By Omar (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Bought homage is but a vizard” - General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, initially proclaimed Memorial Day -- first labeled Decoration Day -- to be the United States' national day of recognition for the over...
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Daily Californian: Gee’s Bend quilter, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center board members discuss cultural participation, preservation
The truth of the matter is unless we advocate for change there will be no change
The truth of the matter is unless we advocate for change there will be no change. For more than a century America has partaken in exploitation and unjust treatment of the minorities, in other words slavery. It had become a social norm, and majority agreed. ...
Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to
By Jennifer (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to.” Change does not happen overnight it takes disciplined and dedicated individuals for change to occur. Being a lifelong learner means recognizing that being of service to the...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 1 Reflection by Alphia Sherif
The night moonlight died Mountains trembled their cedar trees bowed the little stems that cascaded like stars between rivers Now to gather the tree trunks boulders, burdens the fog Legend are the fish all dead together in a cauldron of death Stiff smiles push tears...
Memorial Day and the Consequences of the Weekend
By Omar (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Bought homage is but a vizard” - General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, initially proclaimed Memorial Day -- first labeled Decoration Day -- to be the United States' national day of recognition for the over...
Daily Californian: Gee’s Bend quilter, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center board members discuss cultural participation, preservation
The truth of the matter is unless we advocate for change there will be no change
The truth of the matter is unless we advocate for change there will be no change. For more than a century America has partaken in exploitation and unjust treatment of the minorities, in other words slavery. It had become a social norm, and majority agreed. ...
Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to
By Jennifer (MLK Freedom Center Student) “Move as fast as you can but as slow as you need to.” Change does not happen overnight it takes disciplined and dedicated individuals for change to occur. Being a lifelong learner means recognizing that being of service to the...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 1 Reflection by Alphia Sherif
The night moonlight died Mountains trembled their cedar trees bowed the little stems that cascaded like stars between rivers Now to gather the tree trunks boulders, burdens the fog Legend are the fish all dead together in a cauldron of death Stiff smiles push tears...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 2 Reflection by Fynn Manohchompoo
Seven ways we become what we carry. Seven ways of looking out. Around the table, at grandmother’s house, Grandfather laughs away his mother’s words. One by one we weave Our tapestry of life and death. Mother singing lullabies: “In a world filled with love,” “God is...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 3 Reflection by Branton Waitiki
There is a boundary I do not cross. It moves depending on the mood of others. Mom has nightmares of a family broken by anger Babies without moms. A husband calling from another home. My father came to America To own land. From our first days here He brought...
Brahms’ Requiem: Movement 4 Reflection by Mabel Minney
They’ve explained you’re born on earth Yet you live in the stars. Heart beating In harmony with the final dwelling place. Crossing this great river, you move, stone by stone. Water and rock drown the soul of your shoe. Now your clothes are your enemy. Your future held...