On Being Black Volume II
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On Being Black Volume II
This edition
"On Being Black Volume II [An Anthology of Poetry and Prose]." Ed. Hazel Clayton and Shirley Dougan. Illus. Ginny Knight. Robbinsdale, MN: Guide Press, 1991. 60 pp.
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Table of contents
● Introduction
Freedom: The shadow of a free man is the same as that of a slave
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Oh, Freedom
● Antonia Apolinario / I Am
● Hazel Bell / Walkin' And Talkin'
● Thokozile Cox / Summer Rain
● Beverly A. Russell / Just Do It
● Maryetta Kelsick Bossé / No Sir Mister
● Ginny Knight / Same Ol' Snake
● Deborah A. Dessaso / Lottery Dreams
● Charles E. Love / Sounds of the City
● Darrell Gholar / My New Home
● Dennis Williams / The Corner
● Cynthia Williams / My Skin Is Black
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / I Got a Bible and I Can Read
● Maurice W. Britts / A Thought
● Maryetta Kelsick Boosé / I'm Not Done
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / The Choice Was Truth
● Gene A. Williams / Dr. King Did Live Here
Praise Song for Mothers: All flowers of a tree do not bear fruit
● Layding Lumumba Kaliba / Praise Song for Mothers
● Beverly A. Russell / My Militant Grandma
● Maryetta Kelsick Boosé / She Never Lost a Passenger
● Darrell Gholar / Heaven
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Mama Was
● Leon Knight / The Three of Us
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Mississippi Mamas
Black Doll: A bird walking nevertheless has wings
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / Black Doll
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / The History Lesson
● Doris L. Pruitt / Mother's Advice
● Ginny Knight / Wrapped in Sorrow
● P)hyllis J. Sloan / For Deborah
● Alma Curry / I Have a Toy I Can't Return
● Leon Knight / Little Girl You Scare Me
Longing: Regret causes aching worse than pain
● Elizabeth I. Roberts / Longing
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Warm Glow
● Charles E. Love / Quiet Love
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / Mary's Glory
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Love Equation
● Charlene Higginbotham / The Date
● Beatrice Julian / Cool Cats: A View
● Shirley Dougan / Remembrances
● George D. Clabon / At the Beach
● Layding Lumumba Kaliba / I Bet They're Still Dancing
Africa: The Visit Home: A traveler with a tongue does not lose the way
● Hazel Bell / Africa: The Visit Home
● Beatrice Julian / Counting
● Connee Chivers-Bowman / Hail Mandela
● Elizabeth I. Roberts / I Must Go to Nairobi
● Chema Ude / Hidebound
● Ginny Knight / We Have Always Lived Here
Dear Father: Look to the father for the ways of the son
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Dear Father
● Richard F. Gillum / Chicago and Franklin
● Phyllis J. Sloan / For Old Men
● George D. Clabon / Winds of Change
● Richard F. Gillum / Moving Day
● Shirley Dougan / My Father's House
● Bobby D. Cobbs / Daddy Didn't Come
People Still Bleed: Thought breaks the heart
● Leon Knight / People Still Bleed
● Errol Miller / Downstream
● Leon Knight / Pity the Man
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / The Plague (AIDS)
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / The Funeral
● Alberto O. Cappas / Mental Blocks in the West Side
● Deborah A. Dessaso / The Sand Dancer
● Maurice W. Britts / Keep That Nigger Runnin'
● Beverly A. Russell / Total Freak-out
● Clyde Cock / My Deadly Love
● Thokozile Cox / Hurt
● Maurice W. Britts / Used
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / Betrayal
● Ramona Wimes / Less Than Sisters
● Cynthia Williams / Forgetful
● Maurice W. Britts / Fooling Ourselves
● William Goodin / In the Confines of His Home
● Pamela Fletcher / Downtown
● Alberto O. Cappas / My Home
About the Authors
Freedom: The shadow of a free man is the same as that of a slave
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Oh, Freedom
● Antonia Apolinario / I Am
● Hazel Bell / Walkin' And Talkin'
● Thokozile Cox / Summer Rain
● Beverly A. Russell / Just Do It
● Maryetta Kelsick Bossé / No Sir Mister
● Ginny Knight / Same Ol' Snake
● Deborah A. Dessaso / Lottery Dreams
● Charles E. Love / Sounds of the City
● Darrell Gholar / My New Home
● Dennis Williams / The Corner
● Cynthia Williams / My Skin Is Black
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / I Got a Bible and I Can Read
● Maurice W. Britts / A Thought
● Maryetta Kelsick Boosé / I'm Not Done
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / The Choice Was Truth
● Gene A. Williams / Dr. King Did Live Here
Praise Song for Mothers: All flowers of a tree do not bear fruit
● Layding Lumumba Kaliba / Praise Song for Mothers
● Beverly A. Russell / My Militant Grandma
● Maryetta Kelsick Boosé / She Never Lost a Passenger
● Darrell Gholar / Heaven
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Mama Was
● Leon Knight / The Three of Us
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Mississippi Mamas
Black Doll: A bird walking nevertheless has wings
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / Black Doll
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / The History Lesson
● Doris L. Pruitt / Mother's Advice
● Ginny Knight / Wrapped in Sorrow
● P)hyllis J. Sloan / For Deborah
● Alma Curry / I Have a Toy I Can't Return
● Leon Knight / Little Girl You Scare Me
Longing: Regret causes aching worse than pain
● Elizabeth I. Roberts / Longing
● Phyllis J. Sloan / Warm Glow
● Charles E. Love / Quiet Love
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / Mary's Glory
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Love Equation
● Charlene Higginbotham / The Date
● Beatrice Julian / Cool Cats: A View
● Shirley Dougan / Remembrances
● George D. Clabon / At the Beach
● Layding Lumumba Kaliba / I Bet They're Still Dancing
Africa: The Visit Home: A traveler with a tongue does not lose the way
● Hazel Bell / Africa: The Visit Home
● Beatrice Julian / Counting
● Connee Chivers-Bowman / Hail Mandela
● Elizabeth I. Roberts / I Must Go to Nairobi
● Chema Ude / Hidebound
● Ginny Knight / We Have Always Lived Here
Dear Father: Look to the father for the ways of the son
● Hazel Clayton Harrison / Dear Father
● Richard F. Gillum / Chicago and Franklin
● Phyllis J. Sloan / For Old Men
● George D. Clabon / Winds of Change
● Richard F. Gillum / Moving Day
● Shirley Dougan / My Father's House
● Bobby D. Cobbs / Daddy Didn't Come
People Still Bleed: Thought breaks the heart
● Leon Knight / People Still Bleed
● Errol Miller / Downstream
● Leon Knight / Pity the Man
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / The Plague (AIDS)
● Bernard V. Finney, Jr. / The Funeral
● Alberto O. Cappas / Mental Blocks in the West Side
● Deborah A. Dessaso / The Sand Dancer
● Maurice W. Britts / Keep That Nigger Runnin'
● Beverly A. Russell / Total Freak-out
● Clyde Cock / My Deadly Love
● Thokozile Cox / Hurt
● Maurice W. Britts / Used
● Nancy Ellen Webb Williams / Betrayal
● Ramona Wimes / Less Than Sisters
● Cynthia Williams / Forgetful
● Maurice W. Britts / Fooling Ourselves
● William Goodin / In the Confines of His Home
● Pamela Fletcher / Downtown
● Alberto O. Cappas / My Home
About the Authors
Item Number
A0465