Gwendolyn Brooks was a poet whose family moved from Topeka, Kansas, to Chicago during the Great Migration, the massive movement of Blacks from the south to northern cities. The adult Voice… warning, in music-words devout and large that we are each other’s harvest: we are each other’s business: we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” – Interfaith Youth Core Robeson was a Black actor and activist, a famous baritone who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political commitments. Brooks celebrates his leadership at his death writing, “ That time, we all heard it…The major Voice. “The poem from which the text ‘we are each other’s’ is drawn is one example of Brooks’ s commitment to civil rights, a poem she wrote in testament to Paul Robeson. In fact, the poem is called Paul Robeson. Gwendolyn Brooks poem from which this quote derives is about the Black singer, and activist Paul Robeson. As a result, I got a lot of good feedback, and I want to share some of it with you. This was part of my quest for us to be each other’s harvest. I asked my audience on Instagram what the quote meant to them.
As such, I was inspired by the following quote from Gwendolyn Brooks. This week, I kept thinking about teamwork, network, and community. If you are new to this blog or new to this segment please visit the NWW page herefor past episodes. Welcome back to another episode of No Whining Wednesday! Today, you cannot whine, criticize, or complain.
