Evolving Excellence (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
by BILL WADDELL James Weldon Johnson was quite the Renaissance man, if ever there was one. A poet and a lawyer, a politician and a songwriter, and a first rate educator. We would be a lot better off had his...
Wild Rose Reader (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I couldn't find out where the Poetry Friday Roundup was--so I thought I'd do it here! POETRY FRIDAY: MORNING EDITION At Wild Rose Reader , I have a review of The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination , a wonderful new anthology that connects science and poetry. It was compiled by US Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman and her good friend Linda Winston. Jama...
A Year of Reading (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SONNET by James Weldon Johnson My heart be brave, and do not falter so, Nor utter more that deep, despairing wail. Thy way is very dark and drear I know, But do not let thy strength and courage fail; For certain as the raven-winged night Is followed by the bright and blushing morn Thy coming morrow will be clear and bright; 'Tis darkest when the night is furthest worn. Look up, and out, beyond surrounding...
Musings (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (New York: Dutton, 2008), 139 pages. There are two kinds of sinners, as Timothy Keller explores in this book. One kind of sinner is rather obvious. They live only for themselves, breaking God’s laws and perhaps even the laws of the land. Such sinners are represented by the younger son in Jesus’ parable of the...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
By GottaLaff The post that these excerpts are from has a lot more to it, but here's a sample. "I certainly detect a racial element in some of the hostility directed at President Obama," said Richard Alba, the distinguished professor of sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. "I'm certain there are white Americans for whom having a dark-skinned president in...
Legal History Blog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Archival Research as Empirical has just been posted by William B. Turner, Visiting Fellow at the James Weldon Johnson Institute, Emory University. The abstract is very short, so here's an excerpt from the beginning of the paper: Within the past few months, Harvard Law School has posted two jobs ads that use the term “empirical” in defining the position. A quick review of the job responsibilities...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
On Friday, Media Matters posted audio of Pittsburgh radio host Jim Quinn calling President Obama a "schmuck" for making the rather uncontroversial observation that the United States has a "dark past" of slavery. It's worth taking a moment to look at just how ignorant Quinn's rant was. Here's the snippet of Obama's NAACP speech that Quinn played: QUINN: Why don't you listen very...
Jack and Jill Politics (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
I had a chance to watch Barack Obama’s speech before the NAACP just now. It was a very powerful speech and I admit I was moved when he quoted from the Black National Anthem by James Weldon Johnson at the end of his talk. Gave me goosebumps. There’s more to the story of his appearance [...]
The Daily What (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
Wall Clock Design Concept of the Day: “ Continue Time ” by Sander Mulder. Dem Hands (sung to the tune of James Weldon Johnson’s “Dem Bones”): The second hand’s connected to the minute hand. The minute hand’s connected to the hour hand. The hour hand’s connected to a gear box, and that is pretty much it. See it in action below (Tumblr users, click through...
hiphoprepublican (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Thank you for that warm welcome. I would like to thank the NAACP board of directors and Chairman Julian Bond for having me here to speak with you today. Also, President Jealous, Vice Chairman Roslyn M. Brock, and Assistant Treasurer Jesse Turner. Jr. President Jealous and Vice Chairman Brock, I thank you for your willingness to seek out advocates in all circles. We are all interested in the educational,...
Tayari's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Move over Oprah and Gayle! Natasha and I are driving up the east coast-- destination: New Haven, CT. You may not think of this is a swanky destination, but it is when you know that Natasha has been named as the 2009-2010 James Weldon Johnson Fellow in African American Studies at Yale University. Ginormous congratulations to her. You know she will represent us well. We're breaking it up into three...
Kootenay Rockies - News (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
“Darkness covered everything. / Blacker than a hundred midnights / Down in a cypress swamp”. James Weldon Johnson: The Creation.
THE WEEKLY VICE (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
Jennifer Collier Jail Booking Report Jacksonville, Florida ( The Weekly Vice ) -- Jennifer Marie Collier, a 34-year-old science teacher at James Weldon Johnson Middle School in Jacksonville was arrested Monday on charges of having a sexual relationship with a student. According to police, Collier had sex with a 14-year-old male student inside her SUV Friday after agreeing to take him home following...
Libertarian Democrat Point Of View (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009
TO BE NOTED : From Jack & Jill Politics: " Afternoon Open Thread 19 Apr 2009 Author: rikyrah The Creation by James Weldon Johnson And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I’m lonely– I’ll make me a world. And far as the eye of God could see Darkness covered everything, Blacker than a hundred midnights Down in a cypress swamp. Then God smiled, And the light...
MyQuest (Free subscription) | 03/16/2009
I Rest Me in the Thought Psalm 19 by the Rev. Dr. E. Scott Jones Cathedral of Hope – Oklahoma City 15 March 2009 Hear these words of the great American poet James Weldon Johnson: And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely— I'll make me a world. And as far as the eye could see Darkness covered everything, Blacker than a hundred midnights Down in a cypress swamp...
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