Poetic story of a man no-one expected him to become President especially the white people. Although he has half-black genes, he worked and achieved. I loved a man. He had black skin, His love was tender, serene. From him I gave birth to my Son, My Love My real soulful genes. His father called him Barack (the blessed). I left in pain after blessing him, Teaching . . . how to save innocents’ skin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Sylva Portoian is the winner of the Carnegie Price for Poetry, 2009
His father called him Barack (the blessed). I left in pain after blessing him, Teaching . . . how to save innocents' skin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Sylva Portoian is the winner of the Carnegie Price for Poetry, 2009
“My SonMy Sun, Chants Ann, Obamas Mother, June 2011” My poetry collection feels and represents what Obama's mother wished to advise her son, 'To recognize the Armenian Genocide.' Mothers & Genocides My Verses bleed since the 28th ...
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white.”—Marian Wright Edelman
Yet he was, like that son, a man moved by the dream of a better world. Now, thanks to dozens of exclusive new interviews, prodigious research, and determined investigation, Sally Jacobs tells his full story.
Chronicles the life and political career of Barack Obama.
... 640 Can't scare me!, 640 Carol of the brown king (Hughes, Langston), 841 The cat's purr, 640 The house with no door (Swann, Brian), 1164 Let it shine, 909 My America (Gilchrist, Jan Spivey), 774 Sail away (Hughes, Langston), ...
Along with photographs of Dunham, the book includes many pictures taken by her in Indonesia.
It wastes time. If I were the president, you wouldn't have to pay rent. When you go to the store, you wouldn't have to pay for sure! I'd also say to war: no more, no more, no more! Catherine Galvan, age 6, Chicago
The son of a black African father and white American mother discusses his divided ancestry and his place in America's racial society, analyzing the demands of racial identity and culture, multiculturalism, and the quest for his own racial ...