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MANUEL GARCÍA VERDECIA’S PROFESSIONAL RESUME Manuel García Verdecia (Marcané, Holguín, October 5, 1953) is a professor, poet, editor, and translator. He is a prominent member of the UNEAC (Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba) branch in his city, Holguín. He holds a degree in English, a degree in French, and a Master’s degree in Cuban Culture. He has taught at universities in Cuba, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Mexico. He has participated in: Carlos Pellicer International Poetry Festival in Ta...

  No one can give you back your soul. ~aw

We will guard the flame.   Legendary photographer Jean Weisinger presents her photo of Assata Shakur at an even more legendary school – Lincoln University, a fabulous historic black school, in Pennsylvania. ~aw

  After the Protest, the March, the Flotilla,  Resistance and Rebellion:  The Movies Copyright© 2025 by Alice Walker There are so many movies that I admire; and much too little time to write about them.  I watch them, praise the story, the actors, the landscapes or streets, and send prayers of thanksgiving for the gift of inspiration. But it is urgent, I think, that we share the teachings of movies beyond simply admiring them.  How to do this?  We are humans, very smart, there will be a way.  Be...

The prize is us and always was. ~aw

Presente! de Assata Shakur en Español Assata Shakur, Presente! Dearest Alicia Our sister has flown. I have a precious memory of us all swimming in the river in Cuba and her beatific smile.   Missing you. Love, P, Assata Shakur Essence Magazine   Presente! de Assata Shakur Prisoner in Paradise An Interview with Assata Shakur by Evelyn C. White (Originally published in Essence Magazine in 90s) As Assata Shakur writes in her poetic 1987 memoir, “Assata: An Autobiography,” her name means “she who st...

What comes to mind?  Slave catching, for centuries; then “contract” labor.  Sharecropping.   In all cases, capture and abuse. We hoped the world had changed. Alas, only the uniform.~aw ¿Qué te viene a la mente? La captura de esclavos, durante siglos; entonces «contrato» de trabajo. Aparcería. En todos los casos, captura y abuso. Esperábamos que el mundo hubiera cambiado. Por desgracia, sólo el uniforme. ~ aw

What comes to mind?  Slave catching, for centuries; then “contract” labor.  Sharecropping.   In all cases, capture and abuse. We hoped the world had changed. Alas, only the uniform.~aw

Israeli atrocities against children become more and more frequent. more than 100 children are murdered every day.     And what do you do about it? Scream? Shout? Cry? Prof. Nurit Peled-Elhanan telefax: ++972-(0)2-5700112 Mobile: ++972-(0)547-578703