We Shall Rest by Sheila Black


by Zócalo Public Square

Zócalo Public Square—   The elm split by lightening stands above the bench where my father sat the summer he could no longer breathe enough to walk to the Avalon without stopping. I sat next to him, a little bored, a little tired of his child-like need—his insistence on walking even when he could not walk. In the film, we watched that day, a group of actors are rehearsing a play. The star runs through his lines in the car in which he is driven to and fro from his hotel to the provincial but charming theater. He is a...

Charleston City Paper—Black Food Truck Festival celebrates Black-owned businesses. Now in its third year (and fifth event), the Black Food Truck Festival (BFTF) has grown into an impressive showing of not only Black food trucks, but of a community hungry for more opportunities to celebrate Black-owned businesses.  The festival takes place April 26 through April 28, with an opening night event held on Friday […]

The Republic—Black, Black-biracial student celebration set for May 25. A first-ever celebration of local Black, and Black-biracial public, private and home-schooled students’ accomplishments will be held at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Columbus Learning Center, 4555 Central Ave. in Columbus. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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