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Thursday March 28th 2024

‘Miscellany’ Archives

Unique Diploma Framed by Resilience

To the Augsburg Fairview Academy Class of 2020: Your teachers, support staff, and I want to take a moment to say, “CONGRATULATIONS!”  You each hold a very special place in our heart and in the fabric of our school community.  You are the first AFA graduating class unable to finish classes face-to-face, attend Senior Prom, and participate in the 2020 Commencement ceremony as we had planned.  COVID-19 took these milestone moments away from you.  However, you are also the first AFA graduating class to accept the challenge of distance learning, you continued to push forward with determination, and you have proven you are resilient.  You exemplify the Circle of Courage and the principles of belonging, independence, mastery, and generosity. You will never forget about the way your high school career ended.  It did not end with the pomp and circumstance you dreamed of, but you are finishing high school with a diploma you earned in a completely [...]

What is Black is Real Black Manhood

By Minkara Tezet, Griot of Psychology and Psychiatry, Cultural Wellness Center I thought of you last night. I heard your voice.  I heard your voice cry out through the veil.  You are a real Black Man.  You are the being that was called into being so long ago, Kem. You are he who was the first greeter of the Creator.  It was you who saw this face first.  What are you? Where did you come from and what made you? I am listening to this voice.  I am listening to you.  I am hearing Tefnut.  I hear her through these tears. She is the moisture that moistens the ground that is you.  You are Kem and Geb. She is the waters that flow from the first time and she is in you, too.  She is pushing through for you.  I am thinking of you. I am thinking of myself. I am thinking of the Black Man and all that it means to be him. All the pressure it feels to be Kem.  Kem is the Black.  He is you. And he is me, [...]

“the alley” newspaper July 2020 issue

“the alley” newspaper July 2020 issue

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