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1.
There are still those who’ll pity the white guy
Avoiding contact with this black man’s eyes.

2.
Are black people still boycotting Starbucks?
‘cause Dunkin Donuts music really sucks!

3.
Acts of contrition
may save falling stock prices
in lieu of justice.

3.
Much ado about
Black men not buying coffee
In a coffee house.

4.
Boycotts
Expose misdeeds
Perpetrated by stores
that disrespect their customers.
Stores losing money is
Collateral
Damage.

5.
Black Coffee
no sugar no cream
or how about none at all?
Navigation between social locations is tricky in America
because their boundaries are strictly enforced
by white supremacy’s gatekeepers
guarding them.
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1.

Dope spot’s always hot!

On the thermometer,

It’s hotter today.

2.

this pretty woman

has lived a hard life thanks to

ugly things men do

3.

her fiery words

burn down the misconception

that she’ll be silent

4.

Telling her business

At twelve-seventeen p.m.

To all in earshot.

5.

China B. Williams

She said that was her real name

Through the train’s rumble.

6.

In the fantasy

Money is no object, right!?

Who wears pretty best?

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Sleep during daytime

Is not only for those who

Live nocturnally

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1.

lead in the water

is what high water bills fund

with our tax dollars.

2.

it would appear that

poverty is well-funded

by the wealthy’s guilt.

3.

“Philanthropic Spring”

is colder than you hoped- but

warmer than winter.

4.

we need to address

racist weather forecasting.

“indian” summer?!

5.

melting polar caps

add water to the oceans

and raise sea levels.

6.

butterflies migrate

and pass through my neighborhood

snacking on milkweed.

7.

be mindful of pests

when planning and planting your

edible garden.

8.

redistribute wealth:

build tiny homes on large lots

for the working poor.

9.

black distrust of whites,

given our history, is…

understandable.

10.

true “humanity”

transcends: race, gender, and class.

people are people.
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1.

They say,

“These kids is wild-

Without supervision!

Crip-walkin’ their way to prison!”

Mass incarceration

Loves kids falling

Through cracks.

2.

Before

You judge someone

Better check your bias

Don’t deny it! We all have them:

Influencing our thought

Processes and

Actions.

3.

the guy

interviewing

at the next table was

nervously answering questions.

trying to look relaxed

he paused… and then

answered.

4.

trauma

from slavery

was never diagnosed

by abolitionist doctors

after the civil war.

they were busy

gloating!

5.

they dreamed

of brighter days

in their children’s futures

“butterflies, zebras, and moonbeams”

like jimi hendrix sang.

brighter days with

calm nights.

6.

freedom

came at a cost.

lives and liberties- lost!

middle passage or holocaust?

freedom came at a cost-

at a great cost!

be free!

1.
Just so folks don’t trip,
I wrote a post script.

2.
btw #2
ain’t even about you!
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1.

That muthafuckin

Bitch assed… punk muthafuckah

Showed us no respect!

2.

Yeah, we got angry-

Well, we got… irritated

By that fucking fuck.

3.

Say that shit again-

I dare you! Say it, again.

I will fuck you up!

4.

Don’t fuckin’ touch me!

Dude, you don’t know me like that!

Touch me one more time…

5.

Muthafuckahs need

To chill their muthafuckin’

Asses the fuck out!

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