“My mother, religious-negro, proud of Having waded through a storm, is, very obviously, A sturdy Black bridge that I Crossed over, on.” MotherReligionReligiousProudStormMotherhoodBridgesSturdy Author:Carolyn Rodgers
“The history, the root, the strength of my father is the strength we now rest on.” FatherRoots Book:How I got ovah: new and selected poems Source: How I got ovah: new and selected poems