By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence We will never breath the rarest airFrom the peaks of highest virtue,Nor gaze into the starriest nightAt the glow of brightest dreams;Nor look up at the bluest skiesAnd the heavenliest intentions,To see the sun arise to shineA most amazing grace… We will never sail the broadest seasTo chart the greatestContinueContinue reading ““Until…” by Michael Tyler”
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California Becomes First State to Require Corporations to Disclose Slavery Profits, AB 2599 Signed by Gov. Newsom
California continues to make progress on reparations, becoming the first state in the nation to require corporations to declare under oath whether they or their predecessors profited from slavery. On September 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2599, The Truth in Disclosure Act authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and a top priority forContinueContinue reading “California Becomes First State to Require Corporations to Disclose Slavery Profits, AB 2599 Signed by Gov. Newsom”
‘Where White Magnolias Grow’ by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence The soil of its soul is biggity cruel and unforgiving,And the cracks across its crust are the scars of Dixie scorn.Its ground has long been hostile to rueful cultivationAnd its terracotta earth is chocked with petrified contempt. Only rain with blended blood can make it ready for the sowingAnd theContinueContinue reading “‘Where White Magnolias Grow’ by Michael Tyler”