Big on education. He was a playwright. He was an author. He was know a beautiful soul. Take a look at his poem dream. Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plane seeking a home where he himself is free. America never was America to me. Yeah
Cheyonia Wade
@Chey · 4:49
You, girl, you are over here sizzling. Okay. You are on fire. Yes. And you read majority of it. That was a very long who. That one's very long, but yes. Oh, my gosh. Like, I. When I tell you, I felt like I was lost in time doing the read research on Langston Hughes. And it was great. I literally felt like I was traveling. Time traveling
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 5:00
I think I did a calculation of how, if I live to the average age of woman, 82, 83 years old, I think I have less than 11,000 days or something silly like that to live. And, yeah, based on my age and how many years I project. So tomorrow is too late. And I had a meetup with the Maryland secretary of community development, Jacob Day. And Jake did a fantastic talk on just start. Whatever it is, just start
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 5:00
In a society, in our society, and in any society that's grappling with racial tension and equality, Hughes is fearless. He fearlessly confronts these issues head on, and it is so incredible. And he does it with such style and grace. Through his poetic verses, he paints vivid pictures of the african american experience, capturing both the joys and the struggles. He spoke of dreams deferred, of rivers that ran deep, and of the resiliency of a people who refused to be silenced
Cheyonia Wade
@Chey · 4:16
And I decided on a career path, and I was all set. Had the whole picture, like, just there, and I'm like, this is where I'm headed. This is what I'm going to do. And, yeah, I started on that journey. I was learning how to give speeches and things of that nature. And then the world fell apart, and my dream just went down the drain. And I was just sitting there like, what do I do now?