As followers of Christ Jesus the authors of these spirit filled poems reach out to humanity and all of humankind. Their individual Christian sojourns are revealed and so are their cultural roots in America and throughout the Diaspora.
This vivid collection of contemporary poems also includes several insightful pieces of prose for the readers thought and mediation. Also to complement this collection of poems is a CD narrative with music that features the unique voices of the authors and Lou Patton.
FOREWORD BY CATHERINE PATTON COTHRAN
The biography of Ralph (Big Ralph) Cothran is the exciting and revealing story of a foot patrolman who rose to be Chief of Police in ChattanoogaTennessee. Big Ralph reveals his true feelings on many social problems of our day.
For example the following questions are just samples of the questions Big Ralph seeks to answer:
Who set the precedent for Black leadership? Did busing Black children render them quality education? Why did Thurgood Marshall conclude that declaring Black people inferior would persuade the Supreme Court to vote to desegregate public schools in America? Has the Back intellectual community sold out the Black community? Are there any independent Black Studies Departments in any University in America? Who controls the NAACP, the Urban League and SCLC? How can the word of God be best understood? What is the relationship between independent thinking, academic freedoms and freedom of expression and those lost in a dilemma of dependency?
We have also filled Big Ralph's biography with interesting tales of his childhood. Read about Big Ralph's little red wagon filled with coal, read about Big Ralph's revelation that cats do not have nine lives and do not forget Big Ralph's famous neck bone story. Big Ralph grew up in Bushtown on the east side of Chattanooga. It is for sure that Big Ralph is a hero of Bushtown and a role model for young people in Chattanooga and throughout the world. Bear witness to the profound critique of the Black American quest for Human Rights. Find out why we have Black Americans and African Americans and even Negroes. The independence to think is a God given right. It is for sure also that the high road of Truth wisdom and knowledge also extends from the Creator the Supreme God. It is known that the power of man is unimportant in comparison to the Master of the Universe, the Ruler of the Earth.