Black History Poems
These Black History poems are examples of History poems about Black. These are the best examples of History Black poems written by international poets.
ChellaThe home where Chella grew up, in the ghetto of Liberty City Florida, had beige carpets so old that pieces of the tuft and twirl...
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childhood, feelings, friend, history,
The lies they killed us withThey starved our bodies of love
Then complain how our bones shake in fear
They strip us of our dignity
Then glare at us when we...
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discrimination, history, political, prejudice,
The many languages of black voicesWe dont have to use our voice to scream
Because a voice isn't just words
It's art, it's our presence, it's how we exist
It's being unapologetically black
Our...
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history, discrimination, jealousy, metaphor, prejudice,
White SupremacyGod said: “Go, and have dominion over the Earth”—
Not over each other.
But you crowned yourselves kings of skin,
Painted whiteness as wisdom,
And turned melanin into a...
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angel, character, color, history,
Poem for The Black HillsThey bore the winds of time
as they rose from arid lands.
They sun poked past one peak
while my work crew waited
to move to another place on...
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appreciation, history, longing, loss,
You cannot silence, what demands to be heardNot only did they colonise land
They colonised history too
They decided to make history a blank canvas
To start anew
By painting over the colour in...
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discrimination, history, prejudice, race,
Viable SolutionI am completely detached from that situation. I did not play any role in creating the issue at hand. My focus today is solely on...
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history, 10th grade, appreciation, black
We are doneWhy we stopped explaining racism to you
Because even if it Slapped you in the face
You'd still claim it doesn't exist
So why would we spend our...
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history, color, discrimination, education, emotions,
Rest is revolutionaryRest was a luxury black people weren't granted
Something we wanted
But couldn't afford it
Our survival was more important
Constantly looking over our shoulder
Wondering whilst we're walking
If this...
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color, history, poems, prejudice,
If our hair was on trialIf our hair was on trial
And it was called to testify
And tell the truth
Of what the world put it through
It tells the stories
Of all the...
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color, hair, history, judgement,
FOR ALL THAT IT'S WORTHFOR ALL THAT IT’S WORTH – BY HAMID SINCLAIR
In God… we find the godless.
So-called transformers of faith—
Neo-Decepticons, New Age ravers, ...
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history, america,
Elemental rebellionOne of our only protectors
The sun burns their skins
With the reminder of their sins
The sun kisses our skin
Gifting it with affection
The wind echoes with...
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Categories:
earth, grave, history, race,
We the soil are witnesses to their turmoilTrapped within the soil
Told stories filled with turmoil
Carrying the weight of black history
But it honours their memory
By always remembering
By never forgetting...
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history, color, discrimination, memory, racism,
Black HistoryWe live in such a diverse, multicultural world
Yet I have to ask why Black History isn't taught
What is it about the black culture that mankind...
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history, africa, appreciation, bible, black
Regression Whispers
Regression Whispers
ancient almond wild stood still
stark in dark forest through which
moved determination
a quick tobacco roll
cold beer
AK the companion
whispers in jungian...
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history, africa, allusion, animal, character,