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Black On Black Crime

I remember, oh I remember when...
          Comedian Chris Rock once cracked wise 
             about black on black crime on stage

          He had entire audience in stitches about 
                  "gun violence is going down"
on every Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard in America
                    Even I was in stitches, too!

                But then I paused mid-laughter 
              because I knew it was indeed true!
             Suddenly, it was no laughing matter.

                Then I wondered if the audience 
       were also wondering why they were laughing. 
             This shouldn't make Black folks laugh!

    What Dr. King would think of his fellow black man
               gunning down another black man 
                 on the street named after him? 

                  I bet he wouldn't find it funny 
                         if he were alive today! 

            Black on black crime is an abomination;
               sad reality that continues to plague
       the African-American community day after day.

   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. never saw such a travesty 
          in the dream he had in 1963. This dishonor 
              to his memory is absolutely shameful!


Date written: 11/29/2019

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