Observations In Blackness by Donney Rose

An Ode to Public Libraries from a Formerly Curious Black Child Whose World was Opened Because Their Doors Were

Without libraries what have we?

Nov 30 • Donney Rose

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"All Dem Blacks" (Video Poem)

When I think of Black Friday, I think...

Nov 28 • Donney Rose

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Writing Resistance Creative Workshops Start This Sunday! Your Entry is Covered!

Dear Paid Subscribers to Observations In Blackness,

Nov 15 • Donney Rose

“Writing Resistance” A Creative Writing Series Kicks Off Sunday, November 9

Hello Subscribers!

Nov 8 • Donney Rose

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October 2025

On the Recent Shootings at HBCU Homecomings

Across the country, HBCU Homecoming season has been plagued by incidents of gun violence. The threat to "school spirit" is undeniable.

Oct 27 • Donney Rose

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The Journey of Vulnerability Ahead of Me - On The Beginnings of Writing My Memoir, "Specimen"

I am planning a book project that will require more truth from me than any advocacy writing I have done up to this point. The personal is political.

Oct 20 • Donney Rose

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My Scattered Thoughts on the Untimely Passing of D'Angelo

Reflections on the lost of a genius of Black music.

Oct 15 • Donney Rose

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Helena Moreno Should Plan to Do Good by Black New Orleanians Regardless of How the Votes Landed.

Helena Moreno was elected mayor New Orleans at a time when elections in other major Louisiana cities have rid themselves of Black leadership. Black New…

Oct 13 • Donney Rose

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September 2025

An Elegy for Assata Inspired By What She Taught Us

Revolutionary, freedom fighter, teacher, Assata Shakur transitioned from this plane last week. She left us much to learn from. A poem in her honor.

Sep 29 • Donney Rose

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August 2025

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE - A Poetry and Narrative Project in Commemoration of Katrina 20

An ode to Black New Orleanians who survived the storm, to those we lost during and since the storm, and to the power of telling accurate American…

Aug 27 • Donney Rose

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This Week I Am Living in New Orleans During the 20th Commemoration of Hurricane Katrina

My Katrina 20 project, 'Down By The Riverside' debuts this Wednesday, August 27. It tells a tale of the storm's toll on Black New Orleanians

Aug 25 • Donney Rose

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Said the Lonely Bullet to the Quiet Baltimore Night Sky

Baltimore police report a considerable drop in gun violence and other violent crimes at the halfway point through the year.

Aug 1 • Donney Rose

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