Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Sherley Anne Williams

Born: August 25, 1944
Died: July 6, 1999 (aged 54)
Bio: Sherley Anne Williams was an American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, Jazz poet, and social critic. Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community.
Known for:
- Working Cotton (1992)
- The peacock poems (1975)
- Girls together (1999)
- Some one sweet angel chile (1982)
- Give birth to brightness (1972)