African Sisterhood by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry April 22, 1990 Melanin Conference, Houston Texas African sisters, we shook the universe last night. Our souls intermingled when we held on tight, to those who voices cracked in pain and those who thou... Peggy Brooks-Bertram Read more
The Crown of Friendship by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry We’ve lost another friend. Another jewel in the Crown of Friendship has passed away, But look close by, the gem has not fallen far It rests around the crown with those who have gone before. As another... Georgia Burnette Read more
I've Lost a Child by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry To lose a child is like no other experience It is unbelievable; how could this happen? It is horrific, the shock of death incomprehensible It is numbing; one is devoid of feeling. Indeed, one is afrai... Georgia Burnette Read more
The Love of My Life, My Little Red Car by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry My little red car doesn’t go very far Because it’s so old, or so I’m told But it’s served me long and it’s served me well So I’ve told those mechanics “you can all go to hell!” It’s MY little car and ... Georgia Burnette Read more
Ode to Moving by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry Boxes, boxes everywhere I ‘m sure I'm going to smother Oh these boxes everywhere I surely won't recover! There's stuff in boxes everywhere They surely are a jinx I must get of them very, very soon bec... Georgia Burnette Read more
Steve’s Girls by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry My cousin Steve has two little girls Cute as a bug, and as lovely as pearls They’re lively and happy and usually quite neat They’re jolly and silly and just fun to meet Those two little girls with the... Georgia Burnette Read more
Crowned by Queens by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry Uncrowned now crowned by queens Wearing it proudly looking back at times when life was unstable We always knew that God was able Man wore thin but the Almighty showed us that we could win Along came t... Allie H. Freeman Read more
The Many Faces Of Music by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry “What an evening it was hearing Dr. Lonnie Smith for the first time in my life. One friend warned me that it would be an intimate setting . As we listened to this wonder , she used the word passionate... Allie H. Freeman Read more
America's Uncrowned Queens: Dedicated to the Heroic, Toiling Black Woman by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry October 26, 1917 - Black Dispatch Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society Neath a weary load upon dusky head, Upon American streets is the tread Of an uncrowned type of heroine, Their labors untru... Drusilla Dunjee Houston Read more
A Negro in It by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry In the Baptist Hymnal, Philadelphia American Baptist Publication Society, 1903. African American Response to McKinley Assassination In the last civil war, The white folks, they began it, But before it... Lena Mason Pan American Exposition of 1901 Read more
Your Baby Girl by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry I thought about it one day, you know the old adage, "be thankful for what you've got," well I gave it a great deal of thought and surmised the following:I Thank You Dear Lord, for allowing me to rise ... Linda (Lynn) Means Read more
After the Game by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc. Aug 27, 2026 Poetry flush-faced and large you trudge even down the stairs heaving smokey breaths waddling and grunting "i can't believe I came all the way down here to see only tow white guys play" your wife doesn't reme... Joan Papalia-Eisert Read more