Spoken Word
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A TEACHERble Lottery Moment
What would you do if you won the lottery? If I won the lottery?Listen:I wouldn’t let the money make me Forget the math of humanity.I’d change my cents Before I changed my life,And turn loose change into life change.Cut checks that clear pain, Not just names.Shelter for the homeless,Relief for the sick.Hope for the overlooked,… Continue reading
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A TEACHERble and Fun Moment
List five things you do for fun. I write because my thoughts get loudAnd they need somewhere soft to land.So I travel to remember the world is as bigAs the pencil in my hand.With my hands I cook with seasoned instinctFlavor from the soul And a little heat.The heat gets turned up a notch When… Continue reading
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A TEACHERble Moment: What if Black Inventors Uninvented Their Genius?
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? What if we uninvented the light?If Lewis Latimer gathered his filamentNo more glow for you.Progress would squint in the dark Afraid of what it couldn’t see.What if Granville T. Woods gave the signal For his signals to come home?Distance would become danger againTime would forget how… Continue reading
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A TEACHERble Moment: Freeway Billboards
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? Honk less. Smile more.The road feels lighter that way.So does your heart, friend. Continue reading
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A TEACHERble Moment: A Mind Set on Tomorrow
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? I keep my eyes on what’s ahead,Not rushed by fearNot ruled by dread.My thoughts reach far beyond today,I plan, I pray, I pave my way.I think of growth, of seeds I sow,Of quiet strength the years will grow.I knowEach choice I make,… Continue reading