I’m excited to share another video that Cherry Castle Publishing commissioned from me to promote their anthology, WHERE WE STAND: Poems of Black Resilience. The Publisher is calling this one “The Love Chapter.” Check it out, then buy the book at cherrycastlepublishing.com.
It’s here! The video showcase for Crooked Smiling Light. The video is longer than I expected. So take breaks if you need to. Then, after watching the video, support Plan B Press by purchasing your copy of Crooked Smiling Light https://bit.ly/3iIPzjU
The Bowie Blade News highlighted my new book, Point Blank. (Click the image to enlarge.)
I keep a quote file in my Evernote. I’ve been collecting quotes and sharing stories on art’s purpose and impact as part of Arts Education Week (Sept. 11 – 19) by tweeting at #ArtsEdWeek and #BecauseOfArtsEd. I decided to make memes and share the inspiration. If there’s a quote or meme that hits you, please […]
Three years ago, I did a story on Jason Tyler and his film crew’s project, Hustle vs. Heartache — a story about up-and-coming rapper, Hustle, fresh out of prison with a dream of making it big as a hip hop artist, forging a relationship with his young son and finishing old business with his soul-singer […]
We experimented with a video version of this post. Watch it here. Editor’s note: This profile is part three of an on-going series on successful bloggers and their process. Read part one here and click here for part two. Edward “Ned” James Hickson doesn’t believe in “road blocks.” Instead, the editor and humor columnist sees […]
A lot’s happened since October. I started two new jobs — one full-time (communications specialist for a national nonprofit) and the other part-time (senior editor at a global hip-hop journal). Though the former, more so than the latter, leaves me less time and energy to blog here, I couldn’t be happier. With both positions, I […]
Ryleigh Kastra and Joshua Williams fed needy people in their communities. Rachel Beckwith brought clean water to African villagers. These young people, all of whom Youth Service America (YSA) recognized as Everyday Young Heroes, weren’t in their teens when they decided to make a difference…they were children. Yesterday was Universal Children’s Day, which the United […]
In the spirit of Blog Action Day, a friend challenged me and a few others to join bloggers around the world in raising awareness about a single subject. The premise hasn’t changed since this free annual event started in 2007. The goal is that what we post will start positive global discussions about an annually […]
There are no pews in this darkened sanctuary. Atop the booming pulpit, a DJ spins a sampled sermon for the head-nodding congregation, colored in sweeping orange and yellow spotlights, the few among them kicking MF Doom lyrics the way a disciplined believer spits scripture. The revival on the second floor is fitting for hiphop’s holy […]
Alan W. King 