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Sharon M. Holder
Dr. Sharon M. Holder lives in South Carolina. She holds a PhD/MPhil in Gerontology from the Center for Research on Aging at the University of Southampton, UK; a Master of Science in Gerontology from the Institute of Gerontology at King’s College London, UK; and a Master of Social Work from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston, Texas. Dr. Holder discovered her love of poetry at the University of Houston–Downtown, where she published in The Bayou Review and the Anthology of Poetry. Today, she writes poetry as a practice of gratitude alongside her academic research.
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The fire that endures: Black legacy, power, and the unfinished work
Black history is not a chapter in America’s story, it is the story. It is the soil beneath our feet, the wind that pushes us forward, and the fire that refuses to be extinguished. It is a lineage of courage, brilliance, defiance, and hope that stretches from the stolen shores of Africa to the highest […]
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For Renee Nicole Good: A life extinguished too soon
A poem by Dr. Sharon M. Holder honoring Renee Nicole Good, reflecting grief, resistance, and the struggle for humanity in the aftermath of her killing.