In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993). Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist, Associate Justice of US Supreme Court Continue reading
Category Archives: Lincoln University of PA
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Dream Variations | Langston Hughes, Lincoln University ’29
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening Beneath a tall tree While night comes on gently, Dark like me- That is my dream! To fling my arms wide In the face of the sun, Dance! … Continue reading
On Blackness | Langston Hughes, Lincoln University ’29
I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa. Langston Hughes, 1902-1967, Lincoln University ’29, Poet, Social Activist, Novelist Continue reading
Kids Who Die
This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of Mississippi Organizing sharecroppers Kids will die in the streets of Chicago Organizing workers Kids will die … Continue reading
On Democracy | Langston Hughes, Lincoln University ’29
I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. Negroes have been looking at democracy’s ‘but’ too long. Langston Hughes, 1902-1967, Lincoln University ’29, Poet, Social Activist, Novelist Continue reading
Let America Be America Again
Originally published in Esquire and in the International Worker Order pamphlet A New Song (1938) Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed– … Continue reading
On Getting
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Poet, Social Activist, Novelist, Playwright, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania ’29 Continue reading
On Intent
What is the quality of your intent? Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993). Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist, Associate Justice of US Supreme Court, Lincoln University ’30 Continue reading
On Revolutions
Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1971), President of Ghana, Lincoln University ’39 Continue reading
On Music
Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am. Gil Scott Heron, Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Lincoln University Continue reading
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