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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Should I or Should I Not Say?:
The Censorship of Words
Backstory Last summer, I realized Eve released a new album. Eve being one of the few artists I listen to that when I see that little &quo...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Selective Understanding
People hear what they want to hear, They understand and see what they want to believe, Then they must ignore and reject that which they...
Monday, April 14, 2014
Heaven's Tears
I see the clouds come and Watch the rain pour, wondering are those the tears of the world-- tears of lives lost and hearts...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Eye to Eye
"I got my self a notion One I know that you'll understand To set the world in motion By reaching out for each other's hand...
Friday, April 11, 2014
May The Odds Be In Your Favor
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What do you say when no isn't enough, What do you do, when actions aren't heard-- And...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
At Risk
They tell me those kids Are at risk-- And I wonder, What must it be like To be told you're at risk? My whole life I was told...
Friday, March 28, 2014
Professionalizing Femininity
Pink-- The soft and delicate reminder of all things feminine... And I tried desperately To fit you in, A reminder of my own femininity
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Question for the Ages:
Why do you get upset over things that don't concern you? Once, I went to Miyabi, a Japanese steakhouse for those who don't know,...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Hunger
Hunger comes, The soft gnawing At the pit of flesh But to be hungry-- Starved and deprived For days upon days Unable to satisfy basic ...
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Just Yesterday
Strange how we forget Just yesterday it was us-- Just yesterday I was not allowed I was denied the right to be If you grew up in the U...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
and I am the beholder of my own beauty... Today I saw an article floating around my Facebook timeline about Target, "thigh gap,&...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Condemnation
A bird pushed out of a nest Expected to fly or fall to its death: Nature condemns it to itself But such is life-- Unless we force a chan...
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Called to be Free
My freedom comes with a price, And though I don't know it's value, I feel the weight emerge over my life. Some incalculable debt...
Friday, February 28, 2014
Goodbye, February:
Spotlight on Us Picture from Black Enterprise Black history covers a wide range of fields and subjects, from doctors and lawyers ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Difference:
Spotlight on the Current State of Race in Public Schools Differences are the definition of each And without those subtle and ove...
Friday, February 21, 2014
Prime Time is My Time:
Spotlight on Hattie McDaniel Four shows in, and not a colored face-- Not a black, or a Latina, an Asian or Indian-- So I ...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Keepin' It 100:
Spotlight on the One-Drop Rule Black faces all around me, From coffee to the color of sand A rainbow shining through eyes Blue...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
La Belle et la Bête:
Spotlight on Saartije Baartman La Belle et la Bête... Admire me from afar and take note-- My skin, my hair, my face, and m...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Loving You With All My Heart:
Spotlight on Richard and Mildred Loving Love is an infinite, colorless void Wrapped deep in the human soul-- It is patient and k...
Friday, February 07, 2014
Sacred Part of Me:
Spotlight on the Natural Hair Movement Locked in an air tight box, Put on display for the world to see The Pride Tree is cut and...
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