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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Mar 14, 2021

A Brief, Corrective History of “Cancel Culture”

James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Sep 11, 2021

I Am an Anti-Racist Art Educator. Here’s Why

I am an anti-racist art educator because racism, its internalized razor wire, and…

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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Sep 29, 2021

A stylized painting of the author as a young boy wearing a brightly colored yellow-orange shirt with a triangular collar that is covered with large red patterned circles. The boy is African American with a terra cotta skin color against a sky blue background. Instead of black hair, the boy’s hair is a cross-hatched and connective network of bright red straight and contoured lines on a bright yellow-green field.

Rethinking Creativity: Making Something From Nothing

You aren’t only what you eat…you’re what you…

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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Oct 11, 2021

A harsh color portrait of Hazel Bryan in 1957 as she shouts hateful epithets at Elizabeth Eckford, one of the “Little House Nine,” who attempted to desegregate schools in Arkansas three years after the Supreme Court’s 1954 “Brown v. Board of Education” ruling. Hazel’s face is contorted with anger and her skin is chalk white against a bright deep red and yellow background within a red frame that has the same rough texture as dredged up topsoil underfoot.

I Am an Anti-Racist Because Everyday Monsters Live Among Us

How to vaccinate yourself against apathy…

James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Dec 29, 2021

It’s My Birthday and I’ll Write if I Want To

It’s been a very difficult year — so many losses. But today is my birthday and I…

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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Sep 29, 2021

An oil pastel portrait with muted colors depicting a middle-aged African American woman wearing a light blue blouse against a dark black background, created by the author. The expression on the woman’s face is rapturous with resilience, eyes tightly closed, mouth open and her bright white teeth displayed in a shout, as her right hand waves upraised in a blur of movement.

Resilience After Isolation: The Restorative Power of Creative Activity

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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Oct 7, 2021

A photograph of a public sculpture featuring three silver metallic human figures striding forward together, hand in hand, tall against the background of a clear blue sky.

Four Ways to Jump-Start Your Creative Collaborations

The Best Path To Your Next Creative Leap Is…

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James Haywood Rolling Jr in Simple Word Publications

Mar 16, 2021

Outbreak: Spreading Vital New Stories in an Age of Viral Contagion

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