http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.cfm Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling...
I was going to save this for the 4th, but what the heck: Amerika: Things Fall Apart oh say can you seethe darkness in my heartfrom where hope has long fledand a fleet of soldierstakes it place oh say can you seewhat They have done to memy blood runs...
nightmare my final tenuous grip on reality starts to slip i’m in danger of losing all control losing the battle against the hurricane that’s thrashing my brain waves trashing my common sense decimating my innocence tearing down my picket fence it’s stifling my voice i grow hoarse with the...
Invisible Man hopeless helpless man child black child daddy never claimed you mama never named you raised you in ignorance sent you into the world defenseless snatching glances of cardboard people through broken slats of whitewashed picket fences called upon to witness the destruction of your kind bamboozled into...
The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. Well let’s see. 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.2) Italicize those you intend to read.3) Underline the books you love. 1 Pride and Prejudice –...
… after reading the first half of “Slave” by Mende Nazer —————————————- untitled 9 nightmare awakens me breathing hard heart thunders in my chest i turn my back on the Western night and touch my forehead to the ground praying intensely for my God to deliver me and bless...
for my people of the diaspora i don’t know if i can do this i don’t know if i can pour out my pain into a crystal glass and present it as a gift ignoring the battered pitcher that’s been in my family for years i don’t know if...
I can’t think. I have 0 concentration today. I will try my hardest, in between bites of this delicious veggie burger I made earlier, to post SOMETHING worth reading.
Blackness I am immortal, invincible But I will continue to weaken if my daughters insist on dying, if my sons continue to rape and murder But I am still here. I was there Watching The Pyramids erected in the sand They cut out my tongue to stop me from...
random thoughts 1 information superhighwaygot a traffic jam at 2 a.m.stalling meon my journey to dig up the Tree of Knowledgecalled Conspiracyat its rootplanting it in mybackyardto keep watch on its evil fruit
Well, this was sort of difficult to write. I experienced a variety of emotions, including anger, disgust, helplessness and fear. I ask that you really consider the implications as you read this….——————————- living shadows see Black Boy runningstumblingcase of soda pop bag of chipscan of beans down his pantsrushingto...
lost onez we wuz gonna be superstars wid poofy hair and painted red lips sashay our hips across the stage while the world worshiped at out feet and the drumbeat matched our heartbeat and sent us higher and we thought we reigned we wuz Queens in our own right...
Peace and blessings! My plan was to come here, post a new piece that I’ve been working on, and drop hints about the collection of poetry I am putting together. Instead, I went online, and got bogged down with details about ISBN and copyright and epublishing. Perhaps when my...
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Names etched in walls of marble and stone Statues and buildings erected in tribute Of causes deemed worthy of praise Glory and honor to the fallen Celebrate those who answered their calling Where’s my monument The celebration of my people That testament of our near annihilation in captivity Where...
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