Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones

Bold Black Beautiful Photo Shoot

Renata Del Carmen hosted a photo shoot for Black Women in Brooklyn Bridge Park for her BOLD BLACK BEAUTIFUL project. Her goal was to create beautiful images of Black Women that would represent standards of beauty as stock photography on the internet.

Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?”

by Frederick Douglass, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. AContinueContinue reading “Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?””

Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?”

by Frederick Douglass, 1852Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. A feelingContinueContinue reading “Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?””

Idris: A Turkish Student in New York City

Following a rally demanding the reunification of the abducted children the United States government abscounded with at the southern border, with their their parents, I began a conversation with a first generation Irish American woman. Our lingering conversation intrigued Idris, a Turkish student studying film in the city. He had been filming during and afterContinueContinue reading “Idris: A Turkish Student in New York City”

Sermon: Standing In The Gap by Pastor Gary Ham

For those of you who thought the grass was greener on the other side and found that it was not, this message is for you. “The crisis you are facing is not one of money, is not a crisis of relationships, it is a crisis of faith. It is your faith. For with God allContinueContinue reading “Sermon: Standing In The Gap by Pastor Gary Ham”

Desert of Solitude: Refreshed by Grace by LaShawnda Jones

Originally posted on Jennie Reads:
The centered, self assured look of the woman spreading her arms in what I perceived to be joy – caught my eye and enticed me to read the back cover of this book. The summary says this book is an exploration and that is true on many levels. The author…