Author: Joyce M. Rose-Harris

Joyce M. Rose-Harris is an activist, blogger, video podcaster, and published poet. She has worked in the political and nonprofit sectors since 2017. Joyce launched PaisleyPerspective blog in 2011 to be a positive and insightful voice in the universe. She has poetry published in periodicals and anthologies. Joyce currently serves on the Board of The Watering Hole, which is dedicated to the growth of poets of color; and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In her spare time she enjoys cheering for her hometown Chicago sports teams especially Da Bears as well as the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball team.

Untraditional Thanksgiving Meal

Walnut & apple dressing with pork tenderloin, brussel sprouts, & cranberry relish sandwiches.

Interview: Never To Young…To Give Back

~~~ When I was 10 years old, I was thinking about the next Nancy Drew mystery I would read, sitting outside with friends and writing about daily events in my diary. When I was 13 years old, I was getting fashion advice from the pages of Seventeen magazines, giggling when boys walked by, and was […]

I Am An Obama Volunteer

~~~ In 2007 when the candidates for the Democratic Party began emerging I began my research to determine whom I would support. Wait let me back up a little even before that time. I volunteered during the re-election campaign of President Clinton in 1996, while still living in my hometown of Chicago, IL making phone […]

Recap: The Freshniz Vol. 3

~~~ Saturday, October 13th Izms of Art an organization of artist doing artsy things held it’s third Freshniz event. What is Freshniz you ask? Well it is a unique fusion of creative individuals interviewed in front of a live audience. This installment included an architect, martial artist, painter, and a producer of music among other […]

A Brother Remembers – USS Cole Attack

~~~ On October 12, 2000 I like the rest of the world learned about the attack on the USS Cole while docked in Aden, Yemen. 17 naval personnel were killed and 39 injured as result of the bombing that blasted a 40 by 40 ft. hole into the side of the ship. My heart went […]

Happy Birthday Daddy!

~~~ It is not easy when a parent dies. Make it two deceased parents and even as an adult we can feel like an orphan. Today would have been my dad’s 76th birthday. My dad loved his birthday which is how I learned to love mine. In June for Father’s Day, I reflected on his […]

PHOTO RECAP: COLA-CON 2012

~~~ A few memories of Cola-Con 2012 captured via iPhone. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ THE END

COLA-CON 2012 LIVE

~~~ Today is the second day of Cola-Con 2012. Cola-Con is a fusion of hip-hop, comics, and culture and it is being held at the Columbia Museum of Art in downtown Columbia, SC. In it’s second year Cola-Con brings together the world of comics and music into one big convention-festival. Cola-Con started in 2011 by […]

Your Vote is Your Voice

~~~ The below content was written as a Facebook post but then I began to think that it would be good to post it as a blog. In between not feeling well there has been something gnawing at my spirit. There is a young person (I will not note gender) who I believe is not […]

Poetry, Pictures, & Politics

~~~ September 2nd through 6th contained numerous events surrounding the 2012 Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte, NC. The event had many goals but the primary one was the nomination of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominees. Along the journey each day from pre-convention to closing gavel held excitement […]