The Black Experience
...Black History Month began as "***** History Week"
Our holiday was adopted at a time when the country was bleak
Created in 1926 by noted African American Historian, Carter G. Woodson
Today, we cele...
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Categories:
woodson, appreciation, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Self Serving Destructive Sociopath
...a sociopath
selfserving and destructive
egotistical
God gargantuan
favorite of mine has been
at end say Amen
snow fell on shoulder
could cause him to be colder
when he was older
remind...
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Categories:
woodson, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Year 1: Curious
...As the months go by
Plenty at a time
The baby grows and learns
But doesn’t know how
The parents become masters
Skills acquired
Quickly obtained
Frequently used
Walking and talking
All ...
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Categories:
woodson, age, childhood, growing up,
Form: Free verse
Absence From Life
...Each and every corner
Compliments, being thrown around
A soccer ball being kicked
I am a basketball,
Waiting to be shot In a basket
Not normal
A writer I am, not as good
as Jacqueline Woo...
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Categories:
woodson, absence,
Form: ABC
Absence From Life
...Each and every corner
Compliments, being thrown around
A soccer ball being kicked
I am a basketball,
Waiting to be shot In a basket
Not normal
A writer I am, not as good
as Jacqueline Woo...
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Categories:
woodson, absence,
Form: ABC
Absence From Life
...Each and every corner
Compliments, being thrown around
A soccer ball being kicked
I am a basketball,
Waiting to be shot In a basket
Not normal
A writer I am, not as good
as Jacqueline Woo...
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Categories:
woodson, absence,
Form: ABC
To Be Black Is a Crime In America
...Gunshots and tasers aimed at the back
tracking the movements and memories
of unsuspecting dark-skinned citizens
marked by the scars of a history denied
For Rumain Brisbon, 34
it was crime to ...
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Categories:
woodson, anger, bereavement, black african
Form: Verse
Categories:
woodson, black african american, character,
Form: Rhyme