Black Excellence
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He walks just as honorable as he stands
He talks with intelligence and compassion
He has the determination to withstand,
The actions that take a toll on his passions.
Racism shouldn't have power, it should be powerless. Hatred should not be fruitful and allowed to multiply, the seeds it plants should be flowerless. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
I'm so sick of the justice system being so "just us." My people constantly locked in or locked out. Blissful ignorance chose by so many with white skin. So many could care less, and still others choose to ignore and block out...oh so careless.
Black don't crack, our spirits can't be broken. I'm not your nigger, I'm not your token. I'm never voiceless, I'm outspoken. I only bow down to God, never no man.
What does it mean to be a black man in love?
Does his fist uncoil for the hand he dreams of or does his chilled heart melt away because of the fire within her eyes?
Silence War going on in our society Why little Rebecca don’t have the same kind as meYa see it’s the dichotomy, pigment of our skin They won’t understand only til when We rise up as a communitykick and destroy all the foolery No longer will we be
Dear Black Girl,
Let me start by saying I apologize
for all the times I didn't recognize
the beauty in my brown curls
and shake in my thighs
for when I let others tell me
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP
That's my alarm for me to get up and start the day.
I wake up at 5:30 am
And for what?
Because I know I have to be grateful to wake up at all.
