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• To do list: December 3

  
  Inside Access — Authority: 138
  Art: First Thursdays Downtown Artswalk , 5-8 p.m., various downtown art galleries, Atlanta. FREE. For families: Kennesaw’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony , 6 p.m., Kennesaw Historic Train Depot, Kennesaw. FREE. Movies: “ B-Girl ” movie screening ends with a chat with the writer and director, producers ...
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• African American Archivists Dream Must Not Be Deferred

  
  Book Patrol — Authority: 531
  Avery Clayton (1947-2009) Avery Clayton lived long enough to find a home for the largest collection of African American artifacts on the West Coast. But not long enough to see the treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, feature films and ephemera, his mothers lifes work, made available to the ...
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• TODAYS VIP (VERY IMPORTANT POSE)

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 144
  What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? ~ Harlem: A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes ;
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• Thankful For The Music

  
  Twang Nation — Authority: 410
  Okay, I got a lot of hits and responses to my post on the dismal glitter parade that was the Country Music Awards. I’m encouraged that it was almost universally positive, though some was not (when will people get that just because I don’t like Taylor Swift’s songs or music I am not opining on her as a person? ...
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• Liv Tyler and Her Son Milo Stroll, Seem Unconcerned With Aerosmith Split

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 162
  s Here’s Liv Tyler and her son Milo, 5, taking a walk in LA yesterday. Funny, neither of them look the least bit concerned about the imminent breakup of Liv’s dad’s band, Aerosmith. Meanwhile, it’s keeping my husband awake at night. Of course, the story seems to change by the hour - first they’re breaking ...
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• Human Rights Poem (73): Militant

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 478
  Langston Hughes ( source ) Militant, by Langston Hughes Let all who will Eat quietly the bread of shame. I cannot, Without complaining loud and long. Tasting its bitterness in my throat, And feeling to my very soul It’s wrong. For honest work You proffer me poor pay, for honest dreams Your spit is in my face, ...
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• The Short Stories (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 15)

  
  #1 Books Read All — Authority: 148
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• I, Too, Say Amen

  
  Raven's Wing Poetry — Authority: 108
  This poem was written for Read Write Word Prompt #101: P-P-P-Poetry . This is a Wordle prompt in which all of the words begin with the letter P. I used some of the words and added a few of my own in this poem, which is inspired by William Blake (the quote in the poem is from his work “Proverbs of Hell”), ...
  2 weeks ago

• Eastland stands behind Motion to Dismiss – Greer files cross-claim for Patterson in Wilson v Scruggs

  
  slabbed — Authority: 476
  Big football weekend here in the land of the slabbed ; but, no sports channel was covering the settlement game – and one is definitely playing in Wilson v Scruggs. Almost simultaneously with their settlement with Team Scruggs, Team Wilson filed a weak response to co-defendant Steve Patterson’s Motion to Dismiss ...
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• Group Saves Langston Hughes’ Home From Foreclosure

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 633
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been purchased after foreclosure by a nonprofit group in Cleveland that aims to preserve it. The Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp. says options include renovating it into a residence or restoring it to create a Hughes museum. Hughes was born in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Pretty Good As Gold

  
  The 35th Street Review — Authority: 457
  Several years ago, at the height of Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame-related tantrum-throwing, I made the argument that Santo’s five Gold Gloves meant almost nothing due to their general irrelevance to true fielding ability and how more often than not they’re more reflective of a player’s offense than of his defense. ...
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• Willing to Serve, Understanding the Sacrifice

  
  Wandering-Caravan — Authority: 116
  To wander through this living world And leave uncut the roses Is to remember fragrance where The flower no scent encloses. Remembrance by Langston Hughes
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• 7 shows that should be on your radar this week (Nov. 9-15)

  
  Tube Talk — Authority: 132
  While I struggle to come to grips with the fact that there’ll be no more “Mad Men” until next summer, TV goes on. This week offers a particularly oddball assortment of new shows, from a sweeps-month “CSI” stunt to a couple of…
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• Harlems Hughes House Doesnt Sell: The beauty and history of Harlems...

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 679
  The beauty and history of Harlems Langston Hughes House was not enough to entice buyers . Harlem Bespoke notes that the house at 20 East 127th Street, listed at $1.2 million, is now off the market. Their take: "At the open house over the summer, there were quite a few folks looking at the property. Once inside the ...
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• 20 Songs About Giving Thanks

  
  The 9513 — Authority: 432
  Thankfulness in country music can often be sarcastic, as in “Thanks A Lot,” or humorous, like “Thank God and Greyhound.” But with this month’s playlist we’re going to be serious, and check out some songs on which artists count their various blessings. 20. “ Thank God For The Road ” – The ...
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• Trance (Langston Hughes: In Translation) by Edgar Nkosi White

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 148
  Langston Hughes had many contradictions. An enigma disguised as a poet. His sadness he kept to himself and his laughter he gave to the world. His whole life he was searching for Pushkin even before he knew who Pushkin was. Born in Missouri of a black father who almost instantly abandoned both him and America for ...
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• The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes

  
  Poem of the Day — Authority: 121
  Yikes! Due to various visitors, craziness at work, and general exhaustion, I seem to have fallen off the wagon. Now I’m back to having my dog as sole companion and it’s nearly the weekend, so hopefully I can get back in the swing of things… Langston Hughes is a poet I don’t know much about, though I’ve ...
  5 weeks ago

• Songs for the Open Road

  
  Keep a Blog Alive — Authority: 110
  Earlier today, I decided to stop by The Strand to check out the stacks carrying one-dollar books. Among the few ones I decided to bring home with me, there is one titled Songs for the Open Road , a selection of poems about travel and adventure. While I was waiting for the train to depart, I decided to browse ...
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