Recent Entries

• IN HONOR OF YOUR 88TH BIRTHDAY EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ {AKA M

  by Carolyn Moon Sat at 5:10 PM
        "That's where I saw in the bars all of these men and women with what looked like the easiest life in the world.  Plenty of money, big cars, all of it.  I could tell they were in the rackets and vice.  I hung around these bars whenever I came in town and...
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• The Many Facets of Bullying Part 1

  by Carolyn Moon Thu at 8:44 PM
  'Objectives of serial bullies are Power, Control, Domination and Subjugation'.   Bullying has been an integral part of the makeup of humankind since homes were the caves of Europe and palaces and huts in Africa.  Of late, we've re-visited this phenomenon among human beings with a clear...

• A MOTHER'S DAY TRIBUTE FEATURING DR. MAYA ANGELOU

  by Carolyn Moon May 10
      Photo by Ken Charnock/Getty Images     I've always been rather fascinated by Dr. Angelou's perspective on her mother and grandmother in her 5 part autobiographical  series.  Her new book; Mom & Me & Mom;  gives us a more in-depth view of just how complex...

• Justice Abdus-Salaam Nominated for NY's Highest Court - Atlanta

  by Carolyn Moon May 10
  Image Ownership: New York State Unified Court System Photo   How wonderful is this and after researching the background of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam I became more impressed.  The Appeals Court has an awesome responsibility of assessing the legality of the cases ...

• A PERSPECTIVE ON THE CONCEPT OF "MEN OF VISION"

  by Carolyn Moon May 10
  Image of Painting by Monica Stewart For those who've visited my blog periodically, I'm sure you've noticed my love for art and featuring artists and their works in some form or another.  One of my favorite artists is Monica Stewart. The rich colors, tones and affects ...

• ROSA PARKS: A FREEDOM FIGHTER OF GREAT DEPTH!

  by Carolyn Moon February 27
  The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis       I must say that I was most intrigued by the above book and Professor Theoharis who did the research on Ms. Parks' background.  Viewed her presentation on C-Span where she revealed that this book was just a...

• DR. M. L. KING : JANUARY 15, 1929 - APRIL 4, 1929 - APRIL 4, 19

  by Carolyn Moon January 19
  * *This is a  re-posting  of the 1/14/12 recognition of the King Legacy.    "The odd thing about assassins, Dr. King, is that they think they've killed you." - Mohandas K Gandhi   Happy Birthday, Dr. King   The above quote was from a comic published in the Chica...

• THE BLACK MONOLITHIC MYTH EXPOSED

  by Carolyn Moon October 23, 2012
      For some reason, I've had the most difficult time writing this piece.  I've started--deleted and started again a number of times.  The topic is so complicated with a myriad of perspectives that are contradictory at times, fact-laden, purely emotional and at best supports ...

• SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: AN A CAPPELLA GLOBAL TREASURE

  by Carolyn Moon July 25, 2012
        My first encounter with this illustrious group of multi-talented women was many years ago at Fisk Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee.  My husband and I took our three daughters who were elementary age to the concert and the joy and excitement on their faces mirrored what...

• Black People and the Haunting Duplicity of July 4th

  by Carolyn Moon June 29, 2012
   This is an article I wrote last July 4th and it deserves in my mind re-posting this year.  There are many of us who still have ambivalent feelings about this holiday.  I should also mention that Crispus Attucks, a man of color and escaped slave was one of the first to die in the Revo...