“To Be Black in America” By Eunice Townsend   To be black in this country is not an easy endeavor But if you know your history the strength of our  Ancestors should lift you up forever   If you realize how the pain of picking cotton, The constant raping, The indignation of our men, The white baby at our breasts

“The Rebirth” By Eunice Townsend   Two Black Men, Kwame and Elombe Brathwaite woke up my African soul. With their intellect, wisdom, and photo lens. They spoke of Africa not only as a place but as my home and a culture I should embrace. Made me look into a black mirror and see eyes that had been overlooked, hair that