Apr 22, 2021Justice … for nowFor the moment we can breathe a sigh of relief And although it will never replace the grief The shock, the pain, the persistent fear and the lack of hope The unrelenting terror that makes it hard to cope Day to day, 24/7, it never leaves you Every story, every…Floyd3 min readFloyd3 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Feb 2, 2021Apparently, Teaching Racism is RacistThe Republican State Board of Education members charged on January 27 (2021 not 1821) that proposed social studies standards are “anti-American” and will teach North Carolina public school students that the nation is oppressive and racist (it’s not?). …Mark Robinson6 min readMark Robinson6 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Jan 7, 2021If You’re White & Angry — You Get To Trash The CapitolThe protestors used chemical irritants to attack the police, break into the capitol, tear shit up, act like actual terrorists and then at…Washington DC5 min readWashington DC5 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Oct 22, 2020Hey Disney — Thanks but …“This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. …Disney5 min readDisney5 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Oct 2, 2020How to Get Away with Murder? Join the Police AcademyAn average of eight officers have faced murder or manslaughter charges every year since 2005 — There are about 1,000 deadly police shootings every year (Police Shootings Data: Police Shootings Data: What We Know and What We Don’t Know Philip M. Stinson Bowling Green State University, stinspm@bgsu.edu 2017) Eight officers…Police Brutality4 min readPolice Brutality4 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Sep 21, 2020I Am Not A 911 CallI am not a 911 call I am not an emergency I am not suspicious, dangerous or a threat I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be If you see me walking on your street, put down your phone I’m not doing anything wrong I’m just trying to go home (I…Karen3 min readKaren3 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Aug 21, 2020WARNTI wrote the first version of this song after the 2016 election. Four years later, it was time for a rewrite. We are not this We struggle to exist We are not this, ignorance is not bliss The land of the free for me is sometimes hit or miss …Wearenotthis2 min readWearenotthis2 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Aug 11, 2020Hey Police — **** Your ApologyHow many times do you have to apologize for something that you shouldn’t have done in the first place? How many viral videos, body cams footage, court cases, senate hearings, studies, journals and investigative reports of just straight up police fuckery does it take actually change something instead of getting…Breonna Taylor4 min readBreonna Taylor4 min read
Jul 16, 2020Stop Wrapping Your Heritage on A Rejected Symbol & Horrible A******sWe should have ‘two’ flags — a ‘peace’ or parade flag, and a ‘war’ flag to be used only on the field of battle — but congress having adjourned no action will be taken on the matter — How would it do us to address the War Dept. on the…Confederate Flag7 min readConfederate Flag7 min read
Published in The Might of Words·Jul 9, 2020Great, you’re not racist … do you want a cookie?“I’m not racist” “I don’t have a racist bone in my body” “Some of my best friends are _____ (insert minority group here)” Lets address something up front — If you’re tired of seeing black people write posts like these then get over it. It’s not going to stop now…Im Not Racist5 min readIm Not Racist5 min read
