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The Three Erics
Three years ago, when I turned 50 years of age, I wrote a poem in the tradition of Ginsberg’s “Howl!,” talking about what had happened to some of the best of my generation. I titled it “Celebrating Fifty Years of … Continue reading
Posted in Fathers, Growing Up, Malcolm X, Uncategorized, Urban Impact
Tagged Gingsberg, Howl!, Jay-Z, Malcolm X, Marcy Houses, Nation of Islam, NOI
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