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We Tend To Forget.
Mama never thought she was naming a hashtag, Naming a victim, Naming another cause for the march , She never thought she was naming a headline, Naming a subject of a CNN discussion, Mama never thought she was naming another name to the list, Mama took her time to create, A name to be place…
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The Message.
They want you in fear, They kill black men to grab your attention, They take away your fathers and brothers, They find the root of your support system and kill it, They want you to fear giving birth, They destroy the minds of growing black men so they have nothing to offer, They tie your…
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Numbers Lie?…
If your argument is more whites are killed by police than blacks, I advise the white community to bring these situations to the light. To me that number means nothing, as humans we tend to know what we see and what we experience. You want us to believe you face the same issues we do?…
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Sun Down.
Sun down, The moment my life becomes a novelty, A beacon of hope starts to dawn on me, I could never tie myself to poverty, Lost pride, Then found the God in me, Young man learned when to let the father speak,
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7/3
They call it the land of the free, Just to tell you nothing’s free, Tell you to chase your dreams, While you running for somebody else’s.
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Just Another Nigga.
Something I could never be, Born to leave a legacy, Though I’m born into hell it seem, This little light of mine I let it beam, Refuse to be another nigga the world already seen, Don’t need a screen to change the scene, Change your path alter expectations, Snakes hidden in the grasses waiting, See…
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The Bottom
“You’re never as low as you think”-Bas It takes time and true understanding to learn that we create our own idea of “the bottom”. It starts internally with the things we tie our hearts to that brings us joy. When they aren’t working in ways we believe we need them we begin to feel hopeless.…
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The Beauty Part 1
Lay your eyes upon her brown skin, Thank the lord for forgiving sin, Admire every imperfection, How she carry pain so casually?, Sunlight graced her skin, Her beauty shined naturally, This isn’t love nor does it has to be, Actually,
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4/4-Food4Thought
“What white people did with black people and black culture was like taking a million piece puzzle scrabbling all the pieces, stealing some and then showed you what the completed puzzle looks like”.