http://www.drylongso.com/Drylongso means customary or ordinary. Drylongso is news, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, contests, and events for thinking people of color. Drylongso offers fresh perspectives on the ordinary issues, events and ideas that shape our public and private lives.en-gb8 Apr 03 5:48 PMCopyright drylongso13 Feb 05 8:45 PM http://www.drylongso.com/favicon.icohttp://www.drylongso.com/1616extraordinary thought for ordinary people http://www.drylongso.com/index.php#newsitemEEplFuVVupRIyVEPAWIt is well known that slaves, conquerors, merchants and mercenaries from throughout Africa, Asia and Europe converged in the New World. From the onset, tension has existed between on the one hand celebrating the couplings of these bodies and the traditions they carried, and on the other, denying (or truly forgetting) that such encounters ever occurred.