Tag: Black Lives Matter
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I Am My Sistah
I am my sistah and she is me I am African Caribbean Latin American BLACK I am she and she is me. -
Wake Up America: Solutions To America’s Turmoil
From radical riots to disastrous debates, America is full of unrest. Both ditches are full along the preoccupied road of revolving issues. What's causing all the mayhem? What are the possible solutions? -
Pride Is Different This Year
This year Pride Month is different. Not only are all events associated with Pride canceled or rescheduled for a later date due to COVID-19, but the Coronavirus is also surging…again. On top of that, the world is filled with injustice, racism, police brutality, hate crimes, and ignorance. That is enough to cancel Pride all together. ... -
It Was A Different Time
I’m not going to lie to you. I always read history books about the people who opposed the Civil Rights movement, and I thought they were all just people who lived in the south, and their families had a history of being slave owners. I thought it was about family pride, and that they didn’t ... -
RAINBOW
R is for the rights of humans At a time for people to deliver humanity I is for the indignities suffered Not for those whose privilege rules their day B is for the Black Lives Matter movement Out in the streets of everywhere W is for the patiently waiting for change to occur. Being ... -
Oath
Have you forgotten the oath you took? The one that goes with that badge you wear Remember – the one that goes to serve and protect? Including those you arrest Who are flesh and blood like you Or are you blinded by numbers and rhetoric? Have you truly forgotten the oath that goes with that ... -
Black Lives Matter A Poem By An Ally
White Clueless Privileged What next? Ally Real Life Do something Don’t just sit idly by. What do you do when you don’t know what to do? You stop making excuses and get off your ass. Uncloak your life from the white privilege that is dripping down your face, and start with a simple task. Black ... -
We All Go To Bed Human
I have been thinking about change. I used to say all of the time when I was younger that I would move to London when I was older. My future career was a doctor who was a consultant for the police department. Now, about twenty-three years later, I still live in the United States. I ...