Places in The Heart | Deep Roots Magazine

‘Africa Is My Home’: Captivating Look at a Captivating Woman

JULES considers 'AFRICA IS MY HOME,' the fictionalized story of a real-life child named Margru, taken from her home by slave traders in West Africa, and brought to the U.S. on the Armistad.

by David McGee

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‘ArtWork’: Work of Art

Attention must be paid: At age 86, JACK JONES offers a masterpiece in ARTWORK.

by David McGee

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‘It’s Just Like An Unfinished Diamond’ Richard Penniman has at various times, often without prompting, referred to himself as “the originator, the instigator, the facilitator” of rock ‘n’ roll. To varying degree...

by David McGee

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Dadaji’s Paintbrush: A Thing of Beauty

In which JULES hails ‘Dadaji’s Paintbrush,’ an open-hearted and tender intergenerational story of a boy and his grandfather in India, as ‘a thing of beauty’

by David McGee

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