poetry and Literary Society in Maryland and his work has appeared in many journals and anthologies including the "The 100 Best African American Poems" edited by Nikki Giovanni. 2011-08-16T05:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/01/15/the-journey-for-the-unseen-beauty/2011-08-16T05:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/03/03/the-haunting-dorianne-laux%e2%80%99s-and-cornelius-eady%e2%80%99s-use-of-the-speaker/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/slamdunk.jpgslamdunk(PHOTO: Zulapi)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/no_music.pngThe Haunting: Dorianne Laux’s and Cornelius Eady’s Use of The Speakerhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/autographh0195ascan5_980.jpgThe Haunting: Dorianne Laux’s and Cornelius Eady’s Use of The Speaker2011-08-16T05:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/02/26/stephen-dobyns-the-great-allusionist/2011-11-05T12:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/04/19/calling-out-god-and-america-ruth-l-schwartz-and-brian-gilmore/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/brian_gilmore.jpgBrian_Gilmore(PHOTO: Courtesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ruth-schwartz.jpgRuth Schwartz(PHOTO: Courtesy) For many years, Ruth L. Schwartz made her living as a public health educator, trainer and consultant specializing in AIDS and cancer. She has taught Creative Writing at Cleveland State University, Goddard College, Mills College, California State University-Fresno, California College of the Arts, and elsewhere. Currently, Ruth is a core faculty member of the low-residency MFA Program at Ashland University and serves as a writing mentor through the Split Rock Arts Writing Mentorship Program.2011-08-16T05:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/15/rachel-eliza-griffiths-mule-pear-the-book-trailer/2011-09-06T14:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/10/community-book-drive-update/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tbr.jpgtbr2011-08-12T04:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/08/07/averse-to-illiteracy-poets-come-out-against-dcs-ailing-public-school-libraries/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alan-king.jpgAlan Kinghttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poets-3.jpgpoets 3https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/abdul.jpgAbdul(PHOTO: Melanie Henderson) Abdul Ali shared a poem about his experiences at a creative writing workshop at Howard University.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jericho.jpgJericho(PHOTO: Melanie Henderson) Jericho Brown before the event. Thanks for the books, Jericho!https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poets-2.jpgpoets 2(PHOTO: Melanie Henderson) Ward 7 Council member Yvette M. Alexander and Melanie Henderson.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poets-1.jpgpoets 1(PHOTO: Melanie Henderson)2011-08-12T04:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/07/19/after-arriving-home/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/community.jpgCommunity(PHOTO: Alan King) Community Discussionhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/scott-2.jpgScott 2(PHOTO: Alan King) Scott Wolven's presentationhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/stonehouse-2.jpgStonehouse 22011-08-11T21:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/07/11/the-residency/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo2.jpgphoto(2)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo11.jpgphoto(1)(PHOTO: Alan King) Tim Seibles introducing Kazim Ali.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo.jpgphoto(PHOTO: Alan King) Stonecoast faculty and students enjoy lunch outdoors.2011-08-05T13:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/07/15/creating-mental-motion-pictures-for-readers/2011-08-05T13:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/07/15/the-residency-ii/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/handofjoyharjo.jpgThe Residency IIhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jaed.jpgThe Residency IIhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo4.jpgphoto(PHOTO: Alan King)2011-08-05T13:03:07+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/07/16/the-journey-home/2011-12-12T01:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/06/17/the-perfect-recession-proof-gift-a-fathers-day-post/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cyrusfather_daughter_by_cyrusmuller.jpgThe Perfect Recession-Proof Gift (a Father's Day post)2011-07-13T03:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/06/02/redefining-nature-mary-oliver-al-young-ross-gay-ed-roberson-and-lucille-clifton/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/anghellic_circus____freak_show_by_daillamilla.jpgRedefining Nature: Mary Oliver, Al Young, Ross Gay, Ed Roberson and Lucille Cliftonhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lucilleclifton.jpgRedefining Nature: Mary Oliver, Al Young, Ross Gay, Ed Roberson and Lucille Cliftonhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mary_oliver_cathedral_200705.jpgRedefining Nature: Mary Oliver, Al Young, Ross Gay, Ed Roberson and Lucille Clifton2011-07-13T03:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/04/27/making-a-difference-in-congress-heights/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/136.jpgSequan Wilson(PHOTO: DCCWW) Sequan Wilson, an award-winning writer and senior at Ballou High School, enjoys a good book after writing club.