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“Ursa Corre. I know what the ‘U’ stands for but I keep getting the last one wrong. Corrente. Corredo.” “Corregidora. Old man Corregidora, the Portuguese slave breeder and whoremonger. (Is …
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We have to live differently

or we will die in the same

old ways.

Therefore I call on all Grand Mothers everywhere on the planet to rise and take you …
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They have fenced in the dirt road that once led to Wards Chapel A.M.E. church, and cows graze among the stones that mark my family’s graves. The massive oak …
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My Grandmother is waiting for me to come home We live with walnuts and apples in a one-room kitchenette above The Some Day Liquor Gardens.

My Grandmother sits in a …
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Richard Pryor’s grandmother’s Marie Pryor features prominently not only in his journey to stardom, but also his comedic material. Pryor was born to LeRoy “Buck” Pryor and …
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Excerpt from Play:

(Near the end of the song, Mother Henry enters, carrying a tray with milk, sandwiches, and cake.)

Richard: You treating me like royalty, old lady – I …
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“Dear James:

I have begun this letter five times and torn it up five times. I keep seeing your face, which is also the face of your father and …
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My grandmothers were strong. They followed plows and bent to toil. They moved through fields sowing seed. They touched earth and grain grew. They were full of sturdiness and singing. …
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