Tag Archives: Dialogue on Race and Poetry

The Price of Adulthood: Symbolism, Childhood Superheroes and the Confederate Flag

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July 4, 2015 by author

By Victor D. Infante

When I was a kid, I used to draw my own superheroes. Most of them were riffs on existing comic book or movie characters, of course, with the backstory and the iconography mixed and matched with … Continue reading→

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Poem by Truth Thomas

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July 4, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

Independence Day
By Truth Thomas

There are fists making tom toms of eardrums,
boots kicking downbeats in skulls,
in every state of tinted circles.

We the trapped traps bear marks
of all their sticks and mallets,
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Poem by Deonte Osayande

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June 24, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

Time Capsule
By Deonte Osayande

I. Icarus Speaks of Angels

They will say how I fell into the ocean, but I was never afraid
of the sea. I had visions of many things
in the water. I … Continue reading→

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The Messiness of What We Are: Pop Culture, Media and Identity

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June 21, 2015 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Victor D. Infante

We start with an image that’s almost surreal: Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair. For some, it’s mere pop culture iconography, but if … Continue reading→