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hart-may-2010-066.jpgDrama club members(PHOTO: DCCWW) Drama club members on the set of "R Town".https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/181.jpgMichael Johnson(PHOTO: DCCWW) After a group interpretation of a poem by a famous poet, Michael Johnson hard at work on his own poem.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/james.jpgJames(PHOTO: Courtesy) James Tindle, an award-winning writer and high school senior at Booker T. Washington Charter School, is a writing club veteran.2011-05-26T01:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/05/01/courttia-newlands-a-book-of-blues/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/roots.jpegRoots(PHOTO: William Cooper-Mitchell)2011-05-15T20:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/12/15/putting-it-on-the-line/2011-05-01T16:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/01/04/2010-in-review/2011-04-22T06:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2011/04/15/15-most-famous-cafes-in-the-literary-world-reposted-article/2011-04-18T13:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/10/20/green-tea-an-artist-in-the-making/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/green-tea-4-gypsy-soul-photography.jpgGreen Tea 4 (Gypsy Soul Photography)(PHOTO: Gypsy Soul Photography)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/green-tea-5-gypsy-soul-photography.jpgGreen Tea 5 (Gypsy Soul Photography)(PHOTO: Gypsy Soul Photography)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/green-tea-3-courtesy.jpgGreen Tea 3 (courtesy)(PHOTO: Courtesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/green-tea-2-courtesy.jpgGreen Tea 2 (courtesy)(PHOTO: Coutesy)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/green-tea-1-courtesy1.jpgGreen Tea 1 (courtesy)2010-08-31T14:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/10/30/cdc-encourages-flu-shots-dispels-fears/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/laing.jpgLaing(PHOTO: Dave Sandford/Getty Images) Quintin Laing #53 of the Washington Capitals enters the rink against the Toronto Maple Leafs during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre January 23, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/swine-flu-surgical-masks.jpgswine-flu-surgical-maskshttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/h1n1-tips.jpgH1N1 tips(PHOTO: www.slvhealth.org)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/h1n1-hsph-harvard-edu.jpgH1N1 (hsph.harvard.edu)(PHOTO: www.hsph.harvard.edu) H1N1 Virus2010-08-31T14:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/11/22/orphan-of-silence-charles-simic/2010-08-31T14:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/11/25/the-b-b-blues/2010-08-31T14:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/01/06/my-1000-dream/2010-08-31T14:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/02/23/first-person-plural/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/davies.jpgdavies(PHOTO: Courtesy of The New York Public Library) W.H. Davies2010-08-31T14:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/03/05/photo-exhibit-showcases-black-poets/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/frank-x-walker.jpgFrank X. Walker(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) poet Frank X. Walker.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tyehimba-jess.jpgTyehimba Jess(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) poet Tyehimba Jess.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/toi-derricotte.jpgToi Derricotte(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) poet Toi Derricotte, co-founder of Cave Canem.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mahogany-browne.jpgMahogany Browne(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) poet Mahogany Browne.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/john-murillo.jpgJohn Murillo(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) poet John Murillo.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/marcus.jpgMarcus(PHOTO: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) Marcus Jackson2010-08-31T14:20:57+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/01/26/foster-teens-advocates-address-issue-of-aging-out-at-first-ever-youth-led-hearing/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1648.jpgWells 2(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Council Member Wells is assisted by Ravon Stewart and Trey Jones, youth staff of the Young Women's Project.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1575.jpghearing(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Some advocates boasted that the event was the 'first-ever' youth-led hearing.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1636.jpgDr. Roque Gerald(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Dr. Roque Gerald, executive director of the Child and Family Services Agency, speaks with his staff.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/hearing.jpgT'Kara Plater(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Foster youth, T'Kara Plater, testifies.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1594.jpgLoretta Singletary(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Foster youth, Loretta Singletary, testifies.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1572.jpgWells(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Council Member Wells assisted by staff members from the Young Women's Project: Brittany Silver and Trey Jones.