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Thursday, February 02, 2017
Challenge #1: So You're Colorblind?
One of the many ways people attempt to prove that they are not a racist, is to assert that they are colorblind. "I don't see color,...
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
Humanity
Wake up to the sound of hope dying, Outrage on every side— We're not sleeping easy tonight... We been fighting all our existence for ...
Thursday, November 03, 2016
Why it Matters: A Discourse on Why We Won't "Shut Up" About Being Black in America
I was having a normal conversation about how working for pennies inspired me to do better in school, and in this I was offering the proof ...
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Connecting to My Past
I used to wonder about my ancestors, Felt so out of touch with where I came from. Didn't know names or faces, Couldn't fathom the...
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The False Calm
I turn away, But the vision is still there— I close my eyes, But they still see... I try to wrap myself In a silk cocoon Fade away int...
Monday, June 29, 2015
#CharlestonStrong
Stained glass and mournful cries Clapping and stomping, songs begin to rise The below of the organ fills the room— Beauty grows from ...
Friday, May 22, 2015
When Words Fall Short
I've been quiet too long Letting the words sit idle Choked up, suffocating on my tongue Waiting for them to be perfect, But ther...
Monday, May 04, 2015
Media Girl
That image of a woman, perfectly styled just so Or her hair done up fancily, or her face painted to just the right shade So men and women ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Modesty
A declaration of modesty-- The restrictive cry of shrouded beauty While the other half flaunts bold brawn Subtle, but causing us to fawn...
Monday, January 19, 2015
The Lost Dream
A Person Reflection on a Dream Deferred I am not like them-- For they are not like me, We are different We are not the same. M...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blurred Sight
How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere these visions blur. Str...
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
#BlackLivesMatter
E ver since news broke that Michael Brown had been shot, the volatile nature of America's "post-racial" society has been a co...
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Know Your Status
Sometimes fear motivates positive change... Succumbing to Fear It really started over the summer, when I got bitten by a spider--I...
Monday, September 08, 2014
Fight or Flight
We live in a world Where no one is willing to fight Everyone wants to win, But no one is willing to risk a loss-- People want the easy r...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Days
Every day You wake up, get out of bed You're just trying to live life And every day Something happens Something grabs you-- Makes ...
Friday, August 15, 2014
World of Worlds
Dull gray bag Tagging behind A weary traveller Juggling her things And I wonder-- Should I help? What's in the suitcase Clothes ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Lost Children
Where have they gone? Wide eyed innocent faces Suddenly replaced with hostile gazes, Playing tricks and putting on-- These so called swe...
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Somewhere
Somewhere, sleeping on rocks Scarred from the scraping of feet picture by koya979/shutterstock Bare against the Earth's surface U...
Monday, June 30, 2014
The Rights of Another
We agree to disagree, silently And that should be enough But the lines constrict These opposing beliefs in war With the idea of freedom ...
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Disconnected
The wires are gone The signal lost And all that's left is static-- The silent crackling over the air Empty and unfamiliar.....
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