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Of No Nation, a Poem by A'Ja Lyons
I’ll never know their names But I bear the signs of their pride The sacrifices The stains Which bore many gifts That led to my gains The phonetics and poetics of my name That map the linguistic trail of my bloodline Pieces and particulars Scattered and tarnished Woven together for the tapestry that is me Humble farmers Forced to migrate In waves of pain Among dangerous waves Of seas that swallowed Pieces of me, He, and she In salvation As we became those without a nation Stra
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Jul 30, 20213 min read


Good Trouble, a Poem by Chella Courington
. Good Trouble I was fifteen in a small Alabama town when I first heard your name John Lewis, then Edmund Pettus Bridge. Their clubs...
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Jul 17, 20211 min read


Dark, a Poem by Eniola Oyetayo
Dark skin, melanin Clearheaded and educated And now obviously frustrated From all the history books rewritten I know you expect us to...
Oyetayo Eniola
Apr 9, 20211 min read


Manslaughter Privilege, a Poem by Ellen Huang
How quick we are to pity murderers. Not because we see ourselves in them, I don't think but because of course a white woman's perceived...
Ellen Huang
Feb 12, 20212 min read
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How to Become Famous: A Guide for the [Extra] Ordinary
An essay written by Faith Esene. I google myself, and a link to different social media platforms appear on the screen, and maybe a list...
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Aug 28, 20203 min read
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