Inspired By Art

This week, we tried something new in Book Club- we used a work of visual art as a writing prompt! Our friend Ellen Stedtefeld used to teach art in the…

Name has been changed by us for privacy. Momma said it would be better days, The sun would replace the shade, And we would no longer be treated like slaves.…

The first picture looks as if someone has no freedom. Also this picture reminds me of myself, I feel like my freedom is being taken away.

To me the picture on the left reminds me about always leaving the unit with handcuffs We can’t go nowhere without them on our wrists But just know when we…

Years ago slavery started from people enslaving people. Men like Willie Lynch made slavery into what used to be physical into mental. The streets today doesn’t take people like Willie…