Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous
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Known as a Significant Voice in Modern Literature, a Poet of the Year, 2020 Black Author Matters Winner, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children Book Awards Nominee for his books, and International Impact Awards' Author of the Year Nominee
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Rev's Greatest Challenge
All I have to say, I won't be before You long. We started out young And innocent. Football was the love of my life until I met this soul beautiful church going woman. This is my greatest challenge yet putting my heart out for someone I love. All the hits in football does not compare to this one. She did not think much of my first impressions but when this Daddy's Girl heard her father and I went on and on about sports and made bets on teams, I was right sometimes and he was right sometimes. She saw me then shining like I saw her like my sweet and dear mother. When we got married, we waited to have children and when we finally agreed. We tried and cried and laugh together. That child, our child died within her and she developed the illness that brought us here today. As the good book says and we can only hope that our works does not go down in vain, the children remember her and everybody standing here today remember. It's alright you shed a tear, here or there or in your moment of weakness or time of despair. She would be glad at her legacy. And be happy for the time you spent with her, those precious memories.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Poets
Dr. Matthew Primous nominated for 2021 Tallberg Global Leadership Prize
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Tallberg Global Leadership Prize is awarded annually to outstanding leaders who demonstrate the willingness and capacity to address the complexity of 21st-century challenges in innovative, risk-taking, and ethical ways, and whose work is global in aspiration or implication and is rooted in universal values.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Journal
Cub's Courage
Faraway in the jungle of China, the crystal waterfalls and not far from the desert. The hunted was being hunted, kept in ever twining cycle. It happened that there was a mother tiger who not too long ago gave birth to a cub alone. She loved her cub more than herself and vow to protect him as she was a lone tigeress. And one day, the time came where the hunters came to her part of the jungle. She tried to chase them away but the more eager they became so she led them away from her den, miles away and exhausted she became, the hunters surrounded her and slay her. While this was happening, the cub waited night and day for his mother to come and take care but as hunger grew, he tried to look for her. Days went by and the cub cried in despair, an Alpha male chimpanzee and his companions came to see. Alpha said Here's some food little one. You have to be quiet, you must be that cub from the tigeress. I will teach you the ways of the jungle if you are willing so we all can survive. The cub replied But you are different and I can't climb. Alpha said, listen all the creatures of the jungle must stick together. We are the only hope of the jungle. I do as your fellow jungle creature and in exchange for your vow to take only what you need from the jungle and nothing more so it can thrive and survive for the future I do this. The cub agreed and Alpha taught him how to hunt and survive and he grew. When the hunters came to Alpha's part of the jungle, he prepared with all the animals, the cub became a full grown, sharp tooth and sharp tiger and he distracted the hunters. The cub along with the other creatures ran the hunters off breaking their weapons.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Poets
