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E-NOTES: WHEN THE NEWS IS NOT ENOUGH. THE BLOG OF E. ETHELBERT MILLER
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The Poetry Biz
Three of my jazz poems will be published in a forthcoming issue of Obsidian magazine.
Look for their special jazz issue: Vol. 14, No. 1
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E-Time
I was back at Coolidge High School yesterday. Students have been reading my memoir Fathering Words.
Yesterday I recorded my 21st show - The Scholars (UDC-TV).
My guest was Wynn William Yarbrough the chair of the English Department at the University of the District of Columbia. We discussed a number of topics, from running an academic department to gender and race representation in children's literature.
Meeting the poet Paul Nelson (in town from the Northewest) for lunch today at Busboys.
Yesterday I recorded my 21st show - The Scholars (UDC-TV).
My guest was Wynn William Yarbrough the chair of the English Department at the University of the District of Columbia. We discussed a number of topics, from running an academic department to gender and race representation in children's literature.
Meeting the poet Paul Nelson (in town from the Northewest) for lunch today at Busboys.
LIFE?
On Tuesday I visited the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW) and the Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup (MCIJ). I was participating in the Goucher Prison Education Partnership. See link: www.goucher.edu/GPEP
I read poems and also talked about Malcolm X (at both sites) since May 19th was his birthday.
It's so important to keep visiting prisons and reaching out to people who are trying to get their lives back. Tuesday was the first time I interacted with people who were serving life terms or had been in prison for several decades.
I think before Obama leaves office he should visit a US prison; place prison reform back on the national agenda. I've been talking about this for the last few years.
I read poems and also talked about Malcolm X (at both sites) since May 19th was his birthday.
It's so important to keep visiting prisons and reaching out to people who are trying to get their lives back. Tuesday was the first time I interacted with people who were serving life terms or had been in prison for several decades.
I think before Obama leaves office he should visit a US prison; place prison reform back on the national agenda. I've been talking about this for the last few years.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The program is free and open to the public.
Originally published in 1789, Equiano’s narrative is an enduring tale that articulates, in stark yet very human terms, the brutality of the trans-Atlantic slave trade from the perspectives of one who was enslaved and who later transcended slavery. The May 24 roundtable will be chaired by the University of Utah’s Dr. Wilfred D. Samuels, AALCS founding president, and will feature presentations by the following scholars:
§ Howard Dodson, Director of the Howard University Library System and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
§ Arthur Torrington, President of the Equiano Society of London, England
§ Kari Winter, SUNY-Buffalo
§ Eric D. Lamore, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
§ Edward Leon Robinson, California State University, Dominguez Hills
In conjunction with the panel, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center’s curators will present an exhibit showcasing rare copies of Equiano’s Narrative, including a copy of the first American edition published in 1791, an inscribed 1794 edition, and images of the author from the Center’s collection. At program’s end, the AALCS will present MSRC Director Dodson with its Dr. Darwin T. Turner Distinguished Scholar Award, followed by a reception.
Named for the prolific scholar of African American history and literature, this year’s award salutes, in the words of AALCS President-Elect Shirley Moody Turner, Dodson’s “unsurpassed work as chronicler, preserver, glorifier, and magnifier of African American history and culture.”
“We are convinced,” Turner continues, “that…the transformation of the study and validation of the African American literary tradition over the past one hundred years…would have been impossible without the central role played by people like [Howard Dodson].”
“We are convinced,” Turner continues, “that…the transformation of the study and validation of the African American literary tradition over the past one hundred years…would have been impossible without the central role played by people like [Howard Dodson].”
For more information, visit the HULS website or contact me directly.
Hope to see you there!
Kamili AndersonD. Kamili Anderson, Public Affairs & Communications SpecialistHoward University Library System (HULS)
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WE ARE STILL SITTING NEAR THE DOOR:
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Monday, May 19, 2014
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
I gave a talk on Malcolm X this afternoon. His 89th birthday is tomorrow. I was invited by the Prince George's County Branch of the ASALH. I built my comments around the eulogy Ossie Davis delivered at Malcolm's funeral. One of the interesting things to examine is how Davis makes no reference to Malcolm being a Muslim. I think Islam is key to Malcolm's development. He was a Muslim minister. Why do we keep forgetting this? Below is my favorite picture of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.
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The Candidate Catania
I went down the street this morning to a meet and greet gathering on Sheridan Street (near 14th/NW) for David Catania. It was a good session. Catania has to be seen as a strong candidate to be the next mayor of Washington. His answers to questions have more substance and vision than Muriel Bowser. It's just a plain fact. "Below is information from PR material being circulated by Catania. How does Bowser answer?
After 7 years on the Council, Bowser has not put forth a single substantive proposal to improve our schools.
Although Bower chairs the committee responsible for housing issues, she has been missing in action addressing the housing crisis.
We have to embrace transformative politics in DC.
DC for DC?
www.DavidCatania.com
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After 7 years on the Council, Bowser has not put forth a single substantive proposal to improve our schools.
Although Bower chairs the committee responsible for housing issues, she has been missing in action addressing the housing crisis.
We have to embrace transformative politics in DC.
DC for DC?
www.DavidCatania.com
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POETS HOUSE
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On Friday I invited a few poets to my house. Naomi Ayala was one of them. She took this picture of me with Sarah Browning , Ines Rivera, Marlena Hartz and Joe Ross. It was an evening of conversation, poetry and good food.
JUNE 21, 2014
Next month the Poets will be going for their second win in a row. It's the 9th Miller Classic to be played at Bennington. This event has become quite popular. Above is a design of the shirt that will be given to the winners. Go Poets! Defeat those fiction, prose lovers.
Friday, May 16, 2014
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