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911 Reflections; African Burial Ground, Wall St.Slave Trade, World Trade Center

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Join Poet Sandra Still-Barnes, as she shares her reflections of the 911, September 11th World Trade Center, Twin Tower Destruction, The African Burial Ground, The Wall Street Slave Trade, The World Trade Center. 

Sandra Still-Barnes
"14th anniversary of 911; how/why my 911 poem (s) were designed to give us hope. changes in America impacting Black Community; Recent poem "Forbidden" created to address the increase of Bigotry in America since 911."

 

A survivor of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York who was featured in one of the most haunting, yet standout photographs of the outrage, has died of stomach cancer. She was only 42 years young.

Marcy Borders, was photographed covered in dust after fleeing the World Trade Center. As one of the towers collapsed, she took refuge in a nearby office building, where AFP photographer Stan Honda took a haunting photo of her completely covered in a thick layer of ash, which earned her the title "The Dust Lady."

Read more here...http://bit.ly/911Lady

 

 

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