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Article: Executive editor's view.(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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I count myself among the many African Americans who begin each new year with a period of personal reflection and meditation rooted in our heritage and culture. On New Year's Day, a pot of black-eyed peas is always on my stove to share with anyone who comes into my home. It's an African-American folk practice from the South that provides a traditional grassroots link to the season of celebration marked by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday and Black History Month. For me, this time resonates with cultural memory, spiritual consciousness, historical awareness, and a communal celebration of identity and thanksgiving for how far we've come and what we'll yet accomplish. ...