Poet, teacher, and cultural worker
Leah Natasha Thomas’ video based on a choral reading of Kathy Engel’s poem “To Kneel” against the backdrop of dramatic footage is currently live on The Root TV. The poem is read by Danny Glover, Anna Deavere Smith, Walter Mosley and other artists.
Read more here…
Thanks to Blue Mountain Journal for its steadfast building, sustenance, and embrace!
From Gwen McKinney’s newsletter on Black History month:
“Let’s view February merely as a marker, not a restraint. We should claim the moments whenever it is appropriate to exhume, remember and embrace. The obscure. The cherished. The harsh. The curated truths. They etch the Black experience. They are milestones in the storytelling of humanity, capturing what is constant and changing.”
