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Privilege Exposes Self

T’was “a day that will live in infamy” January sixth twenty twenty-one “The Other America” waved its flag Her darker brothers witness the privilege On a daily basis throughout their lives When they see Black skin, they see chattel People around the world witnessed the day See Two Americas show their dismay Privilege unleashed his punch against privilege Does America specialize in hate? He ripped off the sheets exposing the weight Can’t put that genie back in the bottle He hides well inside White plight whining crime You really think there’d be no consequence?

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