I, TOO, SING THE OCEAN’S SONG

In the tradition of Civil Rights activist Frederick Douglass, a fellow Eastern Shore of Maryland born citizen, for the 4th of July, The Black Mermaid Project is proud to announce it’s latest publication titled ‘I, TOO, SING the OCEAN’S SONG’ coauthored by mother and daughter team of Dr. Jaky B. and Kendra Banks, respectively. It is an ode in rhythm to the famous poem ‘I, Too’ often called ‘I, Too Am America’ written by Renaissance author Langston Hughes. The Hughes poem talks about the dichotomy of racism and wanting to sit at the same table as an American citizen. Wherein this poem invokes the rhythm, some of the mood and the length portrayed in the original poem, a major difference, much like the Honorable Shirley Chisholm, is that no one is asking permission to sit at the table of another culture. Rather the flow, the words are about independence, actual and spiritual freedom, peace with the waters of life, peace with the ocean and all its life. ‘I, TOO, SING the OCEAN’S SONG’ addre