Unless you have been sleeping under a rock, you know that the musical "Hamilton" is on Broadway, and you should also know that it is one of the most amazing pieces of musical theater ever. Ever. The story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton brilliantly told through genius writing and composing using a mash up of hip hop and a [...]
Another horrific shooting on another college campus. 10 dead and 7 more injured. The shooter is among the dead, leaving a nation with never-to-be-answered questions as to why. President Obama grimly commented on this most recent tragedy with concern and frustration: "[A]s I said just a few months ago, and I said a few months before that, and I [...]
Did you and your family know that Sunday September 13th is National Grandparent’s Day? It's time to celebrate the grandparents in your lives!! Be sure to connect today with grandparents or older adults in the community and show them some love. Looking for more ways to celebrate Grandparent's Day? Find them at www.grandparentsday.org.
Our boys are back in school! Today's Thoughtful Thursday offers quotes to help our sons and ourselves with the transition to a new school year. Here are some quotes to remind us of the value of the educational journey, and some to encourage them as they return to the classroom. Share with your sons, and enjoy. Education is the [...]
Civil rights and social justice activist Julian Bond, who died recently at the age of 75, had a lengthy career championing civil rights which included stints as President of the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee (SNICC), Chairman of the Board of the N.A.A.C.P., 20 years in the Georgia State Legislature, and in later life, professorships at various universities including [...]
As we approach the one year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, we present poetry old and new which references the past and present struggles for equality. "The Tradition" is by Jericho Brown, an associate professor at Emory University in Atlanta. "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes gives us an historical perspective of our [...]
Greetings from London! GCP is on the road, checking in on globetrotting children. Since we are here on Thoughtful Thursday, today our focus is on Black British poets. From the many talented poets we present here just a few: Benjamin Zephaniah ("Dis Poetry") is a British Jamaican writer and dub poet who was included in The Times 2008 list [...]
GCP is at Chautauqua Institution, for the end of their week discussing "Boys Will Be Boys, Then Men". This week's Thoughtful Thursday (the Friday morning edition) comes from the amazing performance here last night of Daniel Bernard Roumain's symphonic composition of "Meditations on Raising Boys", featuring Marc Bamuthi Joseph performing spoken word with an all male chorus of 10 [...]
It is graduation season, and speakers everywhere are polishing up their speeches and getting ready to share their wisdom and advice with the Class of 2015 and their families. Today's Thoughtful Thursday features quotes from past graduation speeches. Some are funny, some thought provoking, some inspirational. Enjoy, and Congrats to the graduates! "Think hard, always think hard, but don't [...]
Today's Thoughtful Thursday presents the work of award-winning poet Terrance Hayes. Born in 1971 in Columbia, South Carolina, Hayes received a BA from Coker College and an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, and is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. "Lighthead", his collection of poems published in 2010, won a National Book Award, and Hayes received a [...]