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Christopher Smith
Mar 23, 20256 min read

BOOK REVIEW: Small Acts Of Courage

So if you happen to be reading these words, odds are that the news program that you’ve watched today as you’ve made your coffee or lounged on your couch contained at least one story about the chaos of the current federal government. Your newspaper has headlines of the roughshod rhetoric of President...
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Christopher Smith
Mar 5, 20254 min read

Everybody Loved The Sunshine, Mr. Ayers

Roy Ayers, the jazz legend, the man whose records are pillars of my formative years up until today, has passed away. And maybe it's fitting that I’m writing this at home feeling the rawness of a rainy evening in March, in the last fleeting grips of winter reminiscing on a musician who emanated warmt...
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Christopher Smith
Feb 25, 20255 min read

Being Revived At The National Museum of African American History, aka "The Blacksonian"

I’m not going to lie to you - I’ve been weighed down with a lot on my mind these days. I’m sure a lot of you are as well, given the state of affairs in this nation right now. Especially if you’re Black. You’ve got people getting fired for dumbassed reasons, plane crashes and other mishaps, people be...
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Christopher Smith
Feb 16, 20253 min read

USE YOUR WORDS: Let's Not Limit Ourselves Expressing Love

This blog entry’s going to be short. It’s two days past Valentine’s Day, and a recent conversation with a dear friend I had put certain things into perspective about love and how we express it on different levels, and the limitations to it. The English language, as expansive as it is, has borrowed f...
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Christopher Smith
Feb 16, 20254 min read

The Fabric of Freedom at Black Dress II: Homage

Yes, we are now in the month of March, where spring begins its wary walk into our lives with temperatures that make you have more energy along with the sunlight. It is a snap reminder to breathe with intention, after February and Black History Month. March is also Women’s History Month in the United...
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