(black life)line in the sand part six million: a short story

A sweat mask blurs a vision of toenails hiding scathing sand attempting to hide from an unforgivable sun. The sea feels close, but the water is repulsed by the denial of its full extension to the shore. Black sandbags-in a snake-like formation-encircle the beachfront: a minimalist white dome with windows so large and a roof …

a beast and the sword

Perspective of the 2020 Elections.

Peak Liberalism

-@earlofwords

Black Life, In Between The Two Victories

Written for my African American Studies Class. What did “double victories” mean for black people in the past, and what does it mean to achieve them in the present. Audio included.

sleep, eat, kill, die, pray

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crossing for a dream

I could say their names over and over again but here’s a picture of two out of three dead So you can never forget Don’t tell me not to put it Don’t tell me it dehumanizes This is how I fucking cope I don’t run from the traumatized People like us get it But most …

juneteenth

this is the only day where i stand and salute those abducted who were separated who were raped who were bred who were beaten who were worked who were starved of the hunger to be free but their souls lingered just so they could find their way to me. i want my ancestors to know …

no hypocrites

i left my piss in Detroit

i left my piss in Detroit and saw it go down the urinals filter holes like a quiet fountain in a courtyard filled with feces and the barely able to afford clean water some miles up north i envisioned the urine crystals venturing down the pipes that the poor swede must’ve made, that left the …

Thoughts of Measure EE not passing in Los Angeles

So it's been 48 hours since the special election for Measure EE, spearheaded by the Los Angeles Unified School District to apply a parcel tax to owned or rented property to help fund the LAUSDs efforts to improve education environments. This election came about as a result of the teachers strike earlier this January. Those …