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African American Poems - Poems about African American

Premium Member GLORIOUS HAPPY HAIR AND THEE
Lovely, happy hair, Rowed, and growing in beauty; God’s sweet locks I bear:- Hued as is the night, Moonlight beauty reflecting Ebony delight:- Locks admired so much, Gardened rowed short or shouldered, Just got to be touched. God makes no mistakes; Creating natured beauty, Whatever hue takes:- Mirror check and see, The blooming beauty of thee, And gracefully be:- ...

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Categories: african american, allegory, beauty, black african
Form: Haiku
Premium Member LIGHT OF MY LIFE
LIGHT OF MY LIFE (Apropos Of My Queen's 81st Birthday) You light up my life; My sunshine and its moonlight: All darkness dispelled:-...

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Categories: african american, analogy, birthday, black african
Form: Haiku



Resistance
Their violence Our defiance Their complaint Not our debate Their envy Fuels our energy Their violence We won't be silenced Their ignorance Can't bother us Our energy They aren't ready Our voice They have no choice Our power They are sour Our strength They try to destroy by going to these great lengths Can you finally understand The matter at hand Do you...

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Categories: black african american, community,
Form: Free verse
Innocent
What they did to tamir rice Cold as ice I'll give some advice Think twice Think thrice An innocent paid the price Which led to his demise This is a matter of black lives Our final goodbyes We look to the sky As we wipe our eyes A burning rage on the inside So then...

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Categories: black african american, color,
Form: Free verse
Emmett Till
I have a story to tell One that doesn't end well So I advise you to take a break For this will cause your heart to ache A fourteen year old boy Used as a decoy To manipulate and destroy A message sent to employ A hatred to kill joy He was a child A boy who...

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Categories: black african american, boy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Harmattan Winds Of The Incorruptible People
I’m talking about the beautiful country of Burkina Faso Formally known as the Republic of Upper Volta, the newcomer on the plateau The new country with a charismatic and highly competent young leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, everybody is talking about this intelligent brother Who is well articulated in French, English and other languages Brother Traoré embodies what all young men...

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Categories: african american, africa, america, black african
Form: Rhyme
Heads Up!
Roaring African Diamond, Rolling Thunder, Beloved Warrior— Cotton’s Violent Cr-owner craving Tougher, Blacker Pickers praying Brother, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers couldn’t recover Delight, Comfort, Dignity, Respect, Fortune, Majesty… covered Blinded Visions, Inhuman Vitriol flowing through Uncivil Society. Grander Savages casting Shallow Shadows; Ignoble Secrets. Darkest Templar, Limited Freedom belongs Nowhere....

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Categories: african american, addiction, africa, america, black
Form: Kwansaba
Problem With White Racist
Pride Pride Pride Pride You are not better than other races GOD...

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Categories: african american, africa, america, bible, black
Form: Free verse
To My Children John 16 verse 33 Says We will Have Problems
God promises to take care of me and you. He'll give you peace as you pass through. He doesn't promise to take all problems away. But He reassures us that we'll be ok. He says weeping may endure for the night. But joy can surely come with the morning's light. Problems will come, but they will not stay. While it's they're. Deal...

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Categories: anxiety, black african american,
Form: Rhyme
What more do I have to offer?
Nothingness knows my name… It shames me even when i’m in the middle of everyone I lost all hope hopping for the kindest gestures I’ve crawled between growling creatures What more do I have to offer? A space has turned out to be my home I find welcome in the streets I’m stripped naked all I once wore was...

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Categories: african american, africa, anxiety, black african
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Limited Freedom Of Expression
Freedom is somewhat limited In a so-called democratic society At times, people cannot truly tell it like it is People cannot vote freely Without some restrictions or some stupidities In order to weaken the disadvantaged Even though the US first amendment guarantees Freedom of speech, freedom of expression To assemble peacefully, freedom of religion Freedom is not what it is It is not how it...

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Categories: black african american, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Freedom To Speak
When you're afraid to speak, you sell your rights for nothing You sell your conscience, your soul and country for nothing When you're afraid to express yourself, you don't subsist You're no longer alive, you're dead, and you no longer exist. Writers, poets, professors, professionals, teachers and students Be not afraid to say something, to tell the truth, to tell...

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Categories: black african american, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Messages To Black Women
God does not require my wife to be Black...

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Categories: african american, africa, bible, black african
Form: Free verse
The Spiritual - Material Nexus known as THE TRUTH
The Spiritual/Material Nexus is Biology and its material antithetical responses to "The Laws of Nature". That process is fundamentally "Cooperative"; a symbiosis based on "Trust". The successful Social Organism, "Civilization", operates the same way. President Trump never speaks "The Truth". A "Faithless" Government is a failure calling for immediate remediation or abolition to safeguard our Individual values. ...

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Categories: america, black african american,
Form: Didactic
My Children Each Morning You Can Sit in the Presence of The King
It’s a privilege to come before Heavens King. He’s enthroned on high where Angels sing. Those gone on before us, the truth they now know. The answers to the question. Where do the bad go? Open my eyes Lord Jesus so your truths I can see. I desire to know what you have destined me to be....

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Categories: african american, 10th grade, beautiful, black
Form: Rhyme

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