NYU Black Renaissance Noire Spring/Summer 2013 | Page 6
My Take
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It’s May 2013 and a time
of year when I am in
high spirits because
May is usually a beautiful
month, one that evokes
thoughts of rebirth, as I
watch the earth blooming
wondrous flowers and
the warm, almost perfect
weather caresses my
body and spirit.
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By
QUINCY TROUPE
But May is also a month where
tornados may strike some parts of the
nation, causing great destruction with
their incredible winds, rain, hail and
lightning strikes, not to mention floods.
The month of May, like life, is complex,
holding within its parameters the
constant dualities of life and death. It
is the month when the great musician,
Miles Davis was born — May 26th
1926 to be exact — and who left us way
to soon on September 28th, 1991. And
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