Interview: Al Black – Poet & Activist

~~~ One of the goals of PaisleyPerspective is to share the opinions & ideas of others. A recent Q&A with Al Black creator behind the Columbia, SC poetry venue ‘Mind Gravy’ brought about some interesting discussion. Al gives open and honest opinions about living in South Carolina including his thoughts about the Confederate flag that […]

Crushed Stone

~~~ This blog was first posted by Al Black on the Hoosierinthelandofcotton’s Blog (http://hoosierinthelandofcotton.wordpress.com/) on March 17. It looks at the faith of keeping a business open even when it’s time may have passed. A week ago, I walked over to an old boat landing and fishing camp down the road a bit from where we […]

A Crack In The Pedestal

~~~ We have white history, black history and American history, We have European history, world history and all kinds of history But it is only half of the story What of herstory? Herstory is of the mothers who bore us Herstory is the breasts we suckled Herstory is who dried our tears Herstory is […]