The fourth book in my series is “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. After watching the debate last night I felt like getting this out there now. When Donald Trump declined to disavow white supremacists, and then when he was asked directly to condemn the Proud Boys he said “ Proud Boys, stand back and stand by “ I was not surprised. I’ve known men like him my whole life. In Angelou’s book, which is auto biographical, she deals with her personal experiences of oppression in a male dominated society. Through out the book she does a riveting, seriously intense job of describing what it's like to live in a world under racist oppression. I was moved, I cried, but at the end of the book I felt hopeful. Now, my feelings are up in the air, hopeful or despondent?
I didn’t read this book in high school, like so many of you probably did. I attended a program called Project Careers in Juneau Alaska. Basically it was kind of like getting a GED, which means I tested out. I was 15, living with sister who was 19, and we were on our own. I needed to graduate so I could get a job. So, I missed out on many of the required reading wonderful books. I’m glad to be catching up on my high school reading now.
When I was designing this beadwork I made a few choices that I’m happy with. Using the black, white and gray color scheme seems to work. Up in the the top corner I used the notes from “ Lift Every Voice and Sing”. I'm so far from finished, but I wanted to voice my thoughts tonight.
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