Author Archives: MsColetha

Marchelle and Bobby Jones

Dear Emmanuel, El-Shaddai, Yahweh, IAM: There is a child out here in the world. A child with a very long name. This child is being raised by his Uncle named Christopher Joel somewhere in the State of Texas. I am telling this story for this child in the hopes that if he ever searches theContinueContinue reading “Marchelle and Bobby Jones”

I Do Not Recall I Remember

I don’t recall I remember everythingEvery lookEvery dreamBut youI don’t recall…I go for daysNever thinking of youI ran across a pictureAnd had to think it through… Who is this person?No name at allJust who you were to meI simply can’t recall I thought to set a markerSort of like a graveJust to mark a momentWhereContinueContinue reading “I Do Not Recall I Remember”

Born During Vietnam

The 1960’s A time of change A time of revolution A time of correction A time for resolution But it didn’t happen. Men sought sanctuary in churches. Many fled across every border. Many went to military prisons. November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 Anthony Wayne born May 1965 Ann Carole born April 1967 JesseContinueContinue reading “Born During Vietnam”

Charity

Charity Begins at Home by Coletha Albert With Marcus Garvey and Isaiah Over five years ago the Universal Negro Improvement Association placed itself before the world as the movement through which the new and rising Negro would give an expression of his feelings. This Association adopts an attitude not of hostility to other races andContinueContinue reading “Charity”