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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jan 91 min read
Lana Brown "The Circle Dance"
A cycle of mundane activity and mindless conformity creates a recipe for self-sabotage. Poet, Lana Brown, examines the crippling impact...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jan 91 min read
Lana Brown "I Can Move Mountains"
In "I Can Move Mountains", poet, Lana Brown, engages her audience in an exploration of faith, spirituality, and resulting rewards. Brown...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jan 91 min read
Lana Brown "Shaded Destiny"
Stagnation and complacency are central themes in Lana Brown's poem, "Shaded Destiny". Her details show the dire consequences of...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Lana Brown "Somebody Get Me a Piece of Paper"
Referencing the origin, wisdom, and work of Black people, Lana Brown employs dark metaphors to attack systemic barriers that still lurk...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Sep 30, 20231 min read
LaWanda Dickens "A Stroll down My Ancestors' Lane"
During an autumn walk on the land where her great grandmother was raised, Dickens observed nature's imagery while delighting in the...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Sep 9, 202318 min read
"Communing with My Ancestors: Eli Hilson Sr.’s Legacy"
By LaWanda Black Dickens, Magnolia Literacy Project Founder Memories of her grandfather, Reves Black, Sr., inspired LaWanda Dickens to...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Apr 1, 20232 min read
Lana Brown "Thank You Ever So Much"
On a Saturday morning, while sitting in a Natchez, Mississippi, nail salon waiting for a pedicure, Lana Brown, eagerly anticipated the...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Feb 26, 20232 min read
LaWanda Dickens "Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival: It's Personal for Me"
Three decades after graduating from Jackson State University, Dickens writes about an experience as a faculty member at her alma mater,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Feb 10, 20232 min read
“Black History Month: True Freedom to Embrace What Is Naturally Ours”
By LaWanda Dickens Black History Month 2023 is extra special to hair artist, L. Lashley, owner of Salon Exclusive in Jackson,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jan 12, 20233 min read
Poetry, Storytelling, and Meaningful Messages
By LaWanda Dickens Hannah Marie, pictured above, is the author of Name Change: The Journey of Becoming Me. Natchez, Mississippi poet,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Nov 7, 20223 min read
Lana Brown "...Back in the Daze"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Poet, Lana Brown, writes often about her roots in historic Natchez, Mississippi....
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Pam Johnson "Juneteenth: We Are Commanded to Love One Another"
In commemoration of the federal holiday, Juneteenth, Pam Johnson delivers a compelling appeal for Mississippi and the nation, "To pay...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
May 14, 20224 min read
Lana Brown "Home Coming"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In "Home Coming", Poet Lana Brown, a native of historic Natchez, MS, recounts...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
May 5, 20221 min read
Lana Brown "A Tribute to Momma's Legacy"
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series A mother's influence never dies, as Natchez, MS poet, Lana Brown, illustrates in...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Hannah Marie "Your Narrative Against Mine"
"Your Narrative Against Mine" is Part Two in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Apr 27, 20222 min read
Hannah Marie "My Honest Poem"
"My Honest Poem" is Part One in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities associated with...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Lana Brown “A Rare Jewel”
Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Happy Women’s History Month! The impact of women in every space of life should...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Jul 7, 20212 min read
LaWanda Dickens "Stone Mountain: Hiking for My Ancestors"
This poem was motivated by Dickens' fondness for Stone Mountain and her conversations with two friends, African American war veterans,...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
May 17, 20212 min read
Hillman Frazier "God's Plan for My Life"
Hillman Frazier was a student at Jackson State College in May of 1970, when police officers opened fire on the campus. During protests...
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The Magnolia Literacy Project
Mar 28, 20215 min read
LaWanda Dickens “What My Daughter and Alice Walker Taught Me”
When an important lesson was presented to LaWanda Dickens by her eleven-year-old daughter, she missed the point. Years later, she...
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