Jan 23, 2022Race StoriesThe first time I heard a White person utter the “n-word” was when I was in the boy scouts at summer camp. We were the only Black boy scout troop in the entire camp. One day, one of the boys in our troop was playfully tussling with a kid from…Racism2 min readRacism2 min read
Jan 4, 2022Coronavirus Blues 2022Got to keep movin, Corona on my trail Got to keep movin Corona on my trail Got to keep my mask on Lord Got to keep my mask on to keep the corona away Got to keep my mask on to keep the corona away Ain’t no cure but the…Coronavirus1 min readCoronavirus1 min read
Jan 3, 2022Archaeology of my tearsThe archaeology of my tears Lay bear, nude and naked in the sun with it’s legs open- Exposed for you to see Broken, fragmented and ripped into pieces Watery Crystaline tears Falling…1 min read1 min read
Nov 4, 2021Untitled poemUntitled poem I carry my myths with me, in a satchel slung across my shoulder, Held tightly with a cord To hold them together- So no one can see the cracks forming inside See the tears from all the strain stain my eyes These myths are heavy Heavy, Heavy …Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jul 30, 2021Despair(a poem)I feel despair A quiet despair Haunted by the dreams of a 400 year old nightmare I cannot sleep, I cannot breath, I cannot see beyond the shadows in the trees The ancestors cry from their eternal slumber Awakened by the quiet thunder Screaming Will we ever be free? Lord! …Racism1 min readRacism1 min read
Jul 30, 2021How my Father’s death changed me.My father left this world on June 24th 2021. He died peacefully in bed in the comfort of his own home with his loved ones after deciding to go on hospice a few months before, when doctors at the hospital informed him his chemotherapy treatments were no longer working. I…Mwc Death3 min readMwc Death3 min read
Jul 3, 2021In Memoriam of father, loss and genealogyLast week, my father joined the pantheon of ancestors after a decade long battle with cancer in the comfort of his home with family early in the morning. He left behind my mother, the love of his life for 44 years, and four children. As a genealogist, I’m surrounded by…Death3 min readDeath3 min read
Published inThe Shadow·Mar 14, 2021Her Name was RoseJust over 200 years ago at the slave markets in Baltimore, Maryland, a 20-year old woman named Rose and her 3-year-old child boarded the ship “The Missouri” bound for New Orleans leaving her home and perhaps family forever. She was bought by Moses Littel, a physician from New Jersey recently…Slave Trade5 min readSlave Trade5 min read
Jan 26, 2021Slaveowners of ColorGrowing up, I learned about the institution of slavery in the United States and the fact that I, Rodney Sam, was a direct descendant of African captives sold into slavery and forcibly taken to work on the plantations and farms in the colonies of Englishman and French slaveowners. When I…Slavery United States3 min readSlavery United States3 min read
Sep 25, 2020Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins. A forgotten musical genius.On July 19th 1908, The “St. Helena Star” was one of many newspapers informing the world of the death of Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, a famous African American pianist, in Hoboken, New Jersey. At the time of his death, Wiggins was known around the world for his remarkable musical talents…History4 min readHistory4 min read
