As a Revolutionary american AbolitionistI have too many friends who at electionAre just trying diss andIts hard to believeNo 20-somthings other than meCan see anything worth to redeemIn this broken democracyThis hopeless democracyThis choking democracyHow many of usHave to sigh “I can’t breathe”Before we choose to take the lead? The ballot boxIs just another WEAPONTo […]
When I was asked to share poetry written by students in detention at a Juneteenth celebration outside of the Juvenile Detention Center, I hadn’t made the connection between that invitation and a flyer that I’ve received a few weeks before. In both instances I knew that I would participate. Also at both moments, I’d been […]
Knowing that America depended on centuries of the chattel slave system to become a world power, many people do recognize June 19th of each year as a day to celebrate the freedom of the first slaves in Texas 1865. The day is wildly undervalued as a time of recognition especially in comparison to other political […]
Are you celebrating June 19th or July 4th? It completely depends on your definition of “free” July 4, 1776 not only was I not considered a citizen, I wasn’t considered human. My people were property to be bought and sold while those who were considered citizens celebrated their independence from their captive in England. Their […]