History Racism Poems

Sabali

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The Solomonic thoughts of revolutionary minds strike like lightning in the rain, and prophetic missives pour from my spirit like Yah‘s word hit a...

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Suburban resident pretense, a bleak uniformity.
I grew up among the repetitious homes,
isolated alienated, I wandered the conformity,
the endless square yards, the dull feckless syndrome.

Repugnant yet...

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David has become Goliath
Goliath has become David
the world is spinning
out of control
nuclear bullets
battle paper butterflies

The indigenous as usual
suffer indignation
history spins in circles
again and again
...

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I was reading on the so called memory laws or a state-approved interpretation of history. There have been states (Idaho, Oklahoma, Virginia etc.) to name...

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Many white Americans still struggle with the issue of racism in the 21st century.This started with the Confederate monuments. The Confederate monuments do not have...

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In shadows cast by history's pen,
A tale of strength begins again.
From fields of struggle, rises the song,
Black voices echoing, bold and strong.

Harriet's courage, a guiding...

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Bussing immigrants to high-end neighborhoods makes immigration status worse. After an Ecuadorian women gave Heimlich to a man choking on a Scampi, she was once...

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In shadows cast by Western might,
The System whispers, a colonial blight.
1. Shatter morals, a cultural fray,
   where heritage falters, lost in dismay.
 ...

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Dear J

I’m sorry this is the world you live in,
walking the streets judged by both sides.
I know you’re called a milky way-
not fitting in to...

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history times spoken to teach 
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Haiti rhymes with LIBERTY
Ayiti rhymes with DIGNITY
Haiti rhymes with BEAUTY
Ayiti rhymes with DECENCY
Which is the first step to proudly
Hoist the slippery hills or climb the...

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Pretty like the crystalline canyon rocks -
   Fair like a deer wandering in the morn' -
With the Great Spirit as a faithful witness
...

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reconstruction

recalling  much less than half i wrote 
though long ago and miles remote 
i remember when 
an old black  man 
walks out from...

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In the annals of time, a tale untold,
Resides the slavery loop hole, bold.
Within the Constitution, revered and strong,
Lurks a dark verse, where justice went wrong.

Enslavement's...

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In the land of sunshine and sandy shores,
Where palm trees sway and seagulls soar,
There lies a state with a troubled past,
A place where prejudice was...

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