“July Morning, 2020”: An Interlude with Michelle Cacho-Negrete.
Sometimes it might seem we’ll be okay after all. “… some little part of me prays that we can hold on to the beauty and love in the world before it’s all vanished …” July Morning, 2020 The Scarborough Marsh at six o’clock this morning, our daily bike ride’s preferred time, is peace incarnate. Yesterday’s thunderstorms cleared the...
“Bygones — begun on his father’s centenary,” a poem by Frederick Ramey.
“… ‘really’ may not matter now (when ruddy Truth isn’t true) if you see how little meaning means, see the way they mean you to …” —————- To enjoy this feature as a broadside, drag the images to your desktop–or read the plain text below. ———- bygones — begun on his father’s centenary One-hundredth anniversaries roll by...
![“[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey.](https://broadstreetonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/church-cross-faith-religion-wallpaper-preview-290x290.jpg "“[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey.")
“[sanctuary],” a poem by Frederick Ramey.
On the church shootings in Texas, in a world where “normal” has been left behind. “It all seems so natural now we’ve gone straight through eloquence …” [sanctuary] There my hand was / veined purple / the skin like sand under clear water / spotted some / grey haired and twice ringed like my father’s / once...
Taking Down the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia: On Civil War monuments, graffiti art, and protest. Photos by John Moser.
The BLM movement is writ large on the Civil War monuments of the Confederacy’s former capital. And now some controversial statues are being removed. “We Just Want Justice,” protesters and graffiti at the base of the Robert E. Lee statue. Broad Street’s home is in Richmond, Virginia, where Jefferson Davis once presided over the rebel would-be nation...
“Love Will Win”: The removal of Jefferson Davis’s statue from Richmond, Virginia.
Broad Street was founded and is still at home in Richmond, Virginia. The former capital of the Confederacy has been a hotbed of discussion about–and protests over–symbols such as the Confederate statues that march down the town’s grand Monument Avenue. We stand with Black Lives Matter and the peaceful protests at the monuments, which are creating...