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1622.jpgDerek Reid(PHOTO: Courtesy of Young Women's Project) Derek Reid, T'Kara Plater and Sarah Oran were among the more than 25 foster youths and advocates who testified on Jan. 22.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dc_city_council.jpgdc_city_council(PHOTO: saaustin.com/telecom.htm) D.C. City Council Chambers.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/judith-sandalow.jpgJudith Sandalow(PHOTO: http://www.meyerfoundation.org) Judith Sandalow, executive director of the Children's Law Center.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tommy-wells.jpgtommy wells(PHOTO: Jacquelyn Martin - AP) Council Member Tommy Wells2010-08-30T20:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/03/20/the-never-ending-journey/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoagland1.jpgThe Never-Ending Journeyhttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/class.jpgclass(PHOTO: Jupiter Images)2010-08-30T03:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/06/04/dc-youth-speak-on-the-truth-about-school-reform/2010-08-30T03:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/07/27/a-short-story-in-progress-fiction/2010-08-30T03:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/08/07/dc-area-teens-flip-the-script-in-a-film-workshop/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/p1020550.jpgTeens(PHOTO: Courtesy of National Museum of African Art) DC-area teens on their last day of the workshop.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/owusu.jpgOwusu(PHOTO: The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar) Akosua Adoma Owusu is a Virginia-born Ghanaian filmmaker and artist. Inspired by her bi-national identity and West African griot folklore, she uses auteur filmmaking style to insert herself in the tradition of African storytelling.2010-08-24T00:31:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/09/26/averlyn-archer-the-prophetic-bullhorn/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/averlyn-archer-2.jpgAverlyn Archer 2https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ccny.jpgCCNY(Photo: http://www.georgeranalli.com) The City College of New York.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/deborah-willis.jpgDeborah Willis(Photo: africanastudies.as.nyu.edu) Deborah Willis, who's pursued a dual professional career as an art photographer and as one of the nation's leading historians of African American photography and curator of African American culture, is on the list of artists who exhibited her work at Canvas Paper and Stone.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/averlyn-archer.jpgAverlyn Archer(Photo: Keston Duke Photography) Averlyn Archer, program director at the Harlem Arts Alliance, founded Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery in 2006. 2010-06-07T15:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/04/08/zine-gives-black-filmmakers-a-platform/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ishmael-reed.jpgishmael reed(PHOTO: agatepublishing.com) Ishmael Reed, a prominent African-American literary figure, has been described as "one of the most original and controversial figures in the field of African American letters"https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/iverem.jpgiverem(PHOTO: Sutikare) Esther Iverem, veteran journalisthttps://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/crystyn-1.jpgcrystyn 12010-06-07T15:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/08/20/against-the-odds/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ardamus.jpgardamusFor 12 years Ardemis (Artemis Thompson) lived as an indie artist in D.C., after leaving Nashville, Tenn., at 17 to study anthropology and sociology at Howard University.2010-06-07T15:01:51+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/08/25/liberty-hall-the-legacy-of-marcus-garvey/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_31.jpgLiberty_Hall_3The young girls do an African dance demonstration in the dance studio on the third floor of the facility.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_3.jpgLiberty_Hall_3The young girls do an African dance demonstration in the dance studio on the third floor of the facility. https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_61.jpgLiberty_Hall_6The artwork that decorates the facility was done by children from the community as part of a summer program that runs from July to August.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_6.jpgLiberty_Hall_6The artwork that decorates the facility was done by children from the community as part of a summer program that runs from July to August.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_21.jpgLiberty_Hall_2The artwork that decorates the facility was done by children from the community as part of a summer program that runs from July to August.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_5.jpgLiberty_Hall_5The artwork that decorates the facility was done by children from the community as part of a summer program that runs from July to August.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_2.jpgLiberty_Hall_2The artwork that decorates the facility was done by children from the community as part of a summer program that runs from July to August.