FAITH OF THE SCAR: KNOW THE TRIBE

BY LE'VAR HOWARD

To search out intelligence is
a duty owed to the table,
where the family will eat.
To earn is to respect the value
of eating the value of earning
what it takes to provide to
respect the journey. Give what
you earn to provide for the table,
your tribe prepares. Give what you
earn to know your tribe. | LH

LE’VAR HOWARD IS A PORTLAND, OREGON NATIVE. MOST OF HIS FAMILY COMES FROM GULF PORT, MISSISSIPPI, ATLANTA, TEXAS, AND OKLAHOMA. LE’VAR IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GROUND BENEATH US WRITING GROUP. HE TRACES INFLUENCES ON HIS WRITING TO HIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE.