I am a buyer / and a seller / I am a giver / and a user
For the first time in American history there will be a Democratic Party Candidate for President who is either a Black male or a White female running against a White male Republican Party Candidate. Never mind the hate speech both Clinton and Obama have sparked by their bid for the nomination. I can now tell my son that this is America where little boys and girls, of any race or religion, can grow up to be President ( I hope). America is a land of diversity and of contradiction. / MCN: B64-RW1A-9461 Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
“Make him shut up!” shouted one citizen. / “He just wants to argue with everyone!” cried another. “He’s just a loud mouth!”
Bedtime stories for big kids FEATURED by C.O.R.E. / MCN: C3EB8-D2671-39DE7 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
How long do you think a people will last / when they refuse to learn from mistakes of the past?
History Repeats FEATURED by C.O.R.E. / MCN:C70B0-93921-FDBAC / Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Mind your own house take a look at yourself / Step into my shoes for a walk
I’m mad as hell and I ain’t gonna take it no more! FEATURED by THE SISTERHOOD FEATURED by All Out Emotion / MCN:CA0C9-CE219-AEAF9 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Come visit me here in African America! / Oh ignore what you have heard or any media hysteria
A FEATURED WORK “African America” – A Collaboration / Image and Layout by: Helen Bascom – Kentucky / Poem by Leon A. Walker – Florida Thank you Helen for your cooperation in agreeing to work with me on this project. I am so grateful for the use of this wonderful image and for your fabulous layout of this artwork. Helen Bascom is a friend and a committed social activist. She is also a wonderfully talented photographer. You may view more of Helen’s work at: / Helen Bascom
If you condemn the single mom / And your daughter gets pregnant at the prom / You might want to rethink your stand
Just saying . . . / MCN:C9C85-8347B-D60EC Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
False truths like sand will blow away / Plug your ears and open your eyes
You who spread false truths will be exposed / MCN:CB660-A8325-1C512 FEATURED by C.O.R.E. Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
She watched them as they built the structure / Taking note of the crumbling stones that formed the foundation / She said, “That stone is sa…
Bedtime stories for big kids. / MCN:C51EF-BCB8A-A756D Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
sing songs of freedom / from political serfdom
Meter 5/6/7 FEATURED by The Sisterhood FEATURED by C.O.R.E. / MCN:C2AE7-A7921-5081B Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
This rich man had a very hard heart and felt no sympathy for anyone.
Bedtime stories for big kids. THE POWER OF ONE / MCN:C3A98-EB225-C3D6 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Woe unto you hypocrites, you generation of greed! Who speak of Lady Liberty and yet would deny her grace to the foreign born; / Who dem…
/ MCN:CC756-3228A-51C30 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
100% cocoa / and picked by third-world workers / in blue overalls / under a yellow sun / in venezuela
A short political comment in the form of a poem. Written 19 June 2009.
Line up you fools at the death machine door be ready to perform your daily chores
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and she is the bottom of society’s scale / forgotten and lost and of no consequence / no one will hear her life’s pitiful tale
© 2009 Helen Bascom / All Rights Reserved / MCN: C7A89-593BD-67ECC CHILD POVERTY RATES IN THE UNITED STATES The average age of a homeless child in the United States is age 6 years On average, 1.35 million children are homeless each year in the United States In 2005 28.4 million children lived in low income households in the United States FEATURED by C.O.R.E. Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Once a long time ago, there was a girl who had two faces.
Bedtime stories for big kids FEATURED by C.O.R.E. / MCN:CA0BD-B67E1-4D7E8 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
Unforgiving’s heart turned just a little harder, and became just a tiny bit heavier, and his lily pad sank just a tiny bit deeper in the …
Bedtime stories for big kids / MCN: C93A2-DF567-8BD5A Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
You dream of such implosions / Come down to erosions (never lasts)
Been so much thinking about the re up of the AIG banking system.. seems like it is full steam ahead.. not much oversee.. I see.. hummm.. so I had to write out my broken heart.. / Who are you people!!! This work is inspired and dedicated to Ushna Sardar I so love ya sista!!! She rocks with paradox.. xoxoxo Saturated Sin />By Linaji /
We had a dream. Fifteen years have passed since our country was resurrected from the ashes of its shameful past, and we were granted a bl…
We Had a Dream – Part One Baptism by Fire / Stillborn Democracy / Eden Marred A political speech I prepared, written from a South African perspective, about present day issues in the country. Featured in Core [C.O.R.E]
A global capital of heroin and speed / help repress the nations need / injections of a harsh reality / a nation stripped of all morality
This poem was written in 2003 /
Conspiracy! Conspiracy! Theory or fact? / Turn on the computer to find you’ve been hacked
A poem in free verse Copyright Notice / © 2005-2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
where we have been leaving to our generation next / I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts!
We cannot call ourselves free, when we have bound and gagged our own hands and mouths with our indifference.
We Had a Dream – Part Three Baptism by Fire / Stillborn Democracy / Eden Marred A political speech I prepared, written from a South African perspective, about present day issues in the country. Featured in On Youth.
War and poverty chain us to our past, our memories are like ropes that hold us back, restricting our growth as a people.
Written (originally in Afrikaans) for a school assignment. Written 22 May 2009.
I smelled cigars and gin, strong gin / he tried to touch my youthful skin, my skin
FEATURED by C.O.R.E. / MCN:CC0EF-D0EA3-588E0 Copyright Notice / © 2009 Helen M. Bascom / All rights reserved. None of the materials provided on this web page may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, downloading, printing, or linking without permission in writing from Helen M. Bascom. Removal of electronic copyright information, digital fingerprints, or embedded watermarks on any image is strictly prohibited. To request permission to use any material on this page, to link to any image, and for further inquiries, contact Ms. Bascom by email. CLICK HERE to submit your request.
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