#grace brooks

[s0ftplacetoland]

i have loved (the way stars forget themselves into morning) —quietly— as a sword forgets blood.

we (who linger) are not the ones who leave. how holy the breath of a companion once vanished.

years pile like snow on the backs of mountains no one climbs anymore— and i, i listen for echoes that remember the shape of a voice.

do not call me a hero— i have merely endured.

flowers grow in places we never returned to (this too, is love) that keeps blooming. without us.

-g.b.

[joseannel-blog]

House on the Hill: Mind Blowing

Quarles Program Week 2: June 12, 2017. Hey people! After a week full of seminars and a weekend full of research, we took our second off-campus adventure to the Hill Community in Easton, MD. 

Mind blowing fact #1: The Hill is a neighborhood located in Easton, Maryland that has been the home for free Black slaves since the 18th century. It also was one of the first, if not THE first, places to combat racial inequality by housing both Black and white citizens in close proximity to one another (next door neighbors, in the same house, or on the same plot).  Already pretty exciting, right?! So the excavation of The Hill’s rich history can certainly be accredited to the methodologies and preservation of land records, archaeology, genealogy, and oral history (pretty sure I’m missing a few ^_^). But needless to say, this little community is a gold mine. Even my very own MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, since 2010, has been instrumental in the unearthing and unveiling of the history the lived, and still lives, within the community with its provision of some of the archaeology students that did these excavations. 

Note: Obviously I will be unable to go into every juicy detail of the 4-5 hour visit, but what I mention below are just a few things the stood out to me.

Mind blowing fact #2: Morgan State University professor, Dale Green, who works closely with the community and who also serves as an occasional tour guide, made mention that 8 percent of all the nations wealth is located right in Easton, MD. (8 PERCENT OF THE NATIONS WEALTH IS IN EASTON, MARYLAND !!!) That in itself speaks volume.This should immediately let you know that the Hill Community is one of substance and its history should NOT be taken lightly. 

Mind blowing fact #3: Grace Brooks. Google her. She was the first woman to own land in the Hill Community. As a slave, she was able to 1) accumulate 70 pounds = $2,500 in modern U.S. currency to buy herself and her children out of slavery, 2) buy and own her own property and home, and 3) was given mention in Easton’s obituary in a time where women were not privileged enough to receive mention. She also served as a midwife to the community and was often called upon by the white males to assist their pregnant wives, which is kind of a big deal !! 

Mind Blowing fact #4: Located in Easton (Talbot County) is also the Quaker meeting house. This served as a place of worship for the Quakers beginning in the early-mid 1600s and is very much still used today. This house is also the 3rd oldest building in the nation !!! No electricity, no bathrooms, no air conditioning, no nothing! Probably one of my favorite places to visit during the tour. 

It was great! You all should definitely make it a priority to go. 

[s0ftplacetoland]

somewhere between the boxes and the walls, i forgot to stop and listen to the hum of things still waiting. a job, a house, the dream that flickered but never quite held.

i left a place to make a place, and for a while, the lights were bright, the streets were new— but even city lights dim when you’re still looking for the way home.

there were trips to places i thought would answer me, a face that whispered everything i wanted to hear, then vanished like a shadow in the rain.

i broke into pieces i didn’t know how to put together— teeth, illness, a body that learned how to lean into pain just to stand. and still, the days fold like forgotten letters, unopened, waiting for the next one.

no endings yet, just the spaces between, where everything happens without asking. and somehow, i keep moving— quieter, but still moving.

-g.b.

[wesonerdy]

COVER REVEAL: 'Love and Always' & 'An Ounce of Hope' by Sophie Jackson—Coming 2015/2016

Have you finished 'A Pound of Flesh' and ready for more? Sophie Jackson has TWO forthcoming sequels! Get the details:

Sophie Jackson continues A Pound of Flesh series with the Wes/Kat novella Love and Always and a full-length novel about Carter’s troubled best friend Max O’Hare, An Ounce of Hope. (more…)

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Grace Brooks looking beautiful, while posing with parents in twitter selfies.

Grace Brooks, has been seen taking amazing selfies with her parents. She first posts a selfie with her beautiful mother leaving a caption "Selfie with Mummy" with some exciting emjoiis. Also she posted another one half an hour later with a different outfit but with her H.O.T Daddy. She left a caption "Daddies little princess" Her selfies are just gorgeous.