Tag: new york city

• A Love Letter in A Minor

  Dear NYC, It began with a wake-up call about tickets to see the must-see Alicia Keys musical “Hells Kitchen” at 2pm. It wasn’t the way I wanted to spend my day, but as Nas once said, “Live your life, girl.” I get to the theatre not fully familiar with the award-winning musical Hell’s Kitchen in…

  kashema

  January 1, 2025

  observations

  alicia keys, hells kitchen, love, new york city, nostalgia, nyc, songs, travel

• Jason Reynolds’ Voice

  

  Dressed in all black, author Jason Reynolds sat in the back a young adult book seminar with a sense of calm until he was called to the front. As he was being interviewed, his passion, intelligence and light began to fill the room. Reynolds, a Brooklynite, discussed his literary works. He published his first book…

  kashema

  February 10, 2015

  observations

  authors, bed-stuy, brooklyn, common core curriculum, coretta scott king book award, disparity, education gap, english, jason reynolds, literacy, math, new york city, testing, tests, the boy in the black suit, walter dean myers, writers

• in the details: Signs of the Times

  I was at a loss for words. My last post ended with “RIP to Akai Gurley”, a young black father, who was killed because he wanted to use the stairs instead of the elevators. His death was then defended by former New York City mayor, Rudolph Giuliani. Then came the non-indictment of officer Daniel Pantaleo who killed Eric…

  kashema

  December 14, 2014

  observations

  akai gurley, black lives matter, Daniel Pantaleo, eric garner, millions march new york city, new york city, nyc, posters, rumain brisbon, signs, tamir rice, we can’t breathe