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Tingling sensations oing through my ear
and your distinctive lips draws me near.
Vibrations going through me bed.
Is this love or lust instead?
Wake up early in the morning and i'll be here
I am a yougin and you might find what i am saying is obsurd
But i need to speak up and say these words
My brothers and sisters
Look what has become of us
Living in a country where people are scared of us
Two months ago,
as I stared at my skin in the mirror, I asked myself why.
They told me it would be hard,
they told me the side effects might be harsh,
but they never told me
my disease would make me die.
Mama, please pour some bleach in my bath water
I need to wash this dark stuff off my skin
I need to look like the ladies on the television,
Fair skin, and petite noses
That’s what’s pretty
A boy raised to be nothing but successful in life, educated and uneducated in what is his purpose, given the impression that he will be discriminated and intimidated by the real reality of the world , grew up on the southeast side of Dc not by ba
I pledge alligence to the Black Man.
The bearer of life and protector of life and provider of nourishment.
I burned the American Flag.
Literally.
I burned the American Flag and I recorded it on video.
Your demeanor fooled me.
Thug hood hard ass sending chills down my spine I despised you at first glance
I don't want to be HEARD.
I want thee to listen.
What I say is not for me.
What I say is for US.
I speak tenderly,
Hoping you'll catch UP.
Our voices are the most important,
Martin Luther King
Had a dream
That as African Americans we could bring
Peace and tranquility to our current land
Because our motherland has been ripped away
We’ve been dragged away, and have been sent away
White woman:
The United States of America was founded in 1776 and discovered by Christopher Columbus.
He came to the land to make new friends.
But, the Indians turned against them.
