Born with Bullets in My Back
By Dimitri A. Reyes
It has become normal for figures of authority to cloud my mind through their
actions
of aggression and intolerance for the communities they serve, possibilities of street
Born with Bullets in My Back
By Dimitri A. Reyes
It has become normal for figures of authority to cloud my mind through their
actions
of aggression and intolerance for the communities they serve, possibilities of street
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Shot
By Ronald J. Pelias
Shot because he was black.
Shot because he went with his friends to have a drink.
Shot because he was driving with a taillight out.
Shot because he was selling CDs.
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When the White Male Compliments My Voice
By Jasmin Nicole
White male tells me my authoritative Black female voice is more powerful than his when shouting food orders for pick up.
I’m a barista,
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Vandalisms
for Corey Menafee
By Zaina Alsous
A broomstick. Spell: apply a flying ointment, henbane, Black
Alkaloids guide to sanity i.e. surviving this place. It was high
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On Prosecuting Böhmermann’s Foul Mouth
by Uwe Carl Diebes
Before the Turkish flag and portrait of grim Erdogan,
he read his rude, satiric po’m—feisty Jan Böhmermann;
and now he could be prosecuted for insulting him,
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