For the past two months and two weeks, I’ve been mothering my two year-old nephew Sam, and not surprisingly, the mountain has been the stage for so ...(More)
What I Am
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked, “What are you?” My dark curly hair, almond-shaped brown eyes, freckles, and olive skin that pales ...(More)
Confederacy of Dunces
I was taken aback today to see several people carrying giant Confederate flags on Stone Mountain. As much as I prefer to focus on all of the progress ...(More)
X Marx The Spot
"On the 14th of March, at a quarter to three in the afternoon, the greatest living thinker ceased to think. He had been left alone for scarcely two ...(More)
In Memoriam Malcolm X
Malcolm X was assassinated 50 years ago today in New York City, and there’s a particular slab of granite on Stone Mountain with the name “Shabazz” ...(More)
Maddox Gets the Axe
Among the many bygone carvings on Stone Mountain is a faded one just before the top that reads "Lester For Gov 67." I'm pretty certain it refers to ...(More)
