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Watch that Negro

Sep 3
2 min

“done got good to me”

“done got good to me” a poem by Malik Johnson, 20

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Watch that Negro

Aug 24
1 min

Honey

Written bt @ebony_violin on instagram

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Donisha

Jul 16
1 min

PWS

A poem by Donisha

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Jul 9
1 min

Dear Mr. Officer

Written by Zachary, University Class of 2017

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Watch That Negro

Jul 2
1 min

A Mad Black Woman

Written by J.L African American Female Feminist Activist at 17 years old in 2018.

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Jun 26
2 min

To the tune of Jay-Z's song, "Can I Live" a poem entitled: "Can We Live?"

Written by Melcina Martine @speak2muchtruth (Twitter) @venus_starchild369 (IG)

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Mendjá, 20

Jun 10
1 min

White Nights

Tell me how do you sleep? How does one sleep through the screaming of their brothers? How do police sleep on their beds Warmed by the bre...

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Breeze

Feb 24, 2017
2 min

Feminism Because It Sounds Nice

Feminism Because it Sounds Nice Used my brother’s bodies Like brown tree stumps On which to stand. Like their color was your platform. An...

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Zachary, 21

Feb 15, 2017
1 min

Dear Mr. Officer

A poem by Zachary, 21, He/Him

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Kheyana McKie

Dec 19, 2016
1 min

The Two of Us (poem)

The Two of Us The bars slam shut on a jail cell of brown skin While you and I watched those who only know our color To cover their babysi...

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Kheyana McKie, 20

Dec 13, 2016
1 min

Criminal Record (poem)

Criminal Record Conviction: to be born a Black woman with lips swollen to perfection like eyes mourning the daily abuses pronounced throu...

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