tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post1622690937430806768..comments2024-03-29T05:26:28.491-04:00Comments on pancocojams: The REAL Author of The Poem "Hey Black Child" : Useni Eugene PerkinsAzizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-25933182987718200222017-09-28T00:16:40.114-04:002017-09-28T00:16:40.114-04:00You're welcome,Rev. Gabriel.
Thanks for shari...You're welcome,Rev. Gabriel.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that quote with me and other pancocojams readers.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-55236088043161611852017-09-27T10:24:59.786-04:002017-09-27T10:24:59.786-04:00I was interested in using Hey Black Child in my bo...I was interested in using Hey Black Child in my book and noted your article about the real author. I continued my research and found this in the KIRKUS REVIEW<br /><br />"A poem by a celebrated Chicago playwright and long beloved within the Black History Month tradition about the achievement, potential, and ancestral joy incubated within the black experience.<br /><br />Readers who Google “Hey Black Child” will come across bevies of joyous videos of children as young as 3, both solo and in chorus, reciting this poem to enthralled crowds of families and friends. First penned in 1975, it’s often been attributed to such black literary greats as Countee Cullen and Maya Angelou (a phenomenon discussed in the author’s note). Yet the real genius behind this poem is Perkins, a longtime committed poet, playwright, and social worker in Chicago. He writes: “I’m honored that my poem has been associated with these two gifted writers, but I’m glad the world can now learn about the poem’s true roots.”<br />Thank you so much for your research and making this correction for those of us who love poetry. Joanna Gabriel, gabrielj820@yahoo.com 7/27/17Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684151960799550458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-34128460124228586862016-04-03T21:38:26.053-04:002016-04-03T21:38:26.053-04:00Thanks for your comment, MariaJ.
I appreciate wha...Thanks for your comment, MariaJ.<br /><br />I appreciate what you wrote.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-66610712455638795052016-04-03T20:00:33.413-04:002016-04-03T20:00:33.413-04:00I just saw Pe'Tehn do this on Steve Harvey. I...I just saw Pe'Tehn do this on Steve Harvey. I am so proud I cried. In terms of Unknown, you did not need to be so venomous. Be proud enuf in your stand to declare who you are. Or sit down. MariaJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-25205981898060694072016-03-29T13:42:50.187-04:002016-03-29T13:42:50.187-04:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous.
I also applau...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous.<br /><br />I also applaud Pe’Tehn Raighn-Kem, the girl featured in this video. And I agree with what you wrote about this poem's message.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-80918804192515344982016-03-29T11:21:13.568-04:002016-03-29T11:21:13.568-04:00Hey Black Child is an inspiring piece of work. I h...Hey Black Child is an inspiring piece of work. I honor the author and hope he or she is given proper credit. I am at awe with this beautiful child who has both the intellect and the spiritual growth needed to spread such an important message to all black children and to all people in every nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-90088856049893018412016-02-09T17:19:49.900-05:002016-02-09T17:19:49.900-05:00I concluded from my research that Useni Eugene Per...I concluded from my research that Useni Eugene Perkins is the author of this poem. <br /><br />It's possible that I am wrong, and if so, my apologies.<br /><br />But as to me insulting your Black heritage, that certainly wasn't my intent. <br /><br />And my Black heritage doesn't covet that which isn't mine. Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-820075697474464552016-02-09T16:05:30.766-05:002016-02-09T16:05:30.766-05:00This is not true,Counted Cullen wrote Hey Black Ch...This is not true,Counted Cullen wrote Hey Black Child. Stand before Our Creator and tell this lie. Useni did not write this poem. You insult my Black heritage to covet that which is not yours. Tell the truth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080221349105554009noreply@blogger.com