Mining The Past For Hope and Motivation in The Present (article) by Aberjhani on AuthorsDen

Few things are as valuable in our modern times as the recovery of a digital archive containing almost a decade of an author’s work that exists, so far, in no other form.

The National African American Cultural Arts profile on Facebook was originally founded as an actual column on Examiner.com in 2009. A lot of headlines throughout 2025 going into 2026 have been disturbingly reminiscent of news stories published on the site from 2009 until the Examiner went offline in the summer of 2016.

Some 2025 headlines have crushed collective hopes for the future while others have made them more resilient than ever before. The original National African American Art Examiner column ––it evolved over the years into the National African America Cultural Arts column–– was founded during challenging times such as these.

Recent digs through the 2009-2016 archives resulted in a new article titled "Witness, Voice, and the Battle for Clarity: Existential Editorship in the Writings of Du Bois, Camus, and Aberjhani" published in the AI Literary Chat Salon. It says a lot about why hope for the rest of the year 2025, and resilience in the years ahead, should never be abandoned, and why freedom and democracy must never be taken for granted.

Aberjhani

Web Site: Bright Skylark Literary Productions

In acknowledgement of poetry’s enduring, and increasing, legacy of inspiration and empowerment. (2025 National Poetry Month poster featuring a quote b

Is America’s celebrated democracy on its way to becoming a soul-crushing autocratic regime? Some say no way while others are not so sure. (Angel of Fr

On the California wildfires of 2025 and the seemingly prophetic writings of Octavia E. Butler. (Original photograph of Octavia E. Butler by Cheung Chi

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart

Reviewed on February 27, 2026

Thanks for the info, will definetly check out the link.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on December 10, 2025

Always interested in civil rights, I have been amazed at the number of stories from history that were deliberately buried in the past that have come to the fore again in the 21st century. A time when scholars and explorers can unearth the atrocities that existed but were swept under the rug.

A couple of weeks ago, I watched The American Revolution, another masterpiece by Ken Burns and his staff. I'm grateful for PBS to still be there to be able to present it, all 12 hours of fascinating detail from original sources.

Not what I was taught in school. But much better. Whatever WOKE is, I'm all for it. I'll let the bigots squirm and try to suppress and regress, but in the end, especially with AI, the truth will prevail.

Finally, to have your work allied with Du Bois and Camus is a great honor.

Ron