The minute she opened
her mouth, He was gone;
He was a criminal,
In the eyes of the world;
A man born from black race,
Against a white skin;
No court of man would,
acquit and free him.
The case was a plain one-
“Her words against his”,
With damning evidence,
Betraying what she speaks,
But the world then was ruled
by prejudiced men,
Who place white color,
Above all else.
But that happened decades
Ago- it’s history,
Depicting the struggles,
Of our fathers to be free.
So when you look down,
On the black of your skin,
Be nothing but proud girl,
You have every right to be.
Black, white are naught but
Colors of the skin,
For, we have the same red
Blood coursing our veins.
The beautiful art above is by Anya Brewley S
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Thank you very much Tikeetha 😊
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Powerful!
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Thank You sir! 😄
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AMEN! ❤
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🙌🙌 I hear ya
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Beautiful Sis ! I wish the world understand the truth !
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Thank you 😊! I know right… Baby steps. I think we’ve made so much progress from then.
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This was so bold and powerful. Loved it, Ameena. 🙂
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Aww. Thank you very much! I appreciate it 😄
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😊
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a profound poem ameena
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Thank you very much Akhila. I’m glad you think so ☺️
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Very good! 😊
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Aww, thank you JC 😊
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I like how you mentioned “It happened years ago” and I kept thinking in me head “It happens still today”….
Racism hasn’t ended and God it so needs to end.
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I know right?! But I believe we’ve made progress (even though slow), but still progress from 50 yrs ago. It’s still a sad reality that many people still live in the ignorance of the past.
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This is beautiful
If you havent watched the 4 part serious of a black history documentary called HIdden Colors you should. It is amazing and from your post i think you would love it and pay it forward i think every person of every color should watch it. It shows you on how corrupt this world really is.
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I love watching documentaries, so i will check it out. Thanks for the recommendation and oh I really appreciate you checking out my posts and commenting. It means a lot 😊
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