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_4.jpgLiberty_Hall_4The primary mission of Liberty Hall, at 76 King Street in the capital city, is to inform the public about the work of Jamaica’s first National Hero and to use his philosophy and opinions to inspire, excite and raise awareness of self-identity among Jamaican, while creating social and economic wealth.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_11.jpgLiberty_Hall_1The Liberty Hall in downtown Kingston is one of 84 divisions of the UNIA in the Caribbean.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/liberty_hall_1.jpgLiberty_Hall_1The primary mission of Liberty Hall, at 76 King Street in the capital city, is to inform the public about the work of Jamaica’s first National Hero and to use his philosophy and opinions to inspire, excite and raise awareness of self-identity among Jamaican, while creating social and economic wealth.2011-09-28T21:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/08/26/forum-provides-platform-for-arts-advocates/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/my-dancing-red-chili-peppers.jpgMy Dancing Red Chili PeppersThis piece by Soline Krug was exhibited at the Torpedo Favorty in Alexandria, Va., and received an award.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hillyer.jpgHillyerby gregslistdc.com2010-06-07T15:01:21+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/08/31/a-not-so-funny-hoax/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/angry.jpgangryphoto by businesspundit.com2010-06-07T15:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/09/18/forum-discusses-hip-hops-rites-of-passage/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fred.jpgFred(PHOTO: Jati Lindsay) Fred Joiner is a poet living in Washington, DC's Historic Anacostia. During the day Fred masquerades as a Systems Administrator for a small progressive consulting company. When he is not masquerading, his passions are poetry, photography, making collages, and the culture and history of the African Diaspora. https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/jason-1.jpgJason 1(Photo by Shyree Mezick) Jason Reynolds, a poet, has self-published three books, including SELF with collaborator Jason Griffin, and served as the first artist-in-residence at Penn State University. He has been featured at colleges and universities all over the country. Reynolds has shared a stage with Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, and Nikki Giovanni and has spoken at the National Black Family reunion, on the National Mall, and at the 40th Anniversary of The March on Washington.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/asheru-21.jpgAsheru 2(Photo by Jati Lindsay) Gabe "Asheru" Benn is an African American hip hop artist, educator, and youth activist. He is widely known for performing the opening and closing themes for the popular TV series, The Boondocks, as well as his pioneering and innovative efforts to forward the Hip Hop Education movement.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tewodross2.jpgTewodross2https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/asheru-2.jpgAsheru 22010-06-07T14:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/09/15/theatre-in-the-city/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blacktheatre.jpgblacktheatre(Photo by newsreel.orga)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/lincolntheater.jpglincolntheater(http://2.bp.blogspot.com)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/howardtheater.jpghowardtheater(Photo by http://www.howardtheatre.com)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/aldridge.jpgAldridge(Drawing by Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library)https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/james-hewlett-drawing.jpgJames Hewlett drawing(Drawing by Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library) James Hewlett (1778–1836) played Richard the III (pictured) and other starring roles at the African Grove Theater.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/african-grove.jpgAfrican Grove(Photo by maap.columbia.edu) The first African Grove Theater was located on Mercer Street near Houston. It was built on the second floor of a two-story house with a large tea garden in back. https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fordstheatre.jpgFordsTheatre(Photo by crapo.senate.gov) After Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, the theatre was closed, but served intermittently as a museum, office space and storage facility. A restoration effort started in 1954 brought the theatre back, and theatrical events still performed on its stage. The building has been open to the public since 1968.https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hewlett-and-aldridge.jpgHewlett and AldridgeIn this photo by http://media.wayne.edu, (Left to right) Thomas L. Harris as James Hewlett and James Abbott as Ira Aldridge.2011-02-19T21:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/09/02/adults-race-to-adopt-technologies/https://alanwking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/scolding1.jpgScoldingphoto by scrapetv.com2010-06-07T14:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2010/02/11/black-men-on-who-they-do-and-dont-trust-to-handle-their-hair/2010-06-21T15:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.com/2009/11/05/jama-study-h1n1-hits-hard-at-all-ages/2010-11-22T23:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://alanwking.comdaily1.02026-01-31T03:37:42+00:00