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August 2017

August 10, 2017

A Priest and a Mormon Walk Down a Road…

And the priest says: “We’re in a moral vacuum.” The place is Lodja, Democratic Republic...

August 07, 2017

My name is Albert Kashala Nzolo (Part 3)

I asked to marry my wife, Celestine. Her father said, “If you are a true...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

My Name is Albert Kashala Nzolo (Part 2)

Incredible things have happened to me. Apparently, I was not content to be merely injured. ...

July 25, 2017

My Name is Albert Kashala Nzolo

Oral History My name is Albert KASHALA Nzolo. I was born on December 24th, 1962. ...

July 24, 2017

Jane Elizabeth Manning James: Life Story in English and in French

Life History of Jane Elizabeth Manning James As transcribed by Elizabeth J.D. Roundy When...

July 23, 2017

The Dangers of Paris

I have a threatening email in my in-box. It is titled, "Paris is waiting for...

July 15, 2017

That’s for Rich People. Don’t You Realize You’re Poor? (Part 4)

Thrown into Jail The policeman wasn’t much older than Tshoper, but his gait suggested his...

July 14, 2017

That’s for Rich People. Don’t You Realize You’re Poor? (Part 3)

Epic FAIL--or is it? We spent much of today (July 12, 2017) trying to get...

July 09, 2017

June 2017

June 26, 2017

And the Thief Wins! (Or if Not…)

Sometimes the miracle is simply getting through another day.

May 2017

May 14, 2017

Mother’s Day–Not Bad!

A few years ago, I was invited to speak in Sacrament meeting on Mother’s Day....

March 2017

March 26, 2017

An Old Woman Remembers The Heavenly Mother

Oh little one—here you are. You are ready to learn anything and everything, though your...

March 25, 2017

Your Conference Predictions

I choose this photo of Sister Harriet Uchtdorf as my featured phohto because I think...

March 24, 2017

Renewing Our Imaginations

When I've taught creative writing, I have asked my students to look at the world...

March 09, 2017

Addressing Racism–even when you think you know it all

Addressing Racism Two years ago, I posted this in the facebook group Black Latter-day Saints:...

February 2017

February 18, 2017

On the Eve of my Father’s Death

I am writing this at 6:35 p.m. on February 18, 2017. A year ago at...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Black Mormon Pioneers Featured at BLACKPAST.ORG

For the past several years, I have contributed to the Blackpast online encyclopedia. It is...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

Companions and other projects for the DR-Congo

Below is the "Look Book" for "Companions"--a feature film, not a documentary. The film is...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Have You Forgotten? Part 2 – The Danger of Standing Ovations

No one is more hungry for applause than someone who questions their fundamental worth. One...

August 17, 2016

Have You Forgotten? (Part 1)

This photo was taken in July, 1963. It was my last summer--for many years--of believing...

August 02, 2016

The First Vision–beyond words

It was years afterwards that Joseph Smith made his first attempt to describe what we...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Companions (The Film Previously Known As. . .)

A look at the film previously known as Heart of Africa. This is what we're...

July 11, 2016

Prejudice–thou Ugly!

A few years ago, I wrote this account of some experiences I had with Darius...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Race and Mormonism–2016 Edition (the less coy version)

I won't be coy. I am disturbed by the upcoming Doctrinal Mastery (New Testament)...

June 23, 2016

Reconciliation: My Presidential Address to the Association for Mormon Letters, 2011

Sunday, March 20, 2011: I am writing this talk at my father’s hospital bedside. We...

June 10, 2016

Birthday Thoughts

On June 7, I turned sixty-one. My two best friends, Jackie Selck Clegg and Elizabeth...

June 05, 2016

Salvador: The Truth Behind the Fiction, Part 7

“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

Salvador: The Truth Behind the Fiction, Part 6

Blessed be the name of my God, for his Spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from...