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The Vale of Happiness

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"The Vale of Happiness" is a story of a young artist, coming into his own; an exploration of sovereignty and identity.
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The Vale of Happiness: Book One by makalani nosakhere (snippet)

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“…Hope Street, South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. 1950’s

Managing to exchange identities, Mother became Esmeralda Rivera, avoiding suspicion by Dominican custom officials, and persecution upon our arrival in America.

The plan was for her to sow our family’s seed of redemption (me) where the beast would least likely look.

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The Vale of Happiness: Book One by makalani nosakhere (snippet)

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…Cordillera Central, Hispaniola, West Indies. 1633.

We chose life in the Cordillera Central mountain range, over existence on the sugar plantations of the Spanish.

Subsistence through Earth’s elements, over subservience in the colonial labor force.

Still, our ex-captors had no intention of leaving any of the island outside their sphere of influence.

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The Vale of Happiness: Book One by makalani nosakhere (snippet)

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In the 1950's Williamsburg became home to Dominican and Puerto Rican families seeking entry into a dream of social advancement and economic empowerment.

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makalani nosakhere's Group Discussions

"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders

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About Me

Bio

Velourpistol.com is your online source for empowering literary and performing art.

An independent blog, e-publishing house, and record label, we strive to bring socio-political balance to the commercial worlds of music, film, theater, fashion,and the written word.

Interests
creative writing, Meditation, Music, Poetry, Sustainability
What I'm Reading
Turtle Island by Gary Snyder; A Book of the Beginnings Vol. 1 by Gerald Massey; Why Darkness Matters: The Power of Melanin In The Brain by Edward Bruce Bynum, Ann C. Brown, Richard D. King, and T. Owens Moore;
What I'm Listening To
Space is The Place: Soundtrack by Sun Ra;

Education

High school
Brooklyn Technical HIgh School
College
Johns Hopkins University

Work

Employer
EDS Consulting
Position
Owner/Founder