Editorial OUR VOICES: Dying While Black In America By Dr. John E. Warren The Last Poets, the original rappers with a message and a purpose, said “It’s alright to die for a... Garland JournalFebruary 9, 2023
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: May 11th – A National Day of Respect! Asalam-Alakum! It was a moment I will remember for as long as I am Black. It was springtime, and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan... Garland JournalFebruary 8, 2023
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Jose-Campos-Torres-Tyre-Nichols… By Vincent L. Hall “I had said I wasn’t going to write no more poems like this.I had confessed to myself all along, tracer... Garland JournalFebruary 1, 2023
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Chaos or Community, circa 2023! By Vincent L. Hall Thankfully, I have not lost all of my senses. I’m still not talking with inanimate objects. This last week of... Garland JournalJanuary 12, 2023
Editorial Quit Playin: There is no “Free Time, Playa!” By Vincent L. Hall “The days between Christmas and New Year’s day are allowed as holidays; accordingly, we were not required to perform any... Garland JournalJanuary 6, 2023
Editorial Quit Playin’: Gone With the Damn Wind! By Vincent L. Hall Inquiring minds want to know whether anyone received an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. Well, it did. Gone with... Garland JournalDecember 23, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN’: It’s Black History by George! By Vincent L. Hall We lost a dear friend the other day. I say we because those who want to “Remember Black Dallas” lost... Garland JournalDecember 15, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: A Thankful Thanksgiving By Vincent L. Hall “For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things... Garland JournalNovember 25, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: Will it Go Round in Circles? By Vincent L. Hall The online magazine “Stereogum” posted a June 2019 article about one of my favorite musicians. Reading it led to me... Garland JournalNovember 12, 2022
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: More Democrats, Less Hershey Kisses! By Vincent L. Hall This editorial is a shameless plug for the Democratic Party. I’m not going to lie; I’m asking you to vote... Garland JournalOctober 27, 2022