06: Open - June 2021

Strange Fruit is the Black Woman Reincarnated

Inspired by Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday Standing tall by any means, going toe to toe with the trees of southern makers and enhanced outbacks. Sit and take a minute, trying to understand yet the news of the missing, abused and deceased weighs heavy. A never ending turmoil just wanting ease, a bite of a fruit leaves a bitter taste. Mourning as bodies shows marks of negligence, disrespect and unprotection. Fragile, innocent, white like snow?…

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06: Open - June 2021

What Do I Tell My Parents Who Are Black

What do I tell my parents who are black.  that I can’t cope, you know most say I cry myself to sleep there isn’t a reason I can’t seem to stop the drought that forms on my pillow.  What do I tell my parents who are black.  Sweat covers my palms, my breathing shallows. I can’t seem to say what I want to, what I need to. Because I’m scared of failure furthermore I fear…

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