May 23, 2013

Ford Motor Company Taps Tupac Shakur’s Poetic Genius

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*DEARBORN, Mich.  – Who knew?! Ford and Tupac Shakur make a great combination. There’s no denying that the all-new Ford Fusion has broken the mold when it comes to the design of a midsize sedan. This truth has become the inspiration behind the development of Ford’s newest advertising campaign targeting the African American community. The [...]




‘Ponytail’ – a Poem for Gabby Douglas (Video)

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*OK, here’s one for the Gabby Douglas hair haters … and her fans, too. A friend of EUR, Sandra Trim DaCosta, hipped us to this gem from a young lady whose name we don’t know, but her YouTube screen name is jaywait4. In her video, jaywait4, recites a poem – a very deep, but simple [...]




Larry Buford’s ‘Menu of Two Choices’ (A Poem) – 911′s Tenth Anniversary

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*Ahh, the frivolous things we let upset us everyday: someone cuts us off on the freeway; we get all the way home and discover the fries are not in the bag; we have a bad hair day; and the list goes on. For some of us it’s gotten so we expect things to always go our way, [...]




‘Whisper’ (A visit with Michael Jackson)

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*I sat on the deck of the Holly Terrace todayWhere a very special friend inside its dwelling layIn my silent commune, I wondered if he knew I was there  Then, in an instant, the sun shone brighter and the trees swayed strongerStill unconvinced, I pressed further“I am everywhere now,” said his voice“I am in the [...]