Africa, Africa Trade, American holidays, American Revolution, Black boys, Black men, Black women, Black Youth, Border guards, British Colonialism, British Rule, Chicanos, Civil Rights, Civil Unrest, Control, Diaspora, England, Exploitation, Family, Freedom, Greed, Hard Work, Hatred, Hunger, I.N.S., Immigration, Independence, Inequality, Injustice, Inner Strength, Justice, Me Generation, Mexico, People of color, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Race Relations, Separation, Slave labor, Social Activism, U.S. Mexico border, Uncategorized

KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE?

KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE? A commentary on the July 4th holiday © PJ Hayward 2014, New York INDEPENDENCE: in·de·pend·ence [in-di-pen-duhns] noun 1. Freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others synonyms:  See freedom FREEDOM:  free·dom ˈfrēdəm/ noun 1.  the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without… Continue reading KNOWING INDEPENDENCE (FREEDOM): DO WE?

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SATURDAY NIGHT

SATURDAY NIGHT © PJ Hayward, New York 2014 There's a party going on outside my window… Downstairs. ...outside... out in the back of one of those buildings down there.... From my perch up here on the fifth floor of my building, I am loving the music of Mexico as it flows up here from the happiness… Continue reading SATURDAY NIGHT

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ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ

ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ PART 2 OF A SERIES - STORIES FROM A LIFE © PJ Hayward, New York 2008 First Published 2008 by Hold On Publications Revised © PJ Hayward New York 2013 After a short time on the road we caught a ride with a kind of middle… Continue reading ON TO LAS VEGAS – BY WAY OF JUAREZ