Juneteenth

Juneteenth reflecting/

Freedom's interference with/

Cotton-planting time.

The Great __ Hope

Stutterer’s silence/

To theater’s precious gift/

This legend stands tall.

 

James Earl Jones (b.1931), by Van Vechten, 1961.

Keeping It Moving

  We fought the good fight/
And then we finished the race/
Timothy was right.

 

Operatic Boldness

Musical union/

So-called “interracial” love/

Of kindred spirits.  

Mezzo Marilyn Horne (b. 1934) and Musician/Conductor Henry Lewis (1932-1996), by Van Vechten, 1961.

 

"Notes"

On Daddy’s birthday/
Time eases aching absence/
But not completely.

Richard Williams, b. May 4, 1931. (d. Nov. 4, 1985)

 

Here He Stands

Masculinity/

Resides in beauty and form/

Not patriarchy.

Paul Robeson (1898-1976), by Nickolas Murray, 1926.

Brother Insider

Honoring Bayard/

Lover of humanity/

Truth and principle.

Bayard Rustin,1912-1987.