Category Archives: indigenous women

Pre-2020©

Posted on September 2, 2019 by whenquiet

Pre-2020© By Anna Greene Dell’Era© As I gaze seagulls’ flight I give thanks for the gift of sight As I peer the intensity of the sea’s aquamarine I accept the unknown of things unseen I reflect on my ancestors’ plight … Continue reading →

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The Border Control Corps of Basel threw my passport on the ground!

Posted on March 28, 2017 by whenquiet

(Article written by Lukas Hausendorf of 20 Minutes Basel) Der Zwischenfall ereignete sich am Nachmittag des 7. März am Grenzübergang Basel-Huningue neben dem Novartis Campus. Meistens ist die Zollstation unbesetzt, nicht aber an diesem Tag. Anna Dell’Era, Afroamerikanerin und italienisch-amerikanische … Continue reading →

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To My Only Child

Posted on March 27, 2017 by whenquiet

To my Only Child (c) I remember when you were only a child, I penned a poem to you explained how life might sometimes be harsh and cold, unfair and cruel This poem on paper somehow disappeared but my beautiful … Continue reading →

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks–Read it!!

Posted on March 18, 2017 by whenquiet

The book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot,  gripped me from beginning to end. While reading it, I was in the midst of a cancer diagnosis and caught between two battling oncologists different perspectives concerning how my … Continue reading →

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‘Tis beauty and power that they fear-To my Muslim Brothers and Sisters – Marrakech, Morocco

Posted on February 25, 2017 by whenquiet
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Truth Won’t Sleep

Posted on February 9, 2017 by whenquiet

my heart bruise mode countenance on alert racial injustice constructed to hurt US…..my county ’tis of thee result of cause and effect We, sardined in Middle Passage boat$ quarantined, milked welfare cheese then denied the right to vote. Coretta’s spirit … Continue reading →

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