Posts tagged #destiny
Make Every Inch and Stitch Count: Momma Ruth's Lessons on Life and Fabric
Make Every Inch and Stitch Count: Momma Ruth's Lessons on Life and Fabric

“Back in the day, Momma Ruth’s house looked out over the few acres of cotton that she and Granddaddy owned at the edge of the rolling ravines kudzu vines that consumed the land around them.”

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The Empire in my Daddy's Eyes
The Empire in my Daddy's Eyes

“I can see him now as his hand would pass over the horizon directing my sight to the conifers great and small, our fishing pond, our vegetable gardens, and of course all the things he had accumulated over the years. He would say ALL this will be yours someday!”

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A Single Garment of Destiny; Young, Black, and Creative in America
A Single Garment of Destiny; Young, Black, and Creative in America

“There should be a quoted caption somewhere saying: “I’m only 35 years old, but I grew up knowing that my Mamma had to hide from the Klan as a girl in the same town where my folks raised me. That thread is bright, clear, and ugly before my eyes. It runs through our whole garment, even for those who don’t see it.”